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Kevin Lunzalu is a freelance journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. He specializes in covering environmental issues especially how communities are spearheading climate action. Kevin also has an interest sustainable agriculture, youth voices, ecological development, and peace issues. Through his work, he was awarded as the environmentalist of the year under the community awareness program of the Environment254 organization in 2015. In 2017, he was appointed to work for the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) where he documents grass root youth initiatives that halt the loss of biodiversity, and develops reports to be used during consultation meetings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, by the GYBN. Kevin has also worked as an environmental Ambassador of CoalitionWILD, an international platform for young people who are actively engaged in ecological conservation where he actively sourced for stories on youth projects in Kenya. Kevin has done reporting in Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, Rwanda, and South Africa. He is happy to help in documentary production, blogging, research, media coordination, news gathering, project reporting, photography, profile interviews, feature stories, and social media management. Kevin is flexible, versatile, creative, energetic, and work can on other areas of interest to clients. He works in English and Swahili, with basic Luganda and Kinyarwanda.
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Kisumu’s Climate-Smart Farmers
The article discusses the challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Kisumu County, Kenya, due to climate change, including reduced crop yields, unpredictable weather patterns, and extreme droughts and floods. It highlights the story of Millicent Odera, who noticed a decline in her farm's productivity and shifted to climate-smart farming techniques such as using compost manure, practicing vertical gardening, and rainwater harvesting. The article also mentions other farmers like Milicent Akoth and Abigael Malanda, who have adopted sustainable practices like organic farming and poultry-keeping to improve soil health and conserve resources. The farmers' adaptation to climate change is presented as a means to sustain their livelihoods and contribute to food security in the region. The article underscores the importance of knowledge transfer, particularly to women, to combat the adverse effects of climate change on agriculture.
How Young Africans Can Help Build a Post-Pandemic Future
The article discusses the role of young people in Africa in rebuilding a stronger post-pandemic economic and social system. It highlights four key areas where youth can collaborate with governments and civil society organizations: creating innovation hubs to develop solutions to challenges, improving access to employment, business, and education opportunities, supporting youth-led practices in healthcare, agriculture, climate action, and industrialization, and fostering good governance, inclusivity, peace, and political stability. The author, Kevin Lunzalu, is a winner of the 2021 Blog4Dev competition organized by the World Bank, which focuses on the economic development of African countries and the impact of COVID-19.
Fighting Climate Change Through Community Activism
The article discusses the efforts of a Kenyan youth biodiversity network aligned with the United Nations Convention for Biological Diversity (UN CBD) to address climate change and biodiversity conservation. The network is focused on integrating gender, human rights, economics, construction, and finance into their strategies for a post-2020 global biodiversity framework. They have established five pillars for their operation, including biodiversity loss prevention and sustainable agriculture. The group has facilitated dialogues between youth and government officials, held capacity-building workshops, and utilized digital platforms to engage and update young people. They have also organized awareness forums and campaigns, such as the Global March for Elephant, Rhinos, and Lions, and an advocacy caravan on Ocean Conservation. The network has received support from the African Wildlife Foundation and has been successful in getting the County Government of Nandi to employ young people in environmental roles.
Covering the Student's Prize-giving day at Ngara Girls High School.
Reporting on the development of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network event at the UN Conference of Parties (COP 14) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Nature's Confusion: Floods and Droughts in Kenya
The article discusses the paradoxical situation in Kenya where floods and droughts are occurring simultaneously, causing confusion in natural patterns and leading to human suffering. The author criticizes the government's lack of proactive measures to prevent natural disasters, focusing instead on post-disaster management. The situation is likened to a family where half suffer from obesity and the other half from malnutrition. The article highlights the plight of local residents and livestock in drought-stricken areas, and the broader ecological impacts of such disasters. The author commends the new Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Tobiko, for his efforts in tree planting and combating illegal logging, and expresses a commitment to support these environmental initiatives. The article calls for widespread tree planting across various regions in Kenya as a measure to restore ecological balance.
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