Our Impact
Community climate action,
measured in lives
Impact for GIK is measured in households trained, dialogues hosted, indigenous knowledge documented, and pastoralist livelihoods strengthened across Turkana County.
110+
Youth and elders engaged
2
Communities convened (Turkana, Pokot)
6
Programmatic pillars
3
Active project partners
Outcomes To Date
What this work has unlocked
Drawn from the Pulitzer Center COP30 CSO Microgrant project: Synergies for a Climate Resilient Turkana Community.
- Increased climate awareness among youth, elders, women, and pastoralists
- Improved understanding of sustainable grazing and water conservation
- Strengthened dialogue between Turkana and Pokot communities
- Enhanced youth and women participation in climate resilience and peacebuilding
- Greater recognition of indigenous knowledge in climate adaptation
- Improved collaboration between traditional knowledge holders and young people
- Increased visibility of community voices through media storytelling
- Stronger grassroots approach to climate resilience in Turkana County
How impact compounds
Four threads that move together
Climate literacy
Workshops, dialogues, and media campaigns building climate awareness across pastoralist and host communities in Turkana.
Indigenous knowledge
Intergenerational dialogues that surface elders’ ecological knowledge and pair it with modern adaptation tools.
Peacebuilding
Conflict-sensitive resource conversations between Turkana and Pokot communities, anchored in shared climate challenges.
Youth leadership
Young people trained in climate communication, organizing, advocacy, and storytelling as the next generation of stewards.
Grow with us
Help grow this impact across Turkana
Every contribution funds capacity building, water conservation, agroecology kits, indigenous knowledge documentation, and youth-led climate communication.
