By Xiting Tong (CS Intern)

Under the sprawling branches of ancient trees by Lake Bogoria, Elders and young people sat together. The Elders, whose faces bore the gentle lines of time, shared stories with the young generation. Their voices, though quiet, carried the weight of many years of Indigenous wisdom and experience. “I have come to learn that there are many Elders who have a lot of stories to tell, and we have to reach them through this project,” says Rodgers Kibet (Endorois), a youth from Mochongoi.

By Peter Kinyanjui (Gikuyu)

En Kapsokwony, situado en el condado de Bungoma (Kenia), vive Emmanuel Kiplimo (ogiek), un joven Indígena preocupado por la falta de acceso de su comunidad a la educación y los servicios sanitarios. Emmanuel recibió la Beca a Jóvenes Indígenas de Cultural Survival y su proyecto se centró en la producción de radio comunitaria para promover la salud, la educación y la inclusión de género. Su preocupación radicaba en la falta de respuesta del gobierno hacia los servicios sanitarios y educativos estatales que no llegan a su comunidad. 

Reposted from Peasant and Indigenous Press Forum
 

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Por Rebecca Kirkpatrick (Pasante de CS)

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By Rebecca Kirkpatrick (CS Intern)

Founded in 2011, Il'laramatak Community Concerns (ICC) works to address human rights and development concerns of Indigenous pastoralists, who are part of minority communities in Kenya. ICC has a special focus on women and girls by empowering women and girls to transform their lives through improved education, justice empowerment, and socio-economic development.

The Cherangany Multipurpose Development Programme (CHEMUDEP) in Nairobi, Kenya works for the land, culture, language, and natural resource rights of Indigenous Peoples through community empowerment, human rights advocacy, and general development. The organization was founded in 2003 by the Cherangany people and has been working to develop and implement its community protocol for  obtaining the Cherangany community's Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC).