STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE AND SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT

WHAT WE DO

SENSITIZE LOCAL

COMMUNITIES

HELP THEM PLANT

INDIGENOUS TREES

REDUCE THEIR USE

OF FIREWOOD

IMPROVE

SELF – RELIANCE


Our Objectives

i. Preserve, conserve, and manage the environment through prudent utilization of biodiversity and natural resources.

ii. Promote life and livelihoods through environmental conservation and management of climate change.

iii. Promote public participation in environmental conservation and biodiversity management through multiple strategies such as influencing the school curriculum, mainstreaming conservation efforts through performing and creative arts, sports, and other community development initiatives.

iv. Promote capacity-building programmes among communities on environmental conservation and biodiversity management through workshops, sensitization and awareness campaigns, networking, collaborations and partnerships.

v. Raise, Mobilize, and disburse financial and other resources that enhance its overall objective.

vi. Promote and support the activities and programmes of any other initiative that has similar objectives to BIOLEAD.

vii. The association shall be non- political and non profit making.

STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE

  1. Prevention of Environmental Degradation and Climate Change Accelerators:

    • Collaborate with the Government to mainstream and institutionalize prevention of environmental degradation in line with Articles 42, 69, and 70 of the Constitution, Section 47 (2) of Kakamega County Environmental Management Act 2019, and Vihiga County Environmental Management Policy, 2019.
    • Support government efforts in mainstreaming prevention of environmental degradation through a people-driven approach.
    • Champion the implementation of Vihiga and Kakamega County environmental management policy.
    • Enhance the capacity of the public in the two counties to prevent environmental degradation.
    • Mobilize citizens in the two counties to adhere to standards and practices that foster and inculcate ethics and compliance to environmental conservation measures.
    • Develop a checklist of critical biodiversity, environmental, and climate change matters prone to violations and equip our membership for reporting and feedback purposes.
    • Promote effective stakeholder participation and involvement in preventing environmental degradation.

  2. Public Education, Training, and Awareness Creation:

    • Enhance the public’s capacity and engagement in combating and preventing environmental degradation through educational programs, workshops, and seminars.
    • Organize sports activities and tournaments as part of mobilizing communities towards environmental conservation awareness.
    • Promote a culture of biodiversity and environmental conservation in society.
    • Sponsor environmental themes in drama and Kenya music festival competitions to raise awareness.
    • Work with educational institutions to mainstream environmental conservation education in the formal education system.
    • Promote transparency and accountability in environmental programs through strengthened mechanisms.
    • Foster environmental conservation through cooperation, partnerships, and collaborations locally, regionally, and internationally.

  3. Public Communication, Information Access, and Knowledge Dissemination:

    • Improve visibility and trust through effective communication with stakeholders.
    • Utilize local media platforms such as vernacular radio and TV stations to reach diverse audiences.
    • Disseminate vital information on environment and biodiversity to enable informed choices and decisions.
    • Conduct research and baseline surveys on environmental matters and disseminate findings.
    • Utilize web-based technologies to reach varied and large audiences.
    • Establish a user-friendly website to serve as a one-stop-shop for all environmental information requirements in the two counties.
    • Build new ideas from suggestions generated from feedback mechanisms.
    • Participate in conferences to share BIOLEAD‘s story and its transformation of lives through environment.


  4. Corporate Social Resposibility:

    • We offer education sponsorships to the community for Kids.
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