People and Nature: ACTNOW KENYA twin approach to sustainable development

Kenya's Climate Risk Index

• More than 80% of the Kenya’s landmass is arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) with poor infrastructure, and other developmental challenges.

• The annual forest cover loss within Mukogodo is estimated to be 383 ha.

• Over 44,000 species are threatened with extinction.

• An estimated 45.8 per 100,000 deaths in Africa attributed to WASH diseases.

• 2.6m livestock deaths reported due to prolonged drought in Kenya between 2020 and 2023.

Impact at a Glance

For the past three years, ACTNOW KENYA has implemented participatory programs in northern Kenya around its strategic areas; climate action, environmental conservation, food security and access to clean water. Dive into our programs section covering a range of community events, tree planting and food security. These programs are segments of ACTNOW KENYA SUSTAINABILITY MAP 2026-2030.

See how we creating meaningful impact in the communities we serve

---through programs in nutrition, gardening, restoration, and livelihoods across the Mukogodo Ecosystem empowering young people and communities to lead sustainable change and climate action.

Securing the future of school feeding...

Today more than 25K kids depend on school meals in the Mukogodo ecosystem as they often come to school hungry. However, school feeding program continues to face numerous gaps in rural and marginal parts of Northern Kenya. The program often faces nutritional insufficiency, and inconsistent supply of food to schools in remote areas. Through school gardening and nutritional education...

Community Events

Empowering communities through sustainable food, climate justice, and livelihoods.

The Northern Kenya Half Marathon

The Northern Kenya Half Marathon is a community event initiated by Northern Kenya Half Marathon bringing together community members, young athletes, schools and conservation groups to raise awareness on...

The Mukogodo Walk Wild Event

Each year, the Mukogodo Forest loses an estimated 383 hectares of tree cover—a trend that directly undermines the social, ecological, and economic fabric of the communities that depend on it.

Sustainable solutions are locally-led

We partner with schools, community elders and smallholder farmers – particularly women farmers, school conservation clubs and small scale youth groups– to promote climate action, conservation, sustainable agriculture, water management and local indigenous knowledge. We do this through activism, community capacity development and resources mobilization.

From this school garden that ACTNOW KENYA has established in this school, our students will no longer lack vegetables in their plates.

Head of Institution, Ng'abolo Primary School

Meet the Generous Partners and Collaborators

...whom because of them, ACTNOW KENYA continues to deliver impact programs and reach more people across the Mukogodo Ecosystem.