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1.1 Situational analysis
The foundation set up the environment and climate change programme in response to the myriad of concerns that afflict the country in respect to the environment. These issues include; air pollution, climate change, global warming, energy, land degradation (land pollution, desertification, and deforestation), soil erosion and conservation, resource depletion/exploitation of natural resources, logging, poor waste management or lack of it thereof. These issues are serious and if not addressed will have huge and devastating ramifications not only on the present generation but their effect will be felt for generations to come. Hence the urgent need to mobilize and sensitize communities on environmentally sound practices. The foundation aims to improve the environmental condition more so to the marginalised pastoral communities living in Northern Kenya.(ASAL REGIONS:- Pokot ,Turkana, Karamoja and Somali cluster)
Mission: To create environmental awareness taking into consideration the interrelationship and interdependence amongst people, flora and fauna. Vision: A better, safe and a cleaner environment for people to live in the world. 1.2 Focus Area a) Conservation
b) Environmental Management
c) Capacity Building& Harnessing of natural resources
d) Advocacy & Awareness 1.3 Objectives
a) To mobilize the community to adopt new environmental patterns of life.
b) To increase environmental awareness among women, students and youth in the districts.
c) To educate community on environmentally sound use in the day-to-day socioeconomic activities.
d) To promote environmental protection measures through proper awareness.
e) To prepare and implement programs and projects that aim at sustainable development
f) To ensure effective collection of wastes.
g) To encourage positive and responsible harnessing of natural resources.
h) To empower women and youth through environmental agricultural resource project.
i) To inculcate environmental responsibility and ownership.
j) To promote wildlife preservation as well as reducing human wildlife conflict.
1.4 Key activities under this programme include;
Awareness and Advocacy
- Conduct workshops and Trainings
- Conduct sensitization campaigns
- Broadcasting of environmental concerns
- Formation of environmental clubs in learning institutions
- Advocacy on drought preparedness-changing climate
- Donation of tree seedlings
- Fact finding missions to regions around the country with endangered flora and fauna
- Promoting eco/agro-tourism as a way of protecting both wildlife and indigenous plant species
- Consensus building
- Research
- Essay competitions in schools on environment.
Soil Conservation
- Promoting better farming methods that minimise on soil erosion
- To encourage hybrid farming
- Tree planting
- Discourage degradation
- Disseminating and application of farming techniques aimed at curbing soil degradation while enriching soil composition
Water
- Drilling of bore holes, water wells for communities to use as an alternative water source.
- Tree planting
- Promote proper waste disposal and management of sanitation issues
- Increase knowledge of water conservation and management within communities residing in water deficit areas
- Enhance and broaden the use of water management systems
- Encourage and sustain water harvesting
Sustainable Environment
- Tree planting
- Clean up activities in various towns and centres within the country
- Beautification of local parks and game reserves
- Setting up dustbins within populated centres in urban and rural areas countrywide
- Digging up of dump sites away from areas of human activity
- Setting up of an Agro forestry farm
- To harness mineral resources in an environment conscious manner
- Focus on our Ecosystems to increase knowledge, application and sustainability of bio-diversity and bio-security programmes
· Capacity Building & Harnessing of Natural Resources
- Training the community on environmental protection(Empowerment)
- Engaging the community on environmental livelihood friendly activities e.g. Bee keeping,silkfarming, aloe Vera, agro tourism, poultry farming
- Solar power and wind energy
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