About Us
Company Overview
Who Are We
MRDP is a community-based organization (CBO) founded on Christian values and registered under the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Youth, ICT, Sports and Social Services with the registration number MTO004/12.
Our Mission
MRDP empowers communities to break the cycle of physical and mental poverty through inclusive, community-led development interventions. Our work is grounded in Christian values and focused on sustainable, transformation.
What We Do
- Early Recovery & Resilient Livelihoods
- Food Security & Livelihoods
- Community Based Care & Protection
- Community Safety Nets
- Entrepreneurship
- WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene)
Who We Are
Our Organizational Structure.
Board of Directors
Program Coordinator
Finance Officer
Accounts Assistant
Project Coordinator
Honey Value Chain
Project Extension Officer
Honey Value Chain
Project Coordinator
Climate Change
Images of our team
Our Team
Peter Mulu
BOD - Chairperrson
Peninah Mbithi
BOD - Treasurer
Gerald Ng'elu
BOD - Secretary
Job Daniel
BOD - Member
Veronicah Nthuki
BOD - Member
Francis Muthoka
BOD - Honorary Member
Emmanuel Kisangau
BOD - Honorary Member
David Mutunga Matuku
Programs Coordinator
Dominic Ndunda Mulinge
Project Coordinator - Honey Value Chain
Jonathan Muoki John
Project Extension Officer - Honey Value Chain
Sicily Gakii
Finance Officer
Gladys Mutio
Accounts Assistant
Our Focus Industries
01.
Early Recovery & Resilient Livelihoods
We prepare and strengthen communities’ resilience to both climate and economic shocks through capacity building on adaptation and mitigation. By engaging the elderly, women, youth, and the marginalised in beekeeping and environmental restoration, this sector strengthens community resilience and helps reduce vulnerability to future shocks.
02.
Food Security & Livelihoods
Over 2,600 community members have been reached, trained, and supported to initiate nature-based climate solutions. 17 artisans are trained and earn a living by making affordable, modern hives. 12 local tree nurseries are enabled to improve their infrastructure to KFS standards, which enables them to produce quality seedlings and sell them. Over 2,300 beekeepers were trained and supported to manage their apiaries and produce and supply quality honey to Kamki Farmers’ Cooperative. As their income sources increase, we reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and strengthen communities’ capacity to withstand economic and environmental challenges.
03.
Community Based Care & Protection
65,000 BeeFIT have been planted since 2021, both in schools (Thanks to the ‘A child a tree’ strategy) and at the community level. With an over 65% survival rate, we contribute to the positive shift from below 7% forest cover to over 15.4% in Kitui County. Beekeeping, being a nature-based solution, not only works on increasing the bee population and honey, but also sustains the human race, as bees contribute to the pollination of more than 75% of human food.
04.
Community Safety Nets
800-plus modern bee hives have been distributed to the community. 29 farmer field schools initiated and apiary sites installed. To complement their traditional beekeeping technologies, the community can produce more and quality honey, sell it at a premium price, and increase their incomes. A Farmers’ SACCO is in place to boost farmers’ investments through their own savings and loaning facilities at friendly rates. By providing predictable and inclusive support, community safety nets enhance resilience, reduce negative coping strategies, and promote social cohesion.
05.
Entrepreneurship
By creating flourishing and entreprising communities through commercial beekeeping, our participants have shifted their focus from just producing honey as a hobby and fulfilling customary needs to now viewing it as a cash crop and doing it as an economic activity, and therefore raising the communities. A farmers’ cooperative (Kamaki) is now in place, which takes care of marketing and sales on behalf of the farmers.
06.
WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene)
12 restoration sites have been initiated, and 12 climate-proof water pans have been installed to support BeeFIT growth. These provide enough water for trees planted to survive the drought period experienced between May and October.
Our Partners.
