Our Impact
Our impact is measured not just in numbers, but in the communities we walk with: older persons, persons with disabilities, women and girls, young people and climate-vulnerable households across the Kenyan coast.
Highlights
Supporting Older Persons Beyond Conservation: Our Holistic Approach in Tsunza
Our collaboration with the Africa Climate and Environment Foundation (ACEF), Youth Pawa and
other partners to plant 1,500 mangroves in Tsunza is a major milestone, but supporting
vulnerable communities requires more than environmental work.
PESAID Ke hosted a session with the older members of the Tsunza Fishpond Group focused on
their psychosocial wellbeing. They face isolation as well as physical and emotional hardship,
and they spoke openly about needing support for both their livelihoods and their wellbeing.
By giving them a platform to raise these concerns, we strengthen both their wellbeing and
their ability to continue vital conservation work.
World Autism Awareness Day
PESAID Ke joined Blooming Bud Centre and partners for a 5km walk and cycle, raising awareness and promoting inclusion for neurodiverse communities.
Older Persons' Support at Kaya Godoma
PESAID Ke and partners visited elders in Kaya Godoma, Kilifi, delivering relief and psychosocial support. Despite facing eviction and neglect, these elders show strength and dignity. We are committed to ending abuse and supporting their rights.
World Environment Day Clean-Up
PESAID Ke joined community members and partners for World Environment Day, fostering environmental responsibility and advocating for sustainable solutions to plastic pollution.
Chased From Their Homes, Still Holding On: The Silent Cry From Kaya Godoma
Imagine being chased away from your home by your own family. Accused of witchcraft, left with
nothing, and forced to seek safety in a place with no roof, no food and no certainty. This is
the reality for older persons at Kaya Godoma in Kilifi County.
PESAID Ke, alongside Madam Consolata Machuko from the National Department of Social
Development Services, visited Kaya Godoma once more. We delivered relief food from the County
Commissioner's office and offered psychosocial support. Most importantly, we reminded them
that they are not forgotten.
These elders now face another crisis. The land they shelter on is not theirs, and they are
being asked to raise funds or face eviction again. Still, they remain strong. They grow okra,
care for the land and protect their dignity.
As part of the Kilifi County Steering Committee on Older Persons, PESAID Ke is committed to
ending abuse and neglect of older persons. Kaya Godoma must be a step toward healing, not a
final place of exile.
Where Our Impact Is Focused
Disability Inclusion
Empowering persons with disabilities through assistive technology, vocational training, inclusive livelihoods and rights awareness.
Climate Action
Supporting communities to adapt through climate-smart initiatives, conservation-based resilience and locally led adaptation.
Food Systems Transformation
At the SB62 negotiations in Bonn, Germany, PESAID Ke endorsed the Plant Based Treaty. We advocate for food systems that combat climate change, improve public health and ensure food security, leaving no one behind.
Stories of Change
Together with the Africa Climate and Environment Foundation (ACEF), Youth Pawa and partners including the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), PESAID Ke planted 1,500 mangroves with the Tsunza Fishpond Group.
The group brings together over 20 older individuals who came together to overcome the challenges older persons face in their community. Their resilience shows in their fish farming project, where they dug ponds by hand and now rear over 3,000 fish for a livelihood.
To support their conservation work, young climate actors purchased mangrove seedlings from the group. Gaps remain in fish feeding, planting more mangroves and expanding into beekeeping. Located next to the Dongo Kundu Highway, their project is well placed to attract economic opportunity and lift the wider community.
We call on donors and partners to support these individuals in protecting their environment and securing their livelihoods.
Tsunza Fishpond Group beneficiaries
Mangrove planting in Tsunza was a milestone, but supporting vulnerable communities takes a more holistic approach. PESAID Ke hosted a session with the older members of the Tsunza Fishpond Group focused on psychosocial wellbeing.
They face isolation as well as physical and emotional hardship as they age. During the session they spoke openly about these struggles, seeking support for both their livelihoods and their mental and emotional wellbeing.
Giving them a platform to raise these concerns strengthens their wellbeing and their ability to keep contributing to conservation work. We believe in empowering people across every part of life: physical, emotional and economic.
We call on partners to join us in supporting these remarkable individuals
Our Commitment to the SDGs
Our programme pillars contribute particularly to these United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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