In late September, three graduates from Gaia’s trainings for African Earth Jurisprudence Practitioners participated in a webinar on the theme ‘Water is Life’, hosted by the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN).
Simon Mitambo and his childhood community of Tharaka, Kenya, are working together to revive and enhance their Earth-centred culture and traditions. Theirs is a story of going ‘back to roots’ to realise the future they want. Like all good stories, it flows like a river.
Simon Mitambo is the Chief Executive Officer of SALT-Kenya and Regional Coordinator of the African Biodiversity Network (ABN), a partner of Gaia Foundation. Simon is a graduate of Gaia’s first Earth Jurisprudence (EJ) course. ABN was among the winners of the 2018 Lush Spring Prize.
Brought together by SALT, (Society for Alternative Learning and Transformation), a community-based organisation founded by Tharakans, a group of elders,
My reflection on the role of Mugwe, the spiritual leader of the Tharaka people lands me into this conclusion. That
Mt. Kenya is the home of Mwenenyaga; God of the Tharaka people. Mt. Kenya is in the direction of the