Parsapiyio is 64 years old, lives in Kenya (Africa) and is married to Sidio and supports a family
of six. He has been a maize farmer for the last twenty years, earning a monthly income of
about USD $290.
One of the reasons this project stood out to me is the USD $290 he earns monthly. In the 1980’s in Guyana where I was born, this was a fortune. We moved to Canada and I thought that if I could just earn $300 / month…
With $600 he intends to pay for land cultivation and to purchase more modern farm supplies
which is helping him to be more efficient. The anticipated profits will be used to diversify into
sheep keeping to further increase his business. Parsapiyio’s dream is to improve his financial
stability and provide his family with something they can rely on for generations to come.
