Concern in partnership with WOFAK runs an HIV/AIDS programme in Homa Bay. Initially the nutritional support of the programme entailed provision of ready-made food whenever PLWHA visited the WOFAK drop-in centre, or dry rations to carry home. The clients would normally receive approximately 4 kg of beans during the monthly group therapy sessions. The very sick would receive an extra special high-protein/calorie supplement. Given that the average household size among the members is 7 - 8 persons, the ration could hardly last a month. In late 2006, Concern proposed piloting a farming intervention for the affected households to augment their food security. The main aims of the pilot were to understand the challenges of farming interventions for HIV/AID-affected households, and to examine the viability and effectiveness of farming (alongside appropriate treatment, care and support) in reversing impacts of HIV/AIDS on the most affected households.