Seeds2Education
Your students will build permaculture gardens — our first harvest is projected to provide 45,000 meals. Hunger is the #1 barrier to learning.
A 10-cent meal they still couldn't afford
While delivering uniforms to schools in Kenya, we discovered that the same children who couldn't afford uniforms also couldn't afford food. In some cases, subsidised meals cost just 10 cents — but students would go through an entire school year without eating at school.
Hungry children cannot learn. They lose focus. They drop out. The cycle of poverty continues.
But we noticed something else: many of these schools had unused land. So we asked a simple question — what if we turned that land into the solution?
The Seeds2Education experience
Every kilogram of onions = three school meals
We asked Food for Education — an NGO serving 60,000 meals per day — what vegetables they spend the most on. The answer: onions and tomatoes.
Students build the farm
Water harvesting, compost systems, and onion nurseries on unused school land — all designed to keep producing year-round.
Onions are grown and sold
Food for Education buys the produce at 85c/kg. A meal costs 30c. Every kilo = three meals.
The model scales
First one school. Then the county. Then nationally. Then across Africa.
Hear it from the students
"It was very eye-opening to see the real day-to-day life of these students. I think every student should go on a trip like this."
"I wouldn't even consider saying no. It's a life-changing experience that really anyone should experience."
"There are people that have less than us and they're so happy. It really opened my eyes."
"Eye-opening. Life-changing. A rare experience I would have never gotten without Kapes."
Eight days that change everything
Out of the classroom. Into work that matters.
Hands-On Permaculture
Build water harvesting systems, compost bins, and nursery tables. Plant 500+ vetiver slips and install drip irrigation.
Feed a School
Every kilogram of onions your students grow provides three meals through our partner Food for Education.
Cultural Exchange
Work alongside Kenyan students who'll teach your students how to dig, plant, and prepare land.
Nairobi National Park
A full day safari with Nairobi's skyline as backdrop, plus a farm tour at Ololo and Hippo Pond.
Ngong Hills Hike
Trek overlooking the Great Rift Valley. Learn about Maasai culture, then pick ingredients for pizza night.
Textile Upcycling
Visit Africa Collects Textiles where old school uniforms are woven into new products on hand looms.
Your itinerary
Arrival & Ubuntu Village
Farm tour and welcome dinner
Nairobi National Park
Game drive, Ololo Farm, Hippo Pond
Ngong Hills Hike
Rift Valley views & permaculture workshop
Food for Education Visit
Giga Kitchen & textile upcycling
Water Harvesting
Install 10,000L tanks & compost bins
Vetiver Planting
Plant 500 slips, build nursery table
Irrigation & Handover
Drip irrigation, BBQ with local students
Departure
Farewell breakfast and airport transfer
This isn't an 8-day trip. It's a year-round program.
Most school trips end when students fly home. Seeds2Education keeps going. The farms your students build are maintained year-round by our Kenyan partners and the local school community. The onions keep growing. The meals keep being served.
"It's this repetitive cycle which keeps growing. And that's where true legacy comes from."
In five years, with more schools joining the mission, we could change food scarcity in an entire county. Then the region. Then nationally. Then across Africa. This isn't aspirational — it's a working model with a clear economic engine.
What students take home
Trip details
What's Included
Featured in leading media
Featured for pioneering a model that turns school land into a sustainable food supply chain.
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Matthew and student Laila joined Katie Overy live to discuss the origin story and the sustainable cycle of giving.
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Raw, unfiltered reflections — from challenging the false narrative about Africa to the five-year vision.
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