ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY

  • Bioethics and Biosafety Project
  • Under this project area, KYG seeks to carry out awareness campaigns and education programs on the effects Biotechnology. We also do seek to lobbying policies at grassroots levels
    • Biodiversity (Ecosystem) Conservation Education and Advocacy Project
    • Climate Change

    Focus Areas
    1. Climate change adaptation in Kenya
    2. Climate Change and Energy
    3. Climate change and agriculture
    4. Climate change and forests, deforestation
    5. Climate change and health
    6. Climate change and cities
    7. Climate change justice

    Goal
    To ensure that the Kenya Community effectively and efficiently adapt to climate variability and change and mitigate its effects according to the national capacity and responsibility

    Purpose
    Generation of knowledge and promoting its sharing to contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation in Kenya

    Objectives
    To conduct research and documentation on climate change adaptation
    To disseminate and lobby for policy and projects on climate change adaptation and mitigation
    To enhance awareness and involvement of the youth and communities in understanding climate change and the need for political, community and personal actions

    MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

    Interventions
    - Lobbying the government policy stand points
    - Networking with like minded organizations
    - Engaging the public through forums/facilitating
    - Media campaigns
    - Civic education
    - Outreach Programmes in schools and other local institutions
    - Encouraging the use of alternative energies e.g. solar energy and green transport
    - By 2012 to have 12% of GDP on health
    - Monitoring & Evaluation of progress

    Impact
    - Influenced the government to adapt at least 3 policies on MDGs
    - Created 20 clubs in learning institutions
    - Encouragement of participation through activities such as Stand Up Against Poverty
    - KYG will target 10 volunteers yearly
    - KYG will seek to partner with other countries and fostering exchange programs
    - Created job opportunities for the youth
    - Achieved clean and safe environment for all

    PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE
    Interventions
    - Training on peace building and conflict resolutions
    - Orientation on non‐violence on active non‐violence to young people
    - Sensitization through village based workshops
    - Organize peace camps
    - Peace camps and exchange programmes
    - Lobbying and advocacy for national peace policy
    - Inter ethnics dialogue forums
    - Lobbying for implementations of agenda

    Impacts

    - By 2012 we will have trained 2,000 young people on peace building active non‐violence
    and conflict resolutions
    - Reaching out to people through media and public meetings

    - 3,000 people taught, mobilized and sensitized in selected conflict epicentre
    - National Peace policy to be in place by 2012
    - Inter‐ethnic harmony witnessed in areas where dialogues are held

    • PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE
      - Access to information as the main factor
      - Lobbying advocacy capacity building, awareness creation