Training Workshops
Training workshops on the revitalization of Indigenous and local food systems, water, and livelihoods. Biodiversity is a major issue of concern, and the Indigenous Peoples from Naramam, West Pokot and Kiltamany are working on conserving it. To ensure full community involvement, we collectively decided and agreed to set up working groups to discuss different issues and collectively identify problems, interventions, and the way forward. The groups were formed around Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge, Climate Change, Water and Health, Land and Livestock, and Forestry.
Community Resource Mapping
Indigenous communities from Kilgoris in Narok County, Naramum in West Pokot County, and Kiltamany in Samburu County participated in resource mapping. They worked in groups to identify resources and document their locations on paper. Each community was led by its chief in the digitalization of the generated community maps. The community was educated on the importance of resource mapping and the benefits they will gain, especially in terms of mobilizing funds to improve biodiversity, access to water, and livelihoods. The activity was conducted using open-source GIS programs
Workshops
- Developing land-based provisioning systems, energy and waste management through training workshops in Kilgoris, Naramam and Kiltamany
- Training communities on participatory communication, development and advocacy tools and negotiation skills
- Training on community land rights, use and ownership of land and land rights
The trainings were done in four sections as follows:
- Climate change
- Health and water
- Biodiversity/Agriculture
- Traditional knowledge and culture
- Communications
Geneva Meetings - Participation at The Twelfth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (WG8J-12)
At the Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions in Geneva, members of the Transformative Pathways project held a side event to highlight the work Indigenous Peoples are doing to monitor their cultural and biological diversity.representatives of the Transformative Pathways consortium gave presentations on the importance of community monitoring of land, biodiversity and traditional knowledge, demonstrating how mapping and monitoring can be vital tools, building on indigenous knowledge, for Indigenous Peoples to advocate for their rights and for the recognition of their contributions to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
