Located in the drought-prone Uluguru foothills of Tanzania, this youth-led initiative directly addresses the twin crises of water scarcity and food insecurity. Kilimo Smart Initiative (KSI) is constructing essential water infrastructure including a protected spring and rainwater harvesting system to serve the community.

Simultaneously, we are installing a 0.25-hectare drip irrigation demonstration plot to teach water-efficient farming. Using a "train-the-trainer" model, we are empowering 15 youth leaders (Local Action Groups) to train 60 smallholder farmers in climate-smart techniques like mulching and composting. By linking clean water access directly to resilient food production, we are creating a scalable, community-owned model for climate adaptation.

Proposed Impact on Community:

• Health & Water Security: The project provides safe, accessible water to approximately 3,000 residents, drastically reducing waterborne diseases and cutting water collection time by up to 4 hours per day for women and girls.
• Agricultural Resilience: We are empowering 60 smallholder farmers to adopt climate-smart techniques, aiming to increase crop yields by over 20% compared to rain-fed plots despite climate variability.
• Capacity Building: We are establishing 15 Local Action Groups (with ≥50% women and ≥60% youth) as permanent technical experts, ensuring long-term maintenance and skill retention within the community.

Motivation for Taking On the Project:

As a team where 80% of our leadership is aged 18-30, we are driven by the critical reality in Morogoro: 75% of our community currently relies on unsafe water sources. We witness our mothers spending up to 4 hours every day trekking for water time stolen from economic productivity. Furthermore, with the region nearly 100% dependent on erratic rain-fed agriculture, chronic crop failure is trapping families in poverty. We took on this project to change these statistics. By securing safe water for 3,000 residents and empowering 60 farmers, we are proving that youth-led, local action can transition our community from vulnerability to resilience.