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Pulitzer Center COP30 CSO Microgrant · 2025
Synergies for a Climate Resilient Turkana Community
In 2025, Green Initiative Kakuma implemented a project under the Pulitzer Center COP30 CSO Microgrant. The project brought together 110 youth and elders from the Turkana and Pokot communities to strengthen climate resilience, promote peacebuilding, support indigenous knowledge exchange, and improve community awareness on sustainable climate adaptation.
Target Groups
- Youth from Turkana and Pokot communities
- Elders and traditional knowledge holders
- Women
- Pastoralists
- Community leaders
- Local climate actors
Project Partners
- SMACHS Foundation
- Page-IX Digital Magazine
- Local community leaders
- Youth and elders from Turkana and Pokot communities
Key Project Activities
Five threads of community action
01
Capacity Building Workshops
In collaboration with SMACHS Foundation, GIK trained pastoralists and local participants on sustainable grazing, water conservation, alternative livelihoods, climate resilience, conflict-sensitive resource management, and community-led adaptation planning.
02
Media Awareness Campaigns
Through Page-IX Digital Magazine, the project used storytelling to broadcast community stories, amplify local voices, share peacebuilding experiences, and document community-led climate action across Turkana and Pokot communities.
03
Youth and Women Empowerment
Training sessions equipped youth and women with leadership skills in climate resilience and conflict resolution: youth climate leadership, women’s participation, grassroots peacebuilding, conflict resolution, community organizing, and climate advocacy.
04
Intergenerational Dialogue
A platform for elders and youth to share ecological knowledge, build mutual understanding, and develop shared climate adaptation planning rooted in local culture.
05
Focus Group Discussions
Community-driven sessions to gather perspectives on climate change, resource use, peacebuilding, and indigenous knowledge, surfacing local challenges and co-creating solutions.
Project Outcomes
What this work made possible
- 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
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