Youth Organizations Benefit From Ksh 23 Million KCDF Award to Boost Innovation

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By Vincent Munga

Five community youth organizations have benefitted from a Sh 23,950,000 award to support their innovative ideas towards environmental sustainability and conservation.

The award by Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) under its young environmentalist innovative challenge (YEIC), aims at developing action-oriented young individuals and youth-led organizations committed to the conservation of the environment. 

The winners included Inua DamSite from Nyandarua County,
EcoRich Solutions and Placom Manufacturers from Nairobi County, and Farmer Lifeline Technologies
and Fruity Schools Africa from Kiambu County.

The finalists of the inaugural challenge, launched in 2023, were awarded in this event that also saw the launch of the second edition. 

This year’s edition seeks to award three young individual environment champions with grants of up to KES 1.5 Million and six organizations with grants of up to KES 5 Million each, for implementing their unique environment conservation-based ideas. 

YEIC is an environmental innovation fund established by KCDF with support from Mackenzie Scott to bolster innovative ideas and solutions that promote environmental conservation, sustainable resource management, and community resilience. 

KCDF has partnered with the National 
Environment Trust Fund (NetFund), Green Generation Initiative (GGI), and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to identify top unique ideas through this initiative. 

In a ceremony that brought together, youth representatives, the private sector, environment champions, advocates, and enthusiasts, the event underscored the significance of environmental conservation in addressing pressing global issues such as drought and climate change.

It also emphasized the role of digital technology in enhancing efforts to protect the environment.

KCDF Executive Director Ms. Grace Maingi emphasized the importance of fostering and advancing innovation within the development sector, alongside efforts to control carbon emissions.

“We aim to empower young people by recognizing their potential through the Young Environmentalist Innovation Challenge. As we launch the second call for applicants, we have extended support eligibility to individuals aged 15 to 35, offering grants of up to five million shillings. Central to our mission is fostering sustainable change for sustainable development. To achieve this, we are committed to placing technology at the forefront. Our theme, "Green and Coded," 
underscores our focus on innovative waste management solutions and digital transformations poised 
to drive future progress,” she said.

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