Immaculate Njuthe Maina

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[Immaculate Njuthe Maina @ImmaculateMaina]

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Welcome to join our ongoing Webinar 'Soil Mastery Series' every Wednesday 2.30 - 3.30PM EAT. We have already completed three episodes.
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[Dr. Richard Munang @RichardMunang]

I had the honor of delivering my first lecture as Adjunct Research Professor at Western University, Ontario, to a full house of 300+ students.

The theme: Climate Change, Global Health & One Health: lessons from the frontlines.

I began with a memory.

As a teenager in Cameroon, heavy rains turned my village into a floodplain. When the waters receded, disease followed, malaria, cholera, bilharzia. That night I learned the first lesson of One Health: when nature falls sick, people fall sick.

My grandmother used to say: “When the soil is sick, the harvest is hungry.” Today, science confirms it.

Over 50% of human diseases are aggravated by climate change.

Air pollution claims 1.1M African lives annually.

30–50% of Africa’s food is lost post-harvest, fueling methane and hunger.

But here is the most important truth I shared: knowledge only matters when it moves from research → policy → people.

That’s why I introduced the students to the One Health Policy–Practice Ladder (OH-PPL) — a practical tool to turn science into change:

1️⃣ Diagnose the risk (floods, air pollution, food loss)..

2️⃣ Co-design solutions with communities, youth, informal sector.

3️⃣ Resource with standards, small finance, skills.

4️⃣ Implement low-cost, high-impact pilots.

5️⃣ Scale by embedding into policy and standards.

In #Uganda, this ladder took solar dryers from pilots to national food safety standards, cutting food loss by 40%, methane by 90 tCO₂e/year, and raising farmer incomes by $1,800/year.

In #Cameroon and #Nigeria , youth co-designed biodigesters that turned waste into cooking gas, avoided 1,000 tCO₂e, and created green jobs.

The ladder works because it moves us from ideas → action → scale.

The greatest innovation is not a new idea, but a tested solution scaled to serve people.

To the youth: your innovation is empathy in motion don’t, wait for permission to act.

To leaders: fund the ladders that turn pilots into policy, because without scale, even the best science stays in the lab.

The future of health is not in theory, it is in how fast we climb the ladder from knowledge to action.

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Do not chase butterflies. Grow a garden!

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Growth requires reinvention!

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#StrategicArenas

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Great definition of @StrategicLeadership @DCA_Kenya #DCAGlobalLeadershipTraining

[Igor Buinevici @Igor_Buinevici]

The manager has his eye on the bottom line:

The leader has their eye on the horizon.

The manager has a short-range view:

The leader has a long-range perspective.

These are the words of organization guru Warren Bennis.

[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

OPINION: To transform farming in Kenya, technology must lead the way

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[Alex Brogan @_alexbrogan]

21 undeniable laws of leadership:

1. The Law of the Lid
2. The Law of Influence
3. The Law of Process
4. The Law of Navigation
5. The Law of Addition
6. The Law of Solid Ground
7. The Law of Respect
8. The Law of Intuition
9. The Law of Magnetism
10. The Law of Connection
11. The Law of the Inner Circle
12. The Law of Empowerment
13. The Law of the Picture
14. The Law of Buy-In
15. The Law of Victory
16. The Law of the Big Mo
17. The Law of Priorities
18. The Law of Sacrifice
19. The Law of Timing
20. The Law of Explosive Growth
21. The Law of Legacy

Source: John C. Maxwell — 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

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10 things leaders need to do to make people feel safe:

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Spot on

[DanChurchAid Kenya @DCA_Kenya]

Vibrant discussions on the climate-development link hosted by @DCA_Kenya, with diverse Kenyan stakeholders sharing insights on integrating locally-led solutions. Timely conversations as leaders gather for Climate Week in NY. Thanks to @denmarkinkenya for making this possible!

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[Rob Dance @RobDance_]

18 Brutal Truths Every Leader Should Read:

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The Village Saving and Loaning Associations #VSLAs attracted many farmers. The #DCA field monitor did an excellent job explaining the model to attendees. @DCA_Kenya @NakuruCountyGov

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#DCA through the #Daisy Project participating in the National Solar Driers Launch and pyrethrum farmers' field day together with partners #NCCK and #Kentegra in #SirikwaWard, #Kimoso village. @DCA_Kenya @NakuruCountyGov