Hi I’m David Bulindah, the Co-Founder and Operations Manager of Wakulima USA. I was born in Nakuru, Kenya and migrated to the USA in 2000. With two Master's Degrees in Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Organizational Strategic Leadership, I lead the Wakulima team and help our programs run smoothly. I enjoy theater arts and travel!
Hello! I am Dickson Nijeri, as one of the Co-Founders of Wakulima USA I coordinate farming activities including recruiting new farmers, assisting with training workshops, providing technical support to farmers, and sourcing markets for produce. I have 25 years of experience farming in Kenya and the USA. I attended Kenya Polytechnic school for electrical installation. In my free time I like spending time with my family in Kent.
Hello! I am a recent college graduate with a degree in Environmental Studies and Spanish. I have a passion for sustainable agriculture and food justice. As the Communications and Network Strategist I manage Wakulima’s social media presence, website, and company phone. I collaborate with the team to plan events and acquire grant funding.
As the Executive Director at Wakulima USA, I assist with the strategic planning to drive forward the organization’s mission and vision of transforming agricultural productivity while promoting environmental sustainability. Being a part of this team all these years has allowed me to gain knowledge and respect plus love for the environment and how it benefits our community. I have a passion for helping others and being able to be part of something so influential is very special to me. Outside of Wakulima I am a mother, a registered nurse working in the neonatal intensive care unit, also a plant mom.
Jambo,Im Maura Kizito, a community healer, Development Director and Youth Coordinator at Wakulima USA. I love farming and growing my own food because I’m a vegetarian, and an excellent chef. I’m a creature of mother nature, that is why I’m very dedicated to empowering young adults and youths in my community in healing practices like providing access to farming opportunities, promotion of culturally relevant foods to increase wellness, physical and mental health for all immigrants and my community members. Wakulima fosters wellness across all groups, significantly impacting the lives of the youth and the broader community. Aside from loving my job,I love travelling and experiencing new adventures.I’m an Arts Commissioner of the City of Fife and a Podcaster. Arts is also a part of me, theatre, poetry and photography. I love reading Intellectual books. The world is my home.
Our Food Production Center will serve as our primary storage, production and distribution facility. The coop will aggregate purchase, store and distribute farm inputs for members and will act as an integrator, collecting the output from members, undertaking manufacturing, and delivering product downstream through our marketing channels. We will make value addition one of our core focuses - transformation, packaging, distribution, and marketing of farm products (both crop and livestock).
Our Farming and Food Business Development Center will provide farming and food business training, support and enterprise incubation to aspiring entrepreneurs from the communities we serve. We will provide the farmers and entrepreneurs we serve with mentorship, farmland, processing and storage facilities and marketing and distribution support.
Our Community Kitchen and Cultural Center will provide a welcoming space for diverse communities to come together and share their foods, cultures, values and stories. It will be a venue for community events, farming instruction, cooking and nutrition classes, and cultural programs. It will include a commercial kitchen that is accessible and affordable for the communities we serve. It will also serve as a knowledge center for farming, food culture, cooking and nutrition.
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