Micah Lopese

Registered Associate Expert with NEMA and EIK . Bsc Environmental Science from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.

[Turkana Eco-Green Organization @TurkanaECOGREEN]

@TurkanaECOGREEN Staff and Vounteers capacity building training on Environmental and Climate justice within Turkana Oil frontiers. Thanks to our facilitator @AchillaDismas of @FoLTurkana and our partners @InformAction_KE @EUinKenya @CSONetwork @KIOSFoundation

[DanChurchAid Kenya @DCA_Kenya]

Lucia’s journey: from dependence to dignity through poultry farming

Routine monitoring visits under the Livelihoods and Inclusion for Transformation-Northen Kenya (LIFT-NK) project recently brought the DanChurchAid (DCA) team to the home of Lucia Lokidor, a soft-spoken yet determined woman living in Tarach, Turkana County.

Inside her modest compound sits a traditional Turkana manyatta, which serves as her home. Just beside it stands a poultry house. A few chickens rest under a shade, while others busily scratch the ground as chicken do. One thing stands out, they all look healthy and well-fed.

Lucia greets the team with a bright smile and excitement, eager to showcase the progress of her business. She walks up to one of the larger birds, gently lifts it up, and beams with pride. “This one must be over three kilos,” she says. “I’ll be selling it for about KES 2,500.” (approx $20) She laughs softly, but the pride in her eyes tells a bigger story.

Just a year ago, Lucia had no source of income. Like many women in her community, she relied fully on her husband for the family’s needs. That changed in 2023 when she was selected as a participant in the LIFT-NK project, funded by IKEA Foundation and implemented in partnership with BOMA, Smart Regional Consultants and DanChurchAid Kenya.

As part of the program, Lucia received a starter kit that included 30 two-week-old chicks, materials to build a poultry shelter, feeders, drinkers, and three 50-kilogram sacks of poultry feed. That marked the beginning of her life-changing journey.

She also received training from DCA and continuous support through regular follow-ups. With guidance from the project team, she learned how to care for poultry, manage feed, and run a small business. She raised her first flock to maturity, sold some, and reinvested the income to restock.

Within a year, Lucia had built a thriving micro-enterprise. She began selling eggs within the community and live chickens for meat to the host community around Tarach and neighbouring areas. This success pushed her to expand. She raised the remaining chickens and bought more for breeding, all from her own savings. “With the money I earned from selling eggs and chickens, I saved through our women’s group and was able to buy more chickens,” she shares proudly.

Today, Lucia is raising forty chickens. She sells each egg at KES 15 and her chickens sell between Ksh. 1,500 and KES 2,500 depending on size and weight. “I’ve managed to save more than KES 10,000 ($77) in one chama (savings group) and Ksh. 30,000 ($232) in another,” she says with a gleam in her eye. “It means I can take care of my five children and contribute to our household livelihood.”

She recalls a moment when strong northern winds tore through her compound and destroyed her poultry house. Instead of giving up, Lucia dipped into her savings and rebuilt it herself, this time making it stronger, more spacious, and better suited for her growing flock.

But perhaps the most remarkable change is one you cannot measure in numbers. “In our culture, women aren’t always respected. But now, even my husband listens to me. He values what I have to say. This business has changed how people see me. More importantly, it’s changed how I see myself.”

Lucia’s story is not just about raising chickens. It is about restoring dignity, promoting economic justice, and building confidence. It shows what is possible when development is done with people, not just for them.

At DanChurchAid, we believe in this kind of transformation, the kind that ripples outwards. The kind that turns one woman’s journey into a model for others and builds not only small businesses but also stronger communities, one poultry house at a time.
#WomenEmpowerment #ResilientCommunities #LIFTNK #DCAKenya #PoultryFarming #FoodSecurity #ImpactStory #EconomicJustice #LuciaLokidor #LinkedInForGood #HopeInAction

[Micah Lopese @MSirlee]

@KCCWG @faridahchemutai Congratulations 🎊

[INUKA @INUKAAfrika_]

Empowweing youth to deliver innovative restoration solutions that promotes nature-based economies, preserves biodiversity and enhances community livelihoods, guarantees a ressilient world, for now and the future! 🌱✊🏽

#INUKA #NbS #Y4N #InvestinYouth

[KalukiPaul | NbS Consultant🌱| Impact Storytelling @KalukiPaul]

I find #COP29Azerbaijan an interesting episode of the greater climate discourse. Many competing, vested interests, fence-lining & mixed feelings. Moving from $100bn/yr that was largely not honored to the #NCQG Afrikan states are pushing for $1tr/yr ...🧵👇

[County Government of Turkana @TurkanaCountyKE]

At Tobong’u Lore Festival,Lusema Machanja showcased black soldier flies and crickets as sustainable protein sources. Supported by DanChurchAid, this venture aims to tackle food security and climate challenges, with experts calling for greater investment in this approach.

[Okiya Omtatah Okoiti-Commentary @RealOmtatah]

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Uhuru warned us!

Amerix Aoko Crazy Kennar #MoraraSponsor Natembeya

[Bildad @Total_dadoic]

Ficheni hii President Ruto asiende kulaunch😂😂

[Micah Lopese @MSirlee]

@ajikon_faith @ajikon_faith share the act with the team fir their own good, that is, to be informed

[Micah Lopese @MSirlee]

@ajikon_faith It's like hamkua mmejipanga....??

[COACHEZ MICA @CoachezMica]

Huyu ndiye journalist akina Jeff Koinange nikubahatisha Tu,, let's give Sam Gituku his flowers...huyu aende BBC

[INUKA @INUKAAfrika_]

On March 20th 2023, INUKA project launched 🚀 igniting hope + ambition within our youth community and looking back, here are some of our expectations.
Ready to relive the magic? Click the link to witness the beginning of INUKA✊🏽🌱

https://t.co/kq1v0m7HC4

#NbS #INUKA #Y4N

[YWCA Kenya @KenyaYwca]

Youth, women, and indigenous communities are vital in post-Paris climate dialogue.

@YWCAKenya & @FesKenya facilitated Jumuiya ya Kaunty ya Pwani Consultations underscoring their essential role in effective #ClimateAction.

#Inclusion4ClimateJustice #MombasaDialogue

[Kilifi Climate Change And Governance Platform @KCCGP_]

Plant with us #GroWithUs🌱 #KCCGP let's plant and save nature .. conserve mother nature
@kyom003 @UNDPClimate @Mangroves @climate_alert @Environment_Ke @KCCGP_ @YmcaKilifi @KilifiCountyGov

[JOHN LINUS @johnlin31968958]

Dear world leaders,
I urge you to take action towards building a brighter future for our planet. Let's work together towards creating a world that we can all be proud of. @akin_adesina
@antonioguterres @YasmineSherif1 @KentPage @GlblCtzn @POTUS #sustainability #futuregenerations

[Gabriel Oguda @gabrieloguda]

Tears in my eyes.

[Mugalizi Dianey @DMugalizi]

@RukiaAhmed101 @MtKenyaNetwork1 @KCCWG @PACJA1 @HonTuya @WilliamsRuto @Environment_Ke @kiolijohn @k_iuesa We need the National climate change council in place, we can't wait any longer folks

[Rukia Ahmed(The hummingbird) @RukiaAhmed101]

I am disappointed with @mtkenyanetwork1 case on appointment of National climate change council. #withdrawNationalClimateChangeCouncilcasenow. We need the Council urgently.Climate action can't wait! @KCCWG @PACJA1 @HonTuya @WilliamsRuto @Environment_Ke @kiolijohn
@k_iuesa

[Eric @amerix]

Men,

A man is judged according to his worth, not according to the worth of his father.

If your father is a failure, work hard and become a successful father.

If your father is wealthy, work hard and become wealthier than him.

#MasculinitySaturday

[Anita Soina @anitasoina]

S/O to my grandfather , The Late Jonathan Kipsigei Arap Sossion whose life was cut short before he witnessed what I got from him . Service to community defined him and I will continue in his footsteps.