AfroClimate

AfroClimate is an initiative by Obama Foundation Leaders. We are committed to bridging the gap in Africa's climate change story.

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🇫🇷 🇲🇬🤝🇰🇪 "Si tu veux aller loin, marchons ensemble." Le 8 juillet à Antananarivo, MCCI et CCAK signent un MoU facilité par @AfroClimate pour la cuisson propre. Objectif : 5M de foyers malgaches d'ici 2030. 📅 Foire en octobre. #CleanCooking #Madagascar #Kenya #AfroClimate

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🇬🇧 🇲🇬🤝🇰🇪 "If you want to go far, walk together." On 8 July in Antananarivo, MCCI and CCAK signed a MoU facilitated by @AfroClimate for clean cooking. Goal: 5M Malagasy households by 2030. 📅 Fair in October. #CleanCooking #Madagascar #Kenya #AfroClimate

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4 months. Mijikenda communities. Full data transparency.
Goal: 5 million lives improved by 2030.
Follow the thread 🧵 #KayaForest #AfroClimate #Reforestation

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🇬🇧 ENGLISH VERSION
“When there is something wrong in the forest, there is something wrong in society.” - Proverb from Zimbabwe

🌿 It’s starting. AfroClimate + @GWCKenya launched the restoration of 250 ha of Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forest — UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Perpetual fait partie des leaders communautaires qui font progresser la cuisson propre à Agouwa, État d'Enugu, Nigeria.

D'ici 2030, nous visons 5 millions de personnes supplémentaires.

Découvrez les. 👇
#CuissonPropre #Nigeria #AfroClimat #FemmesLeaders

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🇫🇷 Version française
« D'une petite graine naît le plus grand arbre. » — Proverbe malien

Perpetual consacrait autrefois 40 % de ses revenus au charbon de bois. Aujourd'hui, elle cuisine sans fumée avec sa famille — et fait des économies. 🔥➡️🌱

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Perpetual is one of the community leaders driving clean cooking in Agouwa, Enugu State, Nigeria. By 2030, we aim to reach 5M more people. Meet the people providing community leadership to make it happen. 👇 #CleanCooking #Nigeria #AfroClimate #WomenLeaders

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🇬🇧 Version anglaise
"From a tiny seed grew the greatest tree." — Malian proverb

Perpetual once spent 40% of her income on charcoal. Today, she cooks smoke-free with her family — and saves money. 🔥➡️🌱

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🇬🇧 EN
🔥 Antananarivo: launch of the 2025-2035 National Clean Cooking Policy. Gaëtan Etancelin, Madagascar COO & Executive Director of MCCI, spoke for 56 member companies before ministries & donors. Goal: universal clean cooking by 2035. 🇲🇬
#Madagascar #CleanCooking #AfroClimate

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🇫🇷 FR
Antananarivo : lancement de la Politique Nationale de Cuisson Propre 2025-2035. Gaëtan Etancelin, COO Madagascar & Dir. Exécutif du MCCI, a porté la voix de 56 entreprises membres. Objectif : cuisson propre universelle d'ici 2035. 🇲🇬
#Madagascar #CuissonPropre #AfroClimate

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#AfroClimateCommunityDiary Day14
Many Streams. One Future.
In Africa we say, “The river is filled by many small streams.”
From coastlines to cities, communities are leading climate action, & AfroClimate is privileged to walk alongside them.
Who is shaping change in your space?

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#AfroClimateCommunityDiary Day12
Designing for Interconnection
In Africa we say, “Everything is connected, , like the threads of a spider’s web.”
From health to livelihoods, climate action is one system. Communities see these links clearly.
AfroClimate is driving integrated ways

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#AfroClimateCommunityDiary Day12
When We Learn Together, We Lead Better
In Africa we say, “Wisdom does not cross the sea without people.”
From Kenya to Madagascar, collaboration is lived; through shared learning and trust.
What makes collaboration truly meaningful in your work?

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#AfroClimateCommunityDiary Day11 From Lived Reality to Energy Access
In Africa we say, “Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter.”

With CCAK and WWF Madagascar, we visited Fusion Experience advancing LPG access where it matters most, the community.

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#AfroClimateCommunityDiary Day10
Stronger Together
In Africa we say, “One finger cannot kill a louse.”
With UBPA and partners, AfroClimate engaged briquette producers community, advancing clean cooking through local innovation and collaboration.

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#AfroClimateCommunityDiary Day9
Circular Solutions Powering Africa’s Energy Transition
In Africa we say, “Waste is only waste if we waste it.”
@Iko Briq, Briquettes made from sugarcane bagasse & sawdust are turning waste into clean energy and livelihoods.

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#AfroClimateCommunityDiary Day8.
In Africa we say, “A healthy home begins with a clean fire.”
Clean cooking is transforming lives; improving health, protecting forests, and advancing climate justice.
At #KIICO2026, AfroClimate joined partners to scale solutions.

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#AfroClimateCommunityDiary Day6: Partnership Built on Trust.
In Africa we say, “If spiders unite, they can tie a lion"
Along Kenya’s coast, we celebrate our partnership with Green World Campaign and the leadership of Caroline Dama, centering communities and driving lasting change

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#AfroClimateCommunityDiary Day4
Community Leadership Driving Climate Solutions
In Africa we say, “Wisdom is like a baobab tree…”
Along Kenya’s coast, women are co-designing climate solutions rooted in lived knowledge and experience.
We were privileged to learn alongside them.

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#AfroClimateCommunityDiary Day3
In Africa we say, “When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.”
In Kilifi, communities are restoring mangroves to protect livelihoods and ecosystems.
With Green World Campaign, AfroClimate joined in planting the community way.