Allow me to set the scene… It’s dark outside, and even by my standards it’s very chilly. The CPI Kenya team and myself pull up to a large field in the bush with fires roaring and smoke bellowing in every direction. Samburu and Pokot men are walking around and you can hear conversations filling the… Continue reading Cow Camp: A Weekend Out in the Fora
In Northern Kenya, climate change isn’t the direct cause of conflict between pastoralist communities—but its compounding existing challenges. In my graduate development and humanitarian action classes at George Washington University, climate change is an inevitable (and important) subject we study because of its global implications. So far in my academic career, I’ve understood climate change… Continue reading Conflict, Climate Change, and CPI Kenya
The Pokot village of Chepkalacha sits above Lake Baringo. It’s hilly terrain is mixed with valleys of sturdy, thorny bush and vegetation with termite hills scattered around. There’s no power, electricity, network, or tarmac roads—dusty, red clay, rocky trails give way to Chepkalacha’s city center and to Chepkalacha Primary School where CPI Kenya held their holiday… Continue reading Adapting to Peace
Children Peace Initiative Kenya 