In the PCEA Thogoto Parish Church program, Caroline Gathoni has successfully empowered herself by practicing pig farming. The grant-funded initiative supported Carol with building materials to set up a pigpen and funds to purchase a 3-month-old piglet. After ten months, it gave birth to twelve piglets. It was a great motivation for her, as she was finally seeing the fruits of her labor. She made her first sale, earning Ksh.24,000, by selling eight piglets for Kshs. 3,000 each. Her business has progressed well, and she is now rearing eight sows, one boar, and eighty piglets in an expanded space.

Her primary market is a local company, Farmer’s choice, to whom she sells mature pigs. She also sells piglets to local farmers. Utilizing the organicwaste from the pigs, she has built another revenue stream by selling clean, renewable cooking gas and rich fertilizer to local farmers. It aligns with the funding objective of championing sustainability and environmental protection.
Caroline’s business has enabled her to gain financial freedom. She can pay school fees for her five children and cater to their basic needs. Her goal is to become a large-scale farmer, and she
is an inspiration to her fellow caregivers.