Youth-led climate
accountability in Vihiga County
We equip rural youth with tools to monitor adaptation budgets, document community realities, and hold decision‑makers accountable for equitable climate action.
Discover our work Get involvedThe accountability gap
County adaptation plans exist on paper, but often fail to reach erosion‑prone communities. Rural youth and smallholder farmers are excluded from decisions.
Promise vs practice
Budgets are allocated, yet farmers see little change. Resources stay in documents, not fields.
Exclusion
Youth and women are left out of planning forums where their futures are decided.
Inaccessible data
Budget documents are technical, hidden — communities cannot track what is promised.
No advocacy channel
Grassroots evidence exists but doesn't reach policymakers. We change that.
Power to Practice
A structured initiative to turn community voices into accountability.
- 30 youth climate monitors trained in budget literacy & advocacy
- Participatory budget tracking across 5 wards
- Climate Promise Scorecard & public Accountability Brief
- County Accountability Forum with officials & assembly committees
- Formal memorandum demanding corrective action
Our approach
We combine training, participatory research, and public advocacy to institutionalise youth-led accountability.
Budget literacy
Train youth to decode county adaptation budgets and track allocations.
Participatory mapping
Community documentation of climate impacts and implementation gaps.
Scorecard & brief
Simplify findings into accessible public accountability tools.
Public forum
Present evidence directly to county officials, demand formal responses.
Follow-up
Monitor implementation of commitments, ensure lasting change.
Meet the collective
Rural youth smallholder farmers leading climate accountability in Vihiga.