Charity Lanoi

Drylands Restoration Steward

@charity_lanoi

Description

Charity Lanoi Meitekini, from the Maasai community from Kuku Group Ranch, in the southern part of Kenya, is passionate about promoting and empowering the Maasai indigenous communities. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in business management. She is currently working with Maasai wilderness conservation trust as team leader in the livelihoods department, basically empowering the Maasai women of Kuku group ranch economically through conservation-oriented projects. And taking a lead in fighting for the rights of the young Maasai women in my community. Charity wishes to change the attitude of her community towards conserving and restoring our dry lands for the current and future generations, by bringing the youth and women to take a lead in restoration. During her free time, I enjoy performing community work, socializing, and traveling.

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5:30 PM GMT - 7:00 PM GMT

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GLF GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members:CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)