b'Photo: The GreenhouseMwihoko Women, Kenyamwihoko women groupDue to flooding and storms during 2020, rainwater harvesting tanks were damaged, This Kenyan project is ongoing and will behowever, the devastation was cleared and continued by the Soroptimist Internationalrepaired by the trained women welders.Vegetable Union of Kenya. Distribution of farm inputs inplots are producing good crops women are March 2020, helped increase yield, increasingempowered as they take charge of the situation, food availability and income. Land preparationhelping them to break out of the cycle of poverty.of the grounds at the centre were completedAll the Appeal projects are sustainable, ongoing, early, and onions, sweet peppers, vegetables,and will continue to benefit the community, potatoes, maize, beans, cassava and bananasempowering the women participating. Further were cultivated in the demonstration plot.information on the Women, Water & Leadership Extension and green-house training took placeSoroptimist International Presidents Appeal inJune 2020, with an agriculture expert visitingcan be found on the Soroptimist International the group to carry out training on the growing ofwebsite. tomatoes in the green-house, and also visited the farms to see the activities of group members. Past President, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, and SI PA Coordinator 2017-2019, Hafds KarlsdttirIn 2020 a kitchen and pantry were constructed, and the women are now able to cook in the kitchen whenever the centre is in use. Water pipes which run from the community borehole to the community homesteads have been installed. This has saved time spent fetching water from the borehole, enabling the women to focus on other activities such as farming and income generation.clean water for rural communitiesAchievements of the project include access to water, vocational training, and involvement in organic farming. The SI Presidents Appeal project in Sarawak, Malaysia, is still being monitored by the Project Management group. soroptimistinternational.org 10'