On Monday, March 3rd,2025, a group of young environmentalist policymakers and activists from all walks of life met at Alliance Française —Nairobi—to commemorate the special Wangari Maathai Day and African Environmental Day, which spirited a call to action to keep our planet greener and cleaner. 

From 4:00 - 8:00 pm, the event brought together key stakeholders and organizations such as 3Es Experience and MuemAction, who helped reinforce the collective effort needed to drive change. The event commenced with an interactive icebreaker which session enabled the attendees to know and familiarize themselves with each other. This icebreaker created room for a conducive environment for discussing ways to sustain Dr. Wangari Mathaai's vision of environmental stewardship. 

Stories of Action & Impact 

The event incorporated an influential segment called the Liverary session, where we had five individuals known as "Live Storybooks" share their own stories on their journey towards climate action from their Indigenous. The narratives exposed the capability of community involvement along with personal efforts.

Riptoya Kanana from the Rendile Indigenous group illustrated environmental conservation empowerment programs for young women through her story "Rising from the Drought," which showed the value of leadership through service. 

Similarly,  Rukia Ahmed, well-known as the "Hummingbird," explained her activism by using storytelling and religion to spread climate change awareness in Northern Kenya. She stated that local languages in climate advocacy drive compelling progress in grassroots communities. This is notably valuable in multilingual countries such as Kenya, where over 60 languages are spoken among our 42 ethnic groups. This is why the African Environmental Youth Advisory stands for interdisciplinary and expansive environmental education.