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Our

Reach and Impact

The Carlitos family takes their crops to market on Mount Namuli, Mozambique | Roshni Lodhia/Legado
Where

We Work

Legado works with Indigenous communities and partner organizations in Mozambique, Peru, Indonesia, and Kenya to collectively build Thriving Futures. As demand from groups from around the world continues to rise, we look forward to partnering with them to kick off Legacy Planning and build Thriving Futures.

Our

Reach

116

Communities using
Thriving Futures

500,000

Hectares stewarded
using Thriving Futures

9

Partners Using the
Thriving Futures Model

4

Countries in Operation

8

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The foothills of Mount Namuli, Mozambique | Legado

Demonstrated
Results

The Thriving Futures Process starts by accelerating the knowledge, motivation, and agency of community members as they determine priorities

2x Advocacy

Participants are twice as likely to report knowing how to reach, advocate with, and influence government and other institutions on their priorities

20% More Informed

Participants report 20% greater access to information to achieve community goals

12x Inclusion

In Kenya, participation increased 12x among groups typically excluded from decision-making, including women, youth, elderly, and people in remote areas

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This agency then translates into measurable outcomes for systems and landscapes.

91%
Integrated

Communities’ self-determined priorities inform local government or institutional planning

82%
Funded

Communities secure follow-up funding to advance their priorities

94%
Maintained

Forest cover across lands stewarded by our partner communities is maintained

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Demonstrated
Results

The Thriving Futures Process starts by accelerating the knowledge, motivation, and agency of community members as they determine priorities

2x Advocacy

Participants are twice as likely to report knowing how to reach, advocate with, and influence government and other institutions on their priorities

20% More Informed

Participants report 20% greater access to information to achieve community goals

12x Inclusion

In Kenya, participation increased 12x among groups typically excluded from decision-making, including women, youth, elderly, and people in remote areas

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This agency then translates into measurable outcomes for systems and landscapes.

91%
Integrated

Communities’ self-determined priorities inform local government or institutional planning

82%
Funded

Communities secure follow-up funding to advance their priorities

94%
Maintained

Forest cover across lands stewarded by our partner communities is maintained

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Ngilai Conservancy:

Community Priorities in Action

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Ngilai Conservancy: Community Priorities in Action

Mzee Leadekei, a local elder in Ngilai, Northern Kenya| Roshni Lodhia/Legado

In Kenya, Thriving Futures strengthened wellbeing across interconnected areas:

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1 Legado measures the impact of Thriving Futures through quantitative and qualitative evaluation in our program communities. In addition to collection of in-depth qualitative data collection, we survey community members who have participated in the process as well as those who haven’t to compare outcomes and measure the spread of impact. We complement this data with ongoing documentation of results (e.g. investment raised by communities for their priorities) and external data where suitable and available (e.g. forest cover). Unless otherwise stated, the data cited in this brief comes from survey efforts in Ngilai, Kenya conducted in February 2024 (n=441). Details regarding the methodological approach and analysis, along with more results, can be found in our Ngilai Hybrid Baseline-Midline Evaluation report.