Namuli Communities Landmark Titles Over Ancestral Land
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The Guardians of Reteti
In November, we’re taking six friends of Legado to Kenya for our 2021 Legacy Expedition. As part of this experience, participants will visit the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, a that cares for orphaned and abandoned elephant calves with an aim of releasing them back into nearby wild herds. Reteti is operated by the Samburu communities of the Namunyak Community Conservancies, Legado’s ... Read More
Community Land Titling on Mount Namuli
Land is an invaluable asset for rural families living around Mount Namuli, as people rely directly on access to arable land, water, and other resources for their livelihoods and household economy. Yet, most land around Mount Namuli is held under informal customary tenure arrangements, and without formal legal recognition of their land rights, communities can struggle to protect their land ... Read More
Meet Monicah: Legado’s New Senior Program Manager, Thriving Futures
Written by Monicah Mbiba, PhD In July 2015, I participated in a symposium which Legado hosted in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. Little did I know, five years later that this experience and connection would land me an opportunity to do work I have always loved. The symposium was 15 African students and a few from the US. I was doing ... Read More
Back to basics of food sovereignty
“Look at this one,” says Sr. Eugénio, placing his palm on a cassava plant as he looks over his family cassava ‘machamba’ (a cultivated field). “It looks very healthy — it’s taller than all the others,” he says, “and it beats all the obstacles thrown at it.” Sr. Eugénio is a farmer from the Curuca community close to Mount Namuli ... Read More
Preparing the bees to thrive in the honey season
On Mount Namuli, Legado's Flagship site, community members are working to create sustainable honey products as part of their thriving future. Over the years the bees have been frequent guests in Legado's stories...However, recently we haven't seen many bees on Namuli — where did they go? Just like other species, honey bees have an active season where they’re foraging flowers ... Read More
Welcome to the Sweet Spot: Namuli’s Honey Processing Room
On the slopes of Namuli, our field team continues to work relentlessly with Namuli’s beekeepers to produce quality honey at a fair price. Following a first successful harvest in 2020, we strengthened a partnership with a local honey producer to guarantee a minimum price for the purchase of the honey produced on Namuli. Building on this momentum, we partnered with ... Read More
Namuli Beekeepers’ Vision of a Thriving Future
Since the very beginning, we have always believed in supporting people's visions and plans to spark and sustain change. Recently, we have been working with Namuli's beekeepers to create visions and goals for the future of their beehives. Through open conversations with beekeepers, we are mapping and illustrating current assets, future plans, and the resources they needed to achieve each ... Read More
Following Local Know-How to Create Thriving Futures
What’s one of the best ways to create a future for thriving people and thriving places? Restoring local plants and trees! The Legado Namuli program supports thriving futures by identifying the right trees and shrubs that are best for the Namuli ecosystem and keep fires at bay. How do we do it? First, we turned to Namuli’s residents to help ... Read More