The 4-K Clubs of Kenya, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives has launched a set of communication toolkits aimed at teaching children about climate-smart agriculture. Among the items launched were a children’s guidebook, a website, a set of instructional videos, and a set of climate-smart agriculture games.
Chief Administrative Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Anne Nyaga spearheaded the creation of these toolkits as a way to also enhance the work that is carried out by the 4-K Clubs of Kenya, which were to be revived by H. E President Uhuru Kenyatta in the year 2021. The toolkits are meant to teach children how to become environmentally aware and to take climate action as they practice their farming.
“Reasons for coming up with the toolkits was because many young people in Kenya had the will to practice farming, but now had serious concerns about climate change affecting their farming activities yet they have nowhere to turn to for proper information on how to practice climate-smart agriculture,” said Nyaga.
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“Teaching children about climate-smart agriculture is an effort to ensure that future generations can conserve the environment and begin conservation efforts at an early age. I believe that investing in children at that age ensures that they have the right tools to fight climate change and pass them on to future generations as well,” she added.
The launch took place in Nakuru County, at the Egerton University in Njoro. Accompanying Ms. Nyaga at the event were representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP), members of the 4-K Clubs, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Fisheries and Cooperatives. These organizations provided strategic partnerships in ensuring the development and launch of these toolkits were successful.
Nyaga indicated that the book, titled ‘A Kid’s Guide to Climate-Smart Agriculture’ was derived from KSCAP’s Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy: 2017 – 2026. She also indicated that the website contained information that is necessary for children to take climate action, including instructional videos, written text, images and important contact information.
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