What’s in a Legacy Plan? Saniriato’s latest achievements will set the stage for their Thriving Future In Saniriato, Peru, Legado’s first partnership in Latin America, the community celebrated the completion of their Intercultural Community Legacy Plan in early 2025. Local residents gathered as a community alongside regional authorities to celebrate. This included women, men, young people, children, and elders, all … Read More
“Because it’s ours”: How Thriving Futures activates sustainable change
“Because it’s ours” In November 2024, Legado’s Executive Vice President, Liz Corbishley, traveled to Northern Kenya to discover how Thriving Futures enables powerful change—built by communities themselves Liz visited the Nkishon Supat e Ngilai project in Ngilai, Northern Kenya, from her home in Nairobi. In Ngilai, Samburu pastoralists steward critical rangelands while working to improve their community well-being. Liz shared … Read More
Celebrating 360° Community-Led Change in Peru
Celebrating 360° Community-Led Change in Peru In 2024, Legado received funding from Planet Women in support of Futuros Vivos: Megantoni-Machiguenga, our collaboration with the Indigenous and local communities stewarding Megantoni National Sanctuary and Machiguenga Communal Reserve in Peru. Check out the three-minute clip to the right, shared by Planet Women from their Fall webinar event featuring Legado, to learn more … Read More
Start one woman on her Legacy Journey today
Start one woman on her Legacy Journey today Meet Naomi—one of the women leading enduring change in her community This Fall, Legado is asking friends and donors to launch one woman on her Legacy Journey to lead powerful, enduring change in her community—a woman like Naomi. $250 is all it takes. Naomi Paranai grew up in the Nyekweri ecosystem, patches … Read More
The importance of rangelands in East Africa
Supporting the integral relationship between pastoralists and rangelands A young boy walks where the Nyekweri forest meets the Maasai Mara rangelands, home to iconic wildlife such as the giraffe | Roshni Lodhia/Legado/TPPIndigenous Peoples still steward many of the world’s most biodiverse landscapes. This relationship between land and people has created an intimate knowledge of the environment—knowledge that is key to … Read More
Announcing our Newest Partnership with Planet Indonesia
Bringing Thriving Futures to the ancient forests of Indonesian Borneo Local people work toward land restoration in Indonesian Borneo | Planet IndonesiaIn August 2024, Legado officially began working with our newest partner, Planet Indonesia. Our work together will take place in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, located on the island of Borneo. This is Legado’s first partnership in Southeast … Read More
Reforesting Mount Namuli to Protect Traditional Medicinal Plants
Native plants restoration promotes both environmental and people’s health Forest landscape near Mount Namuli, Mozambique | Roshni Lodhia/LegadoOn the hills surrounding Mount Namuli grow dozens of species used in Lomwe traditional medicine. Medicine is mostly made from small plants or the bark, roots, and leaves from trees. For example, Tuthuli (pega-pega) leaves are crushed and mixed with fresh water to … Read More
