Il’laramatak Community Concerns (ICC)

Profile

Grants

2018: $100,000
2021: $50,200

People

Indigenous People , Women , Youth

Places

Kenya

Programs

Phase 1

Giving Voice to the Land’s Caregivers

The Maasai word “Il’laramatak” means “caregiver.” Our grants, totaling $150,200 over four years, supports the work of Il’laramatak Community Concerns (ICC) aimed at those who take care of the grazing lands of Kenya. Focusing on Kenya’s Kajiado County, ICC ensures that indigenous peoples, and especially women and girls, participate in climate change policy discussions and planning processes. ICC proposed to create new Kajiado County Climate Change Network that will advocate for county legislation to implement the National Climate Change Act locally.

Why Il’laramatak Community Concerns (ICC)?

Best known for mobilizing a grassroots network to fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and promote girls’ rights, Il’laramatak Community Concerns is a powerful grassroots changemaker. Their work led to the creation of Kenya’s first county law prohibiting FGM and made Kajiado County the national leader in FGM reduction. Their recent turn toward climate justice means more momentum for the Kajiado, and for Kenya.

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Advancing Climate Justice at COP26

Advancing Climate Justice at COP26

By CJRF Admin | February 9, 2022
For two weeks in November, Glasgow, Scotland hosted the largest and most important United Nations climate negotiations session since the Paris Agreement in 2015. Called COP26, the conference brought together official representatives of nearly ...
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