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In the heart of Bahari Constituency, Kilifi County, is Matsangoni Model Health Centre. “This is where the Moringa tree journey began,” notes the Chief Executive Officer of Kilifi Moringa Estates (KME) Papu Haroon. The health facility is home to 360 moringa trees.

More often than not, the elderly group in the African Society is characterized by dependence and involvement of caregivers. Many may not have access to a stable and consistent source of income and are normally supported by their children who live in the city.

Kilifi County is amongst the 14 out of 47 counties that are marginalized coupled with the hot weather. In 2014, Papu Haroon ventured into Moringa farming to assist the community in Matsangoni to cope with the effects of climate change and address nutrition.

On the 6th of July 2017 Christian Aid and other like-minded partners including Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) held a national renewable energy summit which was the climax of the Big Shift Campaign that ran from January 2017.