Small Axe Environmental Initiative

We major in conservation activities. Currently rehabilitating the riparian of Gathara-ini river that borders Nairobi and Kiambu counties.
Bamboo specialists!

[Kenyatta University Green Education Hub @KUGreenEduHub]

On Monday 2 February, we joined Small Axe & other partners to commemorate this year's #WorldWetlandsDay2026 themed at 'Celebrating Wetlands and Cultural Heritage', highlighting the vital role culture plays in shaping wetland conservation.
@NemaKenya
@WWF_Kenya
@Smallaxe_env

[OAYouth Kenya @Oayouthkenya]

Truphena Muthoni at the #YouthClimateActionSummit!

Speaking to hundreds of young climate advocates at @Oayouthkenya's 1st Annual Youth Climate Action Innovation Summit, @TruphenaMuthon unpacked how forests quietly regulate #climate, protect water sources, support livelihoods, and cushion communities against climate shocks. Yet, they remain the first casualties of unchecked development.

Her contribution challenged the room to rethink what “growth�� really means, and whether it can still be called development if it destroys the systems that sustain life.

The summit, convened under the @EUinKenya–funded #SikilizaSautiYetu project, served as a critical youth-led space for dialogue, innovation, and collective action.

It brought together young people from across the country to share lived experiences, interrogate #climatepolicy, and co-create a Youth Declaration — a document shaped by youth voices, priorities, and solutions, developed by young people, for decision-makers to listen to.

It is within these spaces that Truphena’s advocacy continues to resonate.

Beyond the summit, she has recently captured national and global attention through her record-breaking 72-hour tree-hugging action, a bold statement that has amplified conversations around forest conservation, #climateresponsibility and #mentalhealth issues.

The action did not exist in isolation; it reflects the same urgency, conviction, and clarity she brought to the summit floor.

This is what youth-led climate leadership looks like — informed, courageous, and unwilling to choose silence when the planet is at stake💚💪

#YouthClimateAction #ClimateInnovation
#ForestsAreSolutions
#truphenamuthoni

[OAYouth Kenya @Oayouthkenya]

From the #YouthClimateSummit stage to Nyeri Governor’s Office!

Truphena Muthoni shared her 72-hr tree-hugging record dream with hundreds of youth at @Oayouthkenya summit & with Gov. Mutahi Kahiga's support, she made it happen 🌳💚.

Proof that climate action can start anywhere!

[Small Axe Environmental Initiative @Smallaxe_env]

You made it @TruphenaMuthon

Congratulations!

Your practicing grounds and the practicing tree.

@kamanumbugua

[Small Axe Environmental Initiative @Smallaxe_env]

@TruphenaMuthon @KoinangeJeff @OBurrows @citizentvkenya Not only hugging trees.

You have also planted numerous ones. You know where.

[Kamanu~Mbugua @kamanumbugua]

@Smallaxe_env @TruphenaMuthon https://t.co/dajMwoTCYQ

[Small Axe Environmental Initiative @Smallaxe_env]

@TruphenaMuthon @WilliamsRuto @TruphenaMuthon the achievement is a win for 'MAZINGIRA SARTUDAY' program by @Smallaxe_env

[Small Axe Environmental Initiative @Smallaxe_env]

@TruphenaMuthon Wewe ni wetu na tunajivunia place umefika.

Tutapanga home coming.

[Small Axe Environmental Initiative @Smallaxe_env]

@TruphenaMuthon @WilliamsRuto

[Small Axe Environmental Initiative @Smallaxe_env]

@WilliamsRuto Always bold and ready for climate action advocacy.

[Small Axe Environmental Initiative @Smallaxe_env]

@TruphenaMuthon @TruphenaMuthon remember this one in Babadogo?

[Small Axe Environmental Initiative @Smallaxe_env]

@TruphenaMuthon Proud of you girl.

The journey has been hopeful.

[valehkaluki @valehkaluki]

@Smallaxe_env @YouthAliveKe @YouthAliveKe Migrant domestic workers need stronger protection. Fear of deportation prevents many from reporting abuse. Justice centers and reforms can offer safety.
#TimeToCare #16DaysOfActivism

[Ken Ndolo @KenNdolo1]

Challenging harmful norms matters. Unpaid care in the United States is valued at 870 billion dollars. In Kenya, GBV leads to job loss and financial instability for many domestic workers.
#TimeToCare #16DaysOfActivism

[Ken Ndolo @KenNdolo1]

6. Ending violence in digital and physical spaces is critical. In Kenya, 13.7 percent of domestic workers face sexual violence and many do not report it. Safer reporting systems are needed.
#TimeToCare #16DaysOfActivism

[Sunset Lover @SunsetLove40346]

Employers should understand the value of care. Children of employers are responsible for some cases of abuse. Promoting respectful household practices can reduce harm.
#TimeToCare #16DaysOfActivism

[Irungu Peterson🇰🇪 @IrunguPetersonK]

Women spend hundreds of unpaid hours every year that limit their opportunities. Ratifying ILO Convention 189 can strengthen protections for domestic workers.

#TimeToCare #16DaysOfActivism @YouthAliveKe