Ilparakuo Food Security Project

Project Status: In Progress

Ilparakuo is the Maasai village that provides workers for the now Tata-owned 1910 Lake Magadi Soda Factory – the 1910 British-built railway transports the refined soda crust from the lake to Mombasa for export wordwide. In 2002/3 a UN-Habitat based group of architects worked with CHEC to develop a ‘Village Polytechnic’ at Ilparakuo for constructing model buildings from more environmentally-friendly Stabilized Soil Blocks. It opened in 2004 (see CHEC Points No.50).

The Need for a Food Security Programme

Establishing a Food Security installation and associated works at the existing Maasai Village Polytechnic at Ilparakuo, Magadi, Kenya. The aim is to respond to a local demand for a supporting Food Security installation and associated works at the existing CHEC-led Children’s Learning Centre at the Maasai Village Polytechnic.

Project Outcome

This project is currently in progress, updates and the project report will be shared here once completed. The ‘Shamba’ Garden has been identified on the Ilparakuo Community Site with water to be supplied from the ground storage tank for irrigation. Having security on site, the windows can now receive glass. Estimates are being gathered for irrigation layout and children’s toilet and washing facilities.

  • Maasai Village Polytechnic and Children’s Learning Centre, at Ilparakuo, Magadi, Kenya

  • 2023 - Present (Still in Progress)

  • Establishing a Food Security installation and associated works at the existing Maasai Village Polytechnic at Ilparakuo, Magadi, Kenya.

  • Project still in progress. CHEC back soon for updates!


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