Kenya PACIDA Monica Lotukoi a geologist in the department of water in Samburu County. Monica was a key player in working with PACIDA to formulate 2 Bills and 2 Policies with reagrds to climate change and the environment. With their lobbying the Bills were developed...

Kenya PACIDA Members of the Environmental Justice Youth Group assemble in their tree nusery in Maralal town for their weekly meeting. Lokitambaa Andrew chair of the Environmental Justice Youth Group and climate change ambassador. “I have a passion for the environment...

Kenya PACIDA The Mamas (older Women) of the Environmental Justice Youth Group help in planting trees in the tree nusery. These women were the first to start the nusery and even taught John Jamaica how to plant trees and gave him the knowledge that he needed. From left...

Kenya PACIDA Sula Denah Lolkirik a member of the Environmental Justice Youth Group. “PACIDA has educated us on climate change. We have also been taught about Kitchen gardens and its importance. I have learnt about sexual reproductive health especially about...

Kenya PACIDA Lillian Letiwa the founder of Ngari Green Nusery/tree project. Ngari green is a link project to show the effects of climate change and adoptation mechanisms. “I started this project because I am passionate about the environment. I approached the area...

Kenya PACIDA Ismael Ali and Mureithi who are members of plastic boys which is a group that was formed to combat the use of plastic. The group started a small farming project behind their workshop where they plant trees and house plants. The project has really taken...

Kenya Pacida Abdia Lalaikipia the project coordinator (Promoting Transformative Cimate Action by addressing the linkages between climate change and sexual reproductive health and rights) PACIDA stands next the signage outside PACIDA offices in Maralal town. “This was...

Kenya Entashata Angela Nashipai a beneficiary of Entashata CBO stands at the local clinic(Entasekera health centre) where she is an intern. “Through this project I have been taken through school and I have also been educated on FGM which also inspired me to educate...

Kenya Entashata Hellen Topisia from Entashata CBO chats with some girls from Loita High School at the school grounds. Amos and Hellen Topisia from Entashata CBO chat with some of the girls from Loita High School at the school grounds. © Esther Sweeney / Ipas

Kenya Entashata A portrait of Amos and Hellen Topisia outside the office. Entashata CBO sign post near the office. © Esther Sweeney / Ipas

Kenya Entashata Elizabeth Poyio a beneficiary of the Entashata CBO attends to customers in her agrovet shop. © Esther Sweeney / Ipa

Kenya Entashata Amos (CBO Partner) chats with Lolturoto Poyio at the Market Centre. Lolturoto is one of the male beneficiaries of the CBO who has attended trainings on GBV. Lolturoto sits and chats with Peterson at the market square. Peterson also attended the...

Kenya Entashata Phillip Simpano Entasekera area Chief shows us the community tap that was installed as part of the water project. “Before this water project,the villagers would drink dirty water becasue the source of the water was not protetcted. Now the members of...

Kenya Entashata Normejooli Munka a community member who lives near the water source uses the water for cooking and cleaning in her kitchen. © Esther Sweeney / Ipa

Kenya Entashata The dry and arid areas of otturotale ntashata. Entashata dam which is the only water source in the dry and arid area of Olturotale Ntashata. The water is very minimla and dries up. Women have to walk upto 12kms to get water and this takes them almost...

Kenya Entashata Namunyak Faith washes clothes near the dam. “We have to share the water with our livestock which is not safe or healthy for us. Sometimes it dries up and we have to walk the whole day to go and fetch water. Where we go to fetch water we have to que...

Kenya Entashata Noorimrim Nairoto (Mama Kijiji) who has attended the trainings on reproductive health. “The trainings really opened my eyes to issues that I did not know of before. I have preached what I was taught to my fellow women in the community becasue I want...

Kenya Entashata Sharon Naisula who is a beneficiary of the sensitivity trainings. “The sensitivity trainings have really empowered and enlightened me. I now know about the dangers of FGM, I know what my rights are, I have been taught about the importance of family...