Youth engagement in intergenerational dialogues has remarkably contributed to the enhancement of conservation efforts in the Kaya Sacred forests in Kilifi. In a landmark achievement that has contributed to breaking of a longstanding cultural norm whereby youth and women were not allowed to access the Kayas, the elders are now working hand in hand with […]
Through an SGP Funded project, ICE promotes eco-cultural mapping as one of the avenues to facilitate intergenerational transfer of knowledge among elders, women and youth. Communities tap into their traditional indigenous knowledge and cultural values and practices and fuse them with contemporary approaches to reduce forest degradation. Â Here is the article documented for 2020 World […]
Mr. Bedan Njeru, a member of Mwanzo group, a self-help group of 35 members, can attest to the statement that with more livelihood options one reduces climate risk and increase income. Mr. Njeru is a married man and a father of two children. Mr. Njeru is also a community leader in his location and knows […]
Variety is the spice that gives life all its flavor. Meet Janet Muriungi of Thuura Rwathuka Self-Help Group of Nyaki East Ward, North Imenti Sub-county of Meru County whose group has been working with ICE since 2013. From the time, her farm has never been the same again. Just like many other community members in […]
Farmers who hold small parcels of land strive to attain high productivity, despite these size of their lands which they have homestead in them too. However, with decreasing land sizes as a result of land subdivision, it is getting more difficult to survive on farming alone. Meru is one of the regions where agricultural land […]