GENDER
Women and youth have not been taking active roles in community issues. Being forest dwelling community, there is need to incorporate everyone for better results.
We empower women
Capacity Building
Partnership and Collaboration
Traditional Knowledge Management
Economic Empowerment
Capacity Building
- Trainings on local and international laws that deals with tenure issues
- Workshops on conservation issues
- Benchmarking with other IPs locally and internationally
Partnership and Collaboration
working together with like-minded organizations, communities and donors who are willing to support activities that amplify the voices of women Ogiek and other IP women.
Traditional Knowledge Management
- Recording, Storing and transmitting traditional knowledge
- Documenting all activities that need to be passed to future generation
- Research all traditional aspects.
- Storytelling and singing
- Historical Point of interests
- Knowledge sharing amongst older and young Ogiek women
Economic Empowerment
- Value addition of the products i.e. honey, milk, herbal medicine, beadwork, basketry etc
- Promoting livelihood activities e.g. Giving grants, sheep to women etc.
- Village Savings and Loaning
COWA
Chepkitale Ogiek Women Association
Ogiek women have a council that participate, deliberate and give their views on how crucial issues such as tenure and conservation issues are supposed to be approached within and outside the community.