From Gangs to Green Solutions: How Youth are Driving Climate Adaptation in Mukuru kwa Reuben

From Gangs to Green Solutions: How Youth are Driving Climate Adaptation in Mukuru kwa Reuben

We meet Mitchel Wanja Kamau, a trained water engineer and a vital member of Kwa Reuben Ubuntu Community Based Organization in Mukuru kwa Reuben informal settlement.

Mitchel explains how this CBO emerged from reformed gang members who sought to counter the exploitative use of youth for political goals.

She highlights Mukuru kwa Reuben's climate-related challenges such as severe water scarcity and rampant poor waste disposal. To address these, the group has pioneered an innovative Black Soldier Fly (BSF) initiative.

She meticulously explains their process which includes collecting and sorting organic waste from hotels, schools, and households, sometimes for very low pay, then feeding it to BSF larvae.

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