A refugee-led initiative transforming malnutrition into opportunity through sustainable Moringa farming. Join us in empowering 500+ children with nutrition, creating 20+ jobs, and planting 50,000 trees in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps .

€17,500 needed | 12-month Phase 1

The Dadaab refugee camps face a nutrition emergency that traditional aid cannot solve . Children and women suffer malnutrition rates exceeding 13%, with food rations slashed to just 28% of minimum requirements . But the crisis runs deeper than hunger—it’s about dignity, opportunity, and agency.

Refugees have been treated as beneficiaries for too long . With unemployment rampant and economic opportunities virtually non-existent, dependence on intermittent humanitarian aid has become the only option . Meanwhile, expensive imported supplements remain out of reach for most families.

It’s time for a different approach—one led by refugees themselves.

This project establishes a community-managed Moringa farming enterprise that transforms displacement into entrepreneurship . Led by Omar Ali Yussuf and Nature’s Power CBO—a 12-member cooperative of refugees and host community members—the initiative produces locally-grown nutrition while creating sustainable livelihoods .

Why Moringa?

• Thrives in Dadaab’s harsh semi-arid climate without irrigation

• Delivers exceptional nutrition: rich in protein, vitamins A, C, E, calcium, and iron

• Produces harvests every 45-60 days after just 6-8 months

• Restores degraded land and sequesters carbon

The farm integrates intercropped vegetables—cowpeas, carrots, onions—providing immediate food security while Moringa matures . We’re even converting invasive Prosopis trees into biochar to enrich soil and boost growth .

Omar Ali Yussuf fled Mogadishu with his family in 2008, growing up in Dadaab refugee camp . After graduating high school in 2018, he faced years of stagnation—no education opportunities, no employment, and personal struggles that left him isolated .

When his family’s resettlement to the United States was suddenly cancelled in 2023, Omar made a choice: transform his disappointment into action .

“Our poverty is not for lack of resources, but for lack of systems and opportunity. This project is about restoring hope, healing our land, and showing the world what refugees can achieve given trust and tools. Moringa is more than a crop: it is nutrition, dignity, and opportunity grown from our own hands.” — Omar Ali Yussuf

He founded Nature’s Power CBO with an ambitious vision: plant 50,000 Moringa trees, restore degraded land, and prove that refugees can create their own opportunities through environmental entrepreneurship .

Your support will deliver tangible outcomes in just 12 months:

500+ children accessing locally-produced Moringa powder for nutritional support


50,000 trees planted, contributing to reforestation and carbon sequestration


20+ jobs created for women and youth in farming, processing, and distribution


1,080 kg of Moringa powder produced annually


€1.7M KES revenue generated for the refugee-owned cooperative

Beyond the numbers, this project builds:

• Nutrition security through affordable, locally-produced supplements

• Local ownership with all profits reinvested by the refugee cooperative

• Climate resilience through regenerative agriculture and soil restoration