What do you find most rewarding about working for our organization?

Knowing that my work will be saving a river, restoring a forest, or making the community more aware of environmental concerns is truly an honor. I feel blessed every day of my life knowing that I choose to do what my heart has always wanted – to be part of the change for this planet of ours. I hope to inspire a future generation to learn that it’s not about age, but about not letting your fear lead you. Break through that glass ceiling and let hope in. We can save this planet, and we will.

What projects are you working on right now?

Currently, I am working on starting a student chapter of SER Africa. I am a representative for the SER Africa Board of Directors, and it is my mandate to ensure we get as many students involved as possible. The other project we are undertaking in my community is building a tree nursery center for our community. We want to start having a center where we grow our trees for the community. This will help in our tree planting exercises and various clean-ups that we plan on having, as well as establishing a stable income for Asili Generation Kenya. Our biggest and most ambitious project is the establishment of Asili Park in our community. We have a large place that is used by our community and an ambitious plan to transform a sector to be an Asili Park with lots of trees, clean-ups and landscaping. We want to use the park as a reflection of what we hope our community will look like in the future.

How does your work support the UN decade on Ecosystem Restoration?

As Asili Generation Kenya, we are putting all of our effort into halting and reversing the destruction of ecosystems. Through our various activities, we want to restore destroyed ecosystems back to their natural state.

What does ecological restoration mean to you?

Bringing back biodiversity and ecosystems to normal. Back to their intended purpose. It means us finding the true way of balancing our relationship with the planet. It is our duty and mandate to achieve this balance for the future generations to come.

The young generation watering newly planted tree seedlings.

Why would you encourage others, particularly young people, to get involved in this field?

I would say it should come from the heart. The young generation should fall in love with taking care of the earth and its ecosystems. When there is love there is care, we need to show the beauty and importance of that. It will encourage many young people, and I do believe the movement has started. All over the world, the younger generation is standing up to save our world.

What is one thing, either industry-related or not, you learned in the last month?

I took part in an educational tour of an awesome organization that is reclaiming a river, and got to learn a lot about bamboo trees and their benefits. I also got to see a river cleaning machine at work, which was super exciting.

What’s something about you (a fun fact) that not many people know?

Well I try not to show it but am a good singer. I sing a lot and dance a lot when I feel that the stress of work is overwhelming. It helps to keep me calm and grounded.