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You’re invited! *Legado Town Hall | Wednesday, May 8 @ noon EST | Hosted on Zoom* At this Spring’s Town Hall, the women leading our Namuli work with Mozambican group Namuli Wiwanana will share some of the lessons they’ve learned by putting women at the heart of our 360° Community-Led Change approach. Our Town Halls are interactive, online events where people from around the world join in the discussion. We would love it if you could join us. Click below to RSVP. https://lnkd.in/exiNxBjs

Our April to June update is out now! Here are few highlights: ✨ We share about our newest Thriving Futures partnership with the Pangolin Project. Together, we’re working to support the Indigenous Stewards of Southwest Kenya’s Nyekweri ecosystem. ✨Our all-woman team in Peru worked to begin Legacy Planning in Saniriato, the first community to begin the Thriving Futures process in the Andes-Amazon. ✨We take you to Northern Kenya, where a community health training on maternal and newborn care exemplifies the interconnected nature of Thriving Futures. Check it out to see what building Thriving Futures in partnership with Indigenous communities looked like this quarter: https://lnkd.in/g7JgRP5G 

We are so honored to partner with Greenwood Place team, who have been transformative in catalyzing social and environmental justice. Check out their latest Annual Report, featuring how they support community led change at so many levels—it is an honor to be part of this with them. (Our work is shared on page 14 alongside great work by so many others.) #communityofchange https://lnkd.in/dpSiJfTD

A recent community health training in Ngilai, Kenya, brought together Community Health Promoters and traditional birth attendants for five days to learn more about maternal and newborn health care. The training came out of the communities’ priority to increase access to health care while supporting Samburu medicine. Thanks to the training, 60 care providers are now better equipped to facilitate maternity care that respects Samburu culture and integrates modern medical knowledge! Check out our latest blog post for an up-close look at the training, which intersects with many aspects of life in Ngilai, from maternal health to cultural resilience and the environment: https://lnkd.in/eZ6sR9gY

We are so excited to welcome Marie-Ève Monette, Ph.D. as our new Director of Development! She brings over 15 years of experience working alongside education institutions, human rights nonprofits, activists, and artists on community-led initiatives that uplift the knowledges of Indigenous Peoples. Marie-Ève comes at an important time of growth for Legado’s programs and partnerships. We can’t wait to help grow Thriving Futures around the world with you, Marie-Ève! https://lnkd.in/eZT9H3Gd

The recent case study featuring Legado is part of a larger, multi-year project by The Bridgespan Group to understand the impact of Community-Driven Change and catalyze this approach globally. We’re so honored to be part of this work, and encourage you to have a look:   https://lnkd.in/dRRW8RE4 The report has found that when CDC-oriented approaches, like Legado’s Thriving methodology, are used, “programmes saw a significant impact across issues areas, and communities built power and assets that helped them sustain those impacts and build on them, even after implementing organisations stepped into other roles.” We’re proud to be part of the movement to advance conservation and development practices that center local and Indigenous leadership, and agency.

We are so excited to have our work supporting Community-Led Change in Northern Kenya featured in a case study by @Bridgespan this week. Read it now: https://lnkd.in/ebiq94tW The study demonstrates how the Thriving Futures process has: ➕ Facilitated a shared vision and collective ownership ➕Strengthened community leadership ➕Spurred increased community involvement and equity Thank you to our incredible Samburu community partners, the team at the Ngilai Community Conservancy, and the whole global community who works alongside us to support Thriving Futures through what we call 360° Community-Led Change.  Caption: Community members in Ngilai, Kenya, work together to help define community priorities | Legado

Join our team! We're seeking passionate and experienced community facilitators who are driven to support Indigenous people and local communities as leaders of change. Hiring part time (with possibility to grow to full time) team members who are excited to co-create holistic climate justice via Legado’s Thriving Future model. Please learn more here and share to those you know would be a great fit as co-facilitators for workshops and trainings across Legado’s partnership sites. Note, up to 65% of LOE will be focused on site with our programs in Africa, Latin America, and beyond. https://lnkd.in/e25wMaq5

Just one more week until the Legado Town Hall! We’d love to see you there. The details: - Wednesday, May 8th - 12-1 PM EST / 6-7 PM CAT - Online via Zoom RSVP here so we can send you a link! https://lnkd.in/exiNxBjs

Our January to March update is out now. Here are few highlights: 🔹 Our all-woman team in Peru worked with multiple partners to finalize our plans to begin supporting legacies in Saniriato—the first community to begin the Thriving Futures process in the Andes-Amazon.  🔹 The Ngilai community in Northern Kenya came together to clear invasive species and restore degraded land 🔹 Our Mozambique partner Namuli Wiwanana laid the groundwork for a new community-led livelihood program on Mount Namuli Check it out to see what building Thriving Futures in partnership with Indigenous communities looked like this quarter! https://lnkd.in/ejNr4Rnf #ThrivingFutures