By Shimron Kiptoo (Ogiek), Assistant Project officer, Chepkitale Indigenous People Development Project/Tulwoob Koony Radio, Kenya

By Damaris Lenantare (Rendille, CS Journalism Fellow)

In Marsabit’s vast Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL), a land of great beauty, a quiet crisis is unfolding in Kenya. Repeated failed rainy seasons are pushing Indigenous pastoralist communities to the limits of their resilience.

Una investigación sobre cómo la extracción no regulada de arena está agotando las fuentes de agua y transformando la vida pastoral en las zonas áridas de Kenia.

Por Lucas Kasosi (Masái, becario de CS)

Al amanecer, a lo largo del río Olkeriai, en Mashuuru, condado de Kajiado, el cauce ya no parece un curso de agua, sino una cantera a cielo abierto: cicatrizado, excavado e inestable.

By Omar Challah, Executive Director, Jamii Action Centre (JAC)

Jamii Action Centre has launched JAC FM, a community-owned radio station in Kwale County, Kenya. With this new station, we’re advancing efforts towards providing a platform for the Mijikenda People, a group that has been historically underrepresented in mainstream media.

Mussa Juma Siwayombe, Executive Director

A media-based campaign spearheaded by the Media Aid for Indigenous and Pastoralists Community (MAIPAC) is making strides in raising awareness about the harmful effects of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Tanzania's Longido District. The project, supported by Cultural Survival, is using radio programs, video documentaries, and social media to advocate for the abandonment of the practice and protect the well-being of young girls in Maasai communities.

By Titus N’getuny, Communication Officer, Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (EIWEN)

By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)

By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)

A landmark land victory in Kenya becomes a global lesson in evidence-based advocacy, intergenerational wisdom, and resistance with vision.

By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)

“Our Elders hunted lions to protect our herds. Today, we are hunting for something else, plastic. It doesn’t roar, but it’s killing our way of life.”
— Ipato Kenta, Founder of Tembea Make An Impact

By Laissa Malih, Coordinator/Filmmaker of Massai Cultural Heritage

The Maasai people, known for their rich cultural tapestry and deep-rooted traditions, face a significant challenge: the erosion of their heritage. To counter this, the Maasai Cultural Heritage (MCH) Foundation initiated the "Wisdom of the Maasai" project, known as "Engeno Le Maa" in the local dialect. Funded by Cultural Survival under the Community Media Fund, the initiative aimed to document and preserve the essence of Maasai culture through film and photography.

By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)

In the southern Rift Valley of Kenya, beyond the steaming geothermal fields, fenced-off national parks, and margins of Lake Naivasha (Enaiposha), lies Narasha, a semi-arid landscape home to the Maasai people for generations. Today, this land is a battleground where Indigenous survival, spiritual identity, and environmental justice are being relentlessly contested.