Climate

We’re filled with pride and hope as we commemorate International Day of Rural Women. This year’s theme, “Rural Women Sustaining Nature for Our Collective Future,” resonates with our mission at Kakenya’s Dream. Today, we honor rural women’s strength, resilience, and contributions, particularly with respect to agricultural development, food security, and environmental stewardship. It is equally […]

Magdalene is one of our newest students at our Kakenya Center for Excellence II (KCE II). Like countless other girls across rural Kenya, she endured a stifling drought, the collapse of her family’s livelihood, and the threat of forced marriage. This is her inspiring story of resilience. Magdalene on her first day of school at

Kenya is a microcosm of the global climate crisis. Extreme weather events — including simultaneous drought and flash flooding — have become more frequent and destructive, hitting rural communities like ours the hardest. In response, Kakenya’s Dream is  promoting climate resilience and empowering the next generation of environmental leaders. Since late 2020, Kenya has been

This Earth Day, we must recognize the social dimension of the climate crisis. Why? Because climate change is not gender-neutral. It disproportionately impacts women and girls—who are also uniquely equipped to fight it.  Climate change affects men and women differently. It’s a threat multiplier; rather than burdening everyone equally, it amplifies existing inequalities and vulnerabilities.