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Our Vision

To see a society whereby the rights of indigenous minority communities are respected and their culture, habitat and environment is preserved for posterity.

Mission Statement

Creating an environment for the Yiaku to enjoy their fundamental rights hence improved livelihoods.

Our Vision

To raise consciousness on the Phenomenon of Climate Change

To organize and train Yiaku Peoples on Civic, Human and Indigenous People’s Rights at the National, Regional and International levels aimed at protecting and advancing women’s rights and interests.

WHO WE ARE

Yiaku Laikipiak Trust (YLT) was founded in the year 2000 and officially registered in the year 2003. Since inception, YLT’s long term priority is the revival of Yiaku language, Protection of Mukogodo Forest, Indigenous Knowledge and livelihood support for the Yiaku people.

The Yiaku People are a Cushitic tribe that migrated from Ethiopia in 14th Century and settled in Mukogodo Forest in Laikipia North District in Kenya. The Yiaku People are a minority indigenous community with a population of less than 4,000 people.

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Yiakunte Language

Ongoing Projects

FGM Project.

Implemented a project to educate and eradicate female genital mutilation amongst the yiaku girls.

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Film Documentary.

A film documentary showing how climate change has affected the livelihoods of the Yiaku community.

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COMMUNITY DIALOGUES

Dialogues on climate change in Laikipia and role of women in decision making.

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P3DM MAP

Training of development of P3DM Map for Mukogodo Forest.

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YIAKU CULTURAL MESEUM

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Watch Yiaku People Documentary

For The Preservation and Learning of The Yiakunte Language of The Yiaku Indigenous People.

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Testimonials

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Jenifer Koinante

Executive Director

The Yiaku language is not recognized by Government. We call upon the government to put into place programmatic activities that will enable the use of indigenous languages and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in line with the goal, Education for Sustainable Development, hence pave way of a bi-cultural approach in education and increase literacy levels in the community.

Catherine Grace

Designer

Only three elders who are all above 85 years old can speak the language fluently, it is imperative that their traditional knowledge be tapped and documented before they get any older.

Catherine Grace

Designer

"Guaranteed Forest tenure will create enthusiasm and a new spirit of ownership and protection of Mukogodo Forest "