Indigenous Information Network

Empowering Indigenous Peoples, especially women & youth, through advocacy, conservation & preserving culture, knowledge & rights.

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Today we joined the Saparingo community for the launch of the Siria Biocultural Protocol—a vital step in safeguarding Indigenous knowledge, culture, and biodiversity through community-led conservation. ✨

#IndigenousKnowledge #BioculturalProtocol #CommunityConservation

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🌿 “I love trees — they give us shade, medicine, and life.” Romana Tukai, an Indigenous woman from Kilgoris, shares her deep connection to trees and why she is committed to conserving them.
#Biodiversity #IndigenousWisdom #TransformativePathways

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🌍 Stand with Indigenous children; guardians of tradition facing the Climate Crisis.

💡 Protecting their rights and protecting our planet.
#StandWithIndigenousChildren #ClimateAction #IndigenousRights #OurFuture

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Last week, IIN partnered with Kimokouwa & Enaboishu Loloiboni in Tanzania for a powerful 2-day dialogue. Parents & children tackled child marriage, FGM, school dropout, health, hygiene & drug abuse — building resilience, respect & lasting change together. #CommunityEngagement

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✨ In Tanzania, 101 parents & children united at Enaboishuloloiboni Cultural Centre to tackle challenges like child marriage, FGM, school dropout, health & drug abuse. Together they pledged to protect kids, promote education, and build respect through open dialogue.#SocialImpact

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110 voices united in Kimokouwa this week 🇹🇿! Parents & children joined by @Indigenouinnet to confront child marriage, FGM, school dropout, health, hygiene & drug abuse — and co‑create solutions for protection, education & safer communities. ✨
#YouthEmpowerment #CommunityImpact

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🌍✨ #Accra2026 was more than a conference — it was a movement. Guided by the 6Rs: Reconnect, Re‑educate, Repair, Rebuild, Reimagine, Resist, voices from the Global Majority redefined development rooted in dignity, memory & collective well‑being. 🌱✊🏾

#RepairingDevelopment

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🌍✨ In Accra, leaders reminded us:

Rebuild narratives & power (Umubyeyi)

Protect identity, language & culture (Mulenkei)

Philanthropy is communal & reciprocal (Afadzinu)

Voices & stories transform futures (Rodriguez)
#GlobalMajority #IndigenousKnowledge #CommunityLed

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🌍✨ Powerful dialogue in Accra, Ghana on repairing international development — centering Indigenous initiatives from the Global Majority. The future of progress lies in local wisdom & community‑led solutions.
#GlobalMajority #IndigenousDevelopment #SustainableDevelopment

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🌍✨ Last week, Kenya’s Indigenous Peoples Onboarding & Co-Design Workshop marked a milestone for inclusive biodiversity action — strengthening IPLC voices, FPIC principles, and collective commitments in the NBSAP journey. 🌿🌱
#Biodiversity #IPLCs

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Day 3 ✅ Onboarding workshop on IPLC engagement in NBSAPs concluded with strong commitments to the IPLC Engagement Framework + inclusive biodiversity governance. 🌍✨ The journey toward inclusive conservation continues! 🌿

#IPLCs #NBSAPs #BiodiversityGovernance #KMGBF

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Day 2 spotlight: strengthening Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities in biodiversity governance! From shaping a coordinated framework to safeguarding Indigenous knowledge through FPIC, we’re building inclusive, resilient systems for conservation in Kenya.
#Biodiversity #IPLCs

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Day 1 of the Indigenous Peoples Onboarding & Co-Design Workshop advanced inclusive biodiversity governance in Kenya’s NBSAP . Key focus: FPIC, stakeholder coordination & aligning with the Kunming-Montreal Framework—ensuring Indigenous voices lead conservation. #KenyaNBSAP #FPIC

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🌟 Last week in Eworendeke, Tanzania, inspiring women from Ereto B & Osotwa led transformative youth training. Young voices explored ethics, gender equality, environmental conservation, reproductive health & human rights—building confidence, integrity & hope for the future. ✨

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🌿💪 Last week in Bangkok 🇹🇭: The NBSAPs Gender Accelerator Workshop advanced gender-responsive biodiversity action — spotlighting women’s leadership, inclusive NBSAPs & financing via Kunming Fund + BIOFIN. 🌍
#EquityInAction #SustainableFuture

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🌿✨ Day 2 in Bangkok 🇹🇭 (18th June 2026) — NBSAPs Gender Accelerator Workshop. We explored women’s leadership, gender-responsive budgeting, & inclusive financing (Kunming Fund + BIOFIN) to tackle inequality & biodiversity loss. 🌍💚
#NBSAPs #GenderAndBiodiversity #BIOFIN

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🌿✨ Day One in Bangkok 🇹🇭 — NBSAPs Gender Accelerator Workshop. From community forests safeguarding biodiversity 🌳 to hospitals blending medicinal plants with modern care 🏥, we saw how conservation is about people, knowledge & resilience.
#NBSAPs #GenderAndBiodiversity

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IIN joined incredible women in Ereto B & Osotwa (Eworendeke, Tanzania) leading transformative training for youth. Through open dialogue, young people explored ethics, GBV prevention, environmental conservation, reproductive health & human right
#CommunityEmpowerment #EndGBV

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🌍 On 17 June 2026, the world marks #DesertificationAndDroughtDay with the theme “Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore.”
Kenya leads global efforts to combat land degradation, boost drought resilience & support dryland communities. 🌱
#UNCCD #ClimateResilience #FoodSecurity

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🌍✨ Highlights from last week’s Regional Geospatial Forum for Inclusive Biodiversity Action in Nairobi:
From 24 African countries, Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, women & youth united to share knowledge, strengthen networks, and advance inclusive conservation.
@RCMRD_

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This week at the Regional Geospatial Forum for Inclusive Biodiversity Action (RCMRD, Nairobi), geospatial intelligence met real-world impact:
🌱 Workflow mapping at Ngong Forest tree nurseries 🌳 Hillside tree-planting to boost Kenya’s restoration targets
#ClimateResilience