People4Nature Green Climate Fund

Project Report | Mar 29, 2022
March 2022 Progress Report - Project Preparations

By Moses Ziro | Project Team Member

The SuperSaver energy saving cookstove.

The plans to have climate sensitization meetings and demonstration of climate smart equipment were not executed as planned due to inadequate funds raised by February 2022. Despite this setback, the team was able to develop a community sensitization module on climate change focussing on community approaches to cope with climate change, as well as how they can contribute to on-going government efforts to mitigate climate change. The module was a product of three volunteers who had been workin g on the module for a few weeks.

In March 2022, we procured one supersaver (charcoal) and four fuelwood powered energy saving cookstoves. The equipment will be introduced during the community sensitization meetings on climate change and distributed to a few community members for use. We plan to have at least two sensitization meetings in the month of April 2022.

The team are excited about the module and the equipment for demonstration, and are looking forward to meeting the community.

We will appreciate any support towards this project

Woodfuel efficient cookstove

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Nov 19, 2021
The Elders of Sacred Forest Back Climate Action

By Moses Ziro | Project Leader

Energy Efficient Cookstove

There was a meeting of all Kilifi County Kaya Sacred Forest representatives held at Mariakani on the 16th November 2021. 17 representatives of 9 sacred forests (shrines) deliberated on the challenges facing the sacred forests and the solutions that can be employed to mitigate these challenges. Rapid degradation of forests, climate change and the waning influece of the elders in the community were listed as the priority areas.

A subsequent meeting was held on the same day with Kaya Elders from Kaya Fungo sacred forest to plan on how to mobilize forest adjacent communities to embrace climate-smart approaches and technologies, and how the Kaya elders can be supported to effectively perform their duties.

Two things were resolved:

That awareness campaigns to sensitize adjacent communities on climate change, alternative climate friendly economic activities, and the need to protect both the Kaya forests and the custodians of the Kaya shrines. The Kaya elders, as custodians of the shrines and the Kaya sacred forests in general, have of late faced hostilities from communities for the myriad of challenges facing them, including the climate related challenges – lack of rain, poor agricultural produce and new diseases. The sensitization campaigns will aim to ease this tension and encourage communities to recognize the role of the elders in conserving the forests,
That the campaigns include an element of demonstration on climate smart technologies such as energy saving cookstoves and other alternative energy sources to ease the pressure on forest wood fuel. One of the alternative energy-saving cookstoves to be promoted is attached below.

Other alternative climate friendly livelihood options will be explored in the coming days as the campaigns kick off. Africa Nature Organization will support the communities to undertake the initial sensitization campaigns in December 2021 targeting adjacent communities in Gotani and Mtsara wa Kaya villages. Later in January 2022, the elders plan to purchase and distribute at least 100 energy-saving cookstoves to 100 households who are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

We, therefore, appeal to well-wishers to join in our climate action campaign and help us raise over USD 5,000 by end of December 2021. Kindly use the link below.

Links:

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