Partner With Us — Smart Village Initiative
SMART VILLAGE INITIATIVE

Partner With Us

Join the movement turning climate promises into practice in Vihiga County.

Smart Village Initiative founding organization
Vihiga Youth Climate Accountability Collective youth-led movement
Power to Practice accountability initiative

Rooted in community, driven by youth

The Smart Village Initiative has nurtured grassroots climate action in Vihiga since 2025. From our first dialogues, we grew into the Vihiga Youth Climate Accountability Collective — now launching the Power to Practice project to hold county officials accountable for climate investments.

We are smallholder farmers, young women, out-of-school youth, and unpaid farm volunteers. We are ready to lead.

35
youth organizers
240+
farmers engaged
5
wards active

Why partner with us?

Rooted

Our work grows from trusted relationships with 240+ smallholder farmers, village elders, and youth networks. We bring lived experience, not external expertise.

Proven

In one year, we mobilized 35 volunteers, documented 85+ testimonies, and built partnerships across five wards. We are ready to scale.

Accountable

Our "Power to Practice" initiative trains youth to track budgets, create public scorecards, and demand answers from county officials.

Sustainable

We aim to institutionalize youth-led climate monitoring as a permanent civic practice—lasting beyond any single project.

Ways to partner

Financial support

Fund training, dialogues, accountability tools (Scorecard & Brief), and our Public Accountability Forum.

Technical & capacity

Mentor us in climate budget analysis, policy advocacy, financial systems, and organizational development.

Advocacy & visibility

Amplify our stories, connect us with media, and help us reach decision-makers.

Peer collaboration

Learn and grow with other youth-led climate justice groups—locally and globally.

Current partners & allies

5 smallholder farmer groups Ward youth networks Village elders Vihiga County Dept. of Environment County Assembly (Environment, Agriculture, Budget) Youth climate organizers across 5 wards

We invite you to join this growing circle of change-makers.

Let's talk

Whether you're a funder, mentor, media, or fellow movement-builder — we'd love to explore how we can work together.

smartvillageinit@gmail.com
+254 735 649 658
Hamisi, Vihiga County
Send partnership inquiry

Joan Ameda, Founding Coordinator — she will respond personally.