The most important resource at KTDA is its human resource that cascades to the bottom of the tea production pyramid. Productivity of tea farming is impacted by the health of farmers. It is estimated that 50% of tea farmers are above the age of 60 years. Unfortunately, this is the cohort that is most vulnerable to non-communicable diseases (NCD) and other health issues related to the elderly. Access to health and medical services is still the greatest challenge to health care delivery in Kenya with a limited percentage of the population having access to modern health facilities.
The KTDA Foundation through its health pillar has contributed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing access to primary healthcare (SDG 3) and access to clean water (SDG 6) through adaption of innovative health interventions like medical camps, prevention programmes such as health seeking behaviour through behaviour change communication to address the problem of Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)s.
To cater for challenges on nutrition that our farmers face, KTDA Foundation recently launched a programme dubbed Improving Diets among Small Holder Tea Farmers in Kenya (TEAFAM) in partnership with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) funded by the Dutch Government.
The foundation has also partnered with partners such as Taylors of Harrogate,Ringtons and East African Tea Trading Association (EATTA) to provide access to clean drinking water and improving hygiene in schools. Through this partnership over 133 tanks have been provided to needy schools in the tea catchment areas in support of Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) programs. This includes a water harvesting facility for each of the schools provided with the tanks.
Gitugi Eye Clinic
Sanganyi medical camp
Kapsara Tea Factory Water Tank Donation – Milima Secodary School
Imenti Tea Factory Medical Camp
Kangaita Tea Factory Medical Camp – Kariko Dispensary
Olengurone Tea Factory Medical Camp
Rukuriri Tea Factory Medical Camp
KTDA Water tank Flag off
🥑GROWING BEYOND TEA:KTDA FOUNDATION CHAMPIONS FARMER PROSPERITY🌿
In its unwavering commitment to enhance economic stability across tea communities under the #FarmerFirstMantra, KTDA Foundation, under the leadership of General Manager Mr. Sudi Matara, held a pivotal consultative meeting with the Board and Management of Gacharage Tea Factory on 5th November 2025. Together with our valued partners — TechnoServe and SokoFresh — we officially […]
KTDA FOUNDATION,AHMAD TEA,KAMBAA TEA FACTORY-KAMBAA SANITATION PROJECT HANDOVER-“BREWING A HELTHIER FUTURE” ☕️💧
In partnership with Ahmad Tea and Kambaa Tea Factory, the KTDA Foundation officially handed over the Kambaa Sanitation Project to Kagaa Mixed Secondary School on September 18, 2025. The initiative, aptly themed “Brewing a Healthier Future,” was celebrated in a ceremony led by KTDA Foundation General Manager Sudi Matara and Vincent Mwingirwa, who is the […]
💧🌍 KAMBAA SANITATION PROJECT: ALMOST READY FOR HANDOVER!
The branding of the new 10,000-litre and two, 5,000-litre water tanks at Kagaa Mixed Secondary School (Day & Boarding) has now been successfully completed ✅. This project, implemented under the Health Pillar of KTDA Foundation, is designed to: Next week, the Ahmad Tea team will officially hand over the completed Kambaa Sanitation Project to the […]
🌿 KTDA FOUNDATION HEALTH PILLAR IN ACTION: SANGANYI TEA FACTORY MEDICAL CAMP 2024 🌿
From 29th to 31st October 2024, KTDA Foundation, in partnership with Trinity Energy and the Department of Health Services, Nyamira County, hosted a three-day free medical camp at Mokomoni Health Center in the Sanganyi Tea Factory catchment area. The camp reached over 3,175 community members, providing vital services including: 📊 Key findings revealed a high […]
