Jitegemee: School Food Security Partnership
Trees sponsor quail. Quail feed trees. Schools thrive. A partnership model that sustains itself.
🌱 How Jitegemee Works
Jitegemee (meaning “sustain yourself” in Swahili) is a partnership food security engine between Symbiosis and schools.
It starts with trees. Global sponsors support a partner school’s 20-tree grove of dwarf jackfruit — a living asset that will one day feed its students — for only 3,000 TZS/day. Those funds care for the trees AND build a pipeline fund that will eventually provide quail, cages, and feed milling for schools ready to achieve sustainable food security.
The cycle sustains itself. Quail lay eggs sold daily at 100 TZS each — 50% of profits go to the School Food Fund, 50% to Symbiosis for operations. By Year 5, mature trees produce fruit that becomes flour for school meals.
Sponsor a School Grove
For just 3,000 TZS, you support ALL 20 trees at one school for an entire day.
That’s only 150 TZS per tree!
Sponsor Now →100% stays in the Jitegemee ecosystem
The Jitegemee Cycle
1. Trees First
Global sponsors support a school’s 20-tree grove. Funds care for trees AND build a pipeline for quail.
2. Quail Arrive
When the fund grows, quail arrive — funded by tree sponsors. Eggs sold daily build the School Food Fund.
3. Circular Economy
Quail manure feeds BSF larvae. Larvae feed quail. Frass fertilizes the trees. Zero waste.