Milka Chepkorir
@millychepkorir
Anthropological researcher, God fearing, determined to the realization of Human Rights. Proudly Kenya.
Former National Indigenous Fellow @UN OHCHR Nairobi
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25-04-2014 19:54:17
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Thanks Simon Mordue & team for hosting #Sengwer indigenous representatives from Cherangany hills. It's a positive step towards a shared vision of conservation in respect to human rights @julie4nw Justin Kenrick Katharine Derderian @kderderian1.bsky.social Milka Chepkorir
Implementation of African Court ruling on Ogiek is going to guarantee their livelihood and self determinations #OgiekJusticeNow #AfricanCourtRuling #OgiekRuling3rdAnniversary
As we mark this day and celebrate this report; at Natural Justice we firmly believe that an integrated and inclusive approach to conservation is the best way forward. The world is moving towards this type of model. #IStandWithTheOgiek
I condemn the recent burning of 50 houses at Maron in Embobut forest area. This has negatively affected the Sengwer ethnic minority of Kenya. liko collins Ouko Olando
"Indigenous Knowledge is embodied... disembodiment kills Indigenous Knowledge". Paul Roughan at Technodigenous discusses embodiment principles for technology and customary land. Tenure Facility
Later the Chairperson held a forum with the Members of the Sengwer community where she called for increased civic education programmes to the community to ensure they benefit from both national and county programmes and opportunities . Alex Tanui Tolgos KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H Dr.Joyce Mutinda, PhD,EBS.
Delighted beyond measure The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) Yator Kiptum Ogiek Peoples' Dev. Program (OPDP) Forest Peoples Programme The National Gender and Equality Commission is holding a 3 day event witj the Sengwer of Embobut. It is very delighting to see this happening at last
Mental health for all professionals is important. Glad that my friend Joseph Muraya is talking about this for journalists. #MentalHealth
RRI coalition member and Sengwer leader Milka Chepkorir tells a packed audience at #APAC2022: "To say that traditional, militarized conservation is in the past is a lie. As I speak it is happening to my brothers and sisters. But today at APAC, we hope this will and can change."
Milka, from Sengwer community, shares the challenges of being a woman #landrights defender at #COP15 Land Coalition ICCA Consortium Natural Justice event honouring women defenders
Happening now! The Ministry of Environment and Forestry with support from UNDP Kenya has organized a stakeholder consultation workshop in Naivasha to deliberate on the National Benefit Sharing Mechanism for REDD+ in Kenya...