The Mbura experiment
For rural sub-Saharan communities, our experiment offers an opportunity for them to access climate knowledge through natives who are 'science' aware
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 that encourage them, those who are climate aware, to move in and fill the gap?
Consider this our experiment!
Where, awareness of the changing climate is borne out of local experiences and detached from the climate science. Our experiment explores conversations that help natives make the leap.
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. 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
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