Our Mission

Imagine living on the fringes of society and distanced

from your own family. Perhaps you are on the streets, have taking drugs, or are in trouble with the law.

You couldn't possibly feel more alone and yet,

somewhere, deep inside, you still yearn to turn things around. Now imagine someone taking a chance on you, reminding you that you are worth it!

Kaima aims to re-engage and empower drop-out and otherwise marginalized youth (ages 15-18) through a multi-faceted program of hands-on organic farming.

Our main initiative - Kaima Organic Farm - provides employability skills; offers work experience; teaches teamwork and leadership development; encourages community building; builds personal awareness; and fosters environmental stewardship. Uniquely, because program participants earn a salary, they come to view themselves as fully invested partners in the farm. ​

Someone has to take a chance

on these kids, and Kaima is ready to do it.

Our Goals

For the individual

Kaima aims to reconnect dropout youth to society. 

We do this by encouraging and supporting them to: 

• Return to educational settings and pursue matriculation.

• Secure meaningful employment or prepare themselves for future vocational training.

• Perform military or national service or volunteer in some other capacity.

• Live healthy and mindful eco-friendly lifestyles.

For the greater community

Kaima seeks to benefit society at large by:

• Exporting our programming to other NGOs or government organizations working with dropout youth, thus scaling up our Educational Work Environment model to a regional and national level.

• Offering  the public fresh organic produce which is grown and sold by young people,  who are learning to apply themselves to something meaningful.