The Mbura experiment

For rural sub-Saharan communities, our experiment offers a localized approach to climate information dissemination, empowering them with agroforestry practices to adapt

Does climate knowledge exist in your local language?

What is Mbura!

(pronounced buˈra) A word that has origins in East Africa. For some Kenyan natives, it means rain, while for others in Tanzania it means ‘leader in Africa’.

Indigenous religion in Africa was often tied to the natural environment, with influence on community and land management. An example is the Kikuyu tribe in Kenya that prayed for mbura (rain) facing Mt. Kenya when droughts occurred.

Our stories!

With awareness, communities would not only be empowered, but also be enabled to lead their own resilience stories. While this is happening in some places, it is not commonplace and yet it should be!

What if...

We made natives who speak English aware of this 'awareness gap'? Would it encourage those who are climate aware to actively support communities in their pursuit of adaptation and resilience?

Consider this our experiment!

Where awareness of the changing climate is borne out of local experiences and detached from the climate science, we facilitate local conversations to help natives leap towards adaptation and resilience

Support this initiative

Firstly, we plan to map out the rural communities that have climate knowledge in their native languages versus those that do not and gather information on their food system sustenance situation. To do this, we need your help!

Meet our ambassadors

We will turn to these individuals to scale our experiment; to help us process their communities to find out if they have climate knowledge in their native languages or not

Activists

Traore Fousseny MALI
Our Planet. Our Generation. Our Future. Our Struggle.
MEET FOUSSENY
Annette UGANDA
“You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great,” Zig Ziglar
MEET ANNETTE
Yero Sarr SENEGAL
“We live the life we ​​build!”
MEET YERO
Precious Kalombwana ZAMBIA
"Together we can pave the way for a thriving greener future!”
MEET PRECIOUS
Sainey Gibba THE GAMBIA
“Activism works!”
MEET SAINEY
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Annet Nannono UGANDA
“The little I can, I'll do with love”
MEET ANNET
Emmanuel Ochola KENYA
“Optimist realist”
MEET EMMANUEL
Eugene Twagirimana RWANDA
"Healing of nature heals humans"
MEET EUGENE
Abdoul Nazirou BENIN
"Farmer and Proud"
MEET NAZIR
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Farmers

Generating manual with ChatGPT

Youth helping us on the project

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With a team of project leads, field assistants, and tools for promotion and outreach, your support will go a long way in making sure we have enough resources to see the Mbura Experiment through.

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