24 August 2011, Kyuso - Farmers, working through Farmer Field and Life Schools (FFLS), are terracing at least one acre of their land so that fertile topsoil is not swept away with the rains. Likewise, they are constructing sand dams in dry riverbeds to capture and retain water that would otherwise be lost to runoff. Farmers are given a voucher in exchange for each day of work. Half of the voucher can be redeemed for food at select local traders, while the other half is used to buy building materials for the community sand dams.