On Wednesday 23rd July 2025, a meeting was held at the Department of Education office under the leadership of Madam Maida Nyawade, director in-charge of Directorate of Youth, Gender, and Social Affairs.
The session brought together key stakeholders to discuss a transformative initiative centered around women-led climate action and indigenous knowledge sharing.
The meeting hosted Madam Rose Wanjala, the Head of an organization called Women Climate Centers International (WCCI), and her team. WCCI, in partnership with Community Mobilization for Positive Empowerment (COMPE), is spearheading a project entitled “Promoting Women-Led Community Climate Change Solutions and Health Research for Indigenous Knowledge Sharing in Kenya.”
The project, which is set to run for a period of two years, will be implemented across three counties: Siaya, Narok, and Kakamega. It adopts a citizen science approach to research, aiming to recognize and amplify the use of indigenous knowledge in health and climate change response.
Notably, the initiative places grassroots women at the core of climate and health resilience-building efforts. Recognizing that women are often the most affected by climate-related crises, the model empowers them to take leadership in research and solution development. These women will also be the primary beneficiaries of the program across the three counties.
This meeting marked a promising step toward inclusive and community-driven climate change mitigation and health innovation, with a strong focus on local wisdom.
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