Mnyumbuni - Kenya
= locale of application, Kilifi, Kenya, by Will Ruddick and colleagues of the Sarafu network, of the Ecosystem Stewardship Framework
Description
Will Ruddick:
"In this collaboration and new cycle, I established myself in Kilifi, Kenya, where we are altogether developing methodologies across over 100 groups in 5 bioregions across Kenya - while anchoring it all in a pilot model eco-agro-social living laboratory in and around our home - called Mnyumbuni - together with 60+ neighbor households. We are implementing a land stewardship and resource coordination program including: syntropic agroforestry, water retention systems, soil-building techniques, indigenous plant conservation and nursery development for tree planting and food production.
Together we are at the forefront of landscape restoration, ecosystem stewardship, and bioregional planning, connecting within communities and across the entire country. My work is as much about restoring the land as it is about strengthening community bonds, stewardship , and keeping alive eco and social coordination systems based on trust.
After a little bit more than a year now, we are humbled to ground our common interest in stewardship and to approach an integrated local and bioregional development. Together, we are reshaping the land with reciprocity, tools, seeds, and collective effort, healing both the Earth and the bonds within the community."