Mango Farm Project
Alec with a mango sapling Aug 2023
In October 2022, Alec Mulalo (the pastor at Holy Dwelling Church) applied for a grant to begin a small mango farming project. The aim is to provide an income to support his family and the work of church planting and feeding the poor. The fruit will also supplement the diet of the family and the children at Janet's House.
​We have continued to provide financial support for this project, enabling Alec to fertilize the soil, employ a groundsman and erect a fence to keep out goats and other village animals.
There have been a number of challenges, particularly irrigation through the drought of 2023-24. However, the mango trees are growing and are now approximately one metre tall. There was great excitement to find the first mangoes growing in October 2024 (see picture opposite).
The trees will hopefully produce their first full crop in December next year (2025).
We have now been able to provide funds for a borehole, which will make irrigation easier in future.
The first fruits!