The recent environmental crises around the world have stopped us all in our tracks; while there is a lot being done to provide immediate relief, we are asking ourselves what can we do at an individual, organizational and community level to make a long-term difference. What action can we take to ensure such catastrophes do not repeat themselves? We asked ourselves: how can we equip and inspire the future generation of students in Kisumu to become active climate champions and join the movement.
Kisumu County has a forest cover of 0.44%; this is one of the lowest in Kenya. Poor forest cover inevitably strains the local ecosystem, leads to poor rainfall and has cascading effects on daily life. It adversely affects harvest, food supply chains, subsequently making basic food expensive. We often see the impact of this in schools where students go hungry which consequently leads to poor attendance. We continue to be in this cycle when we don't know how to look after our environment.
This project will cultivate a culture of climate action in public schools within Kisumu County. Through practical workshops that deliver age-appropriate climate education, this project will inspire and equip students to plant trees and build kitchen/community gardens in schools. It will also build a community of young, local climate champions through nature clubs that will promote environmental stewardship in schools and local communities so we can value trees and gardens as community assets.
Learning about and looking after the environment will become a normal part of student education. This will continue to have an impact as children complete school and start working in various professions; they will continue to care for the environment in whichever walk of life they choose. By the completion of this project we will have planted at least 100,000 trees and plants across Kisumu County and we will have conducted at least 500 Climate Action workshops with at least 10,000 students.
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