African Earth Jurisprudence Collective

Stories to Inspire

Reviving biocultural diversity in Tharaka, Kenya
Communities across Kenya are reclaiming the earth-centred cultures that sustained them for millennia. Randa Toko, from The Gaia Foundation’s Seed Sovereignty Programme, reflects on Tharaka’s Biocultural Festival.
Earth Jurisprudence Practitioner, Method Gundidza, is returning to his roots in rural Zimbabwe, where African worldviews are once again shaping regenerative futures grounded in justice for human and more-than-human beings. Originally published in Rooted Magazine.
Tharaka community members gather at the Gaaru (meeting place) for a spiritual ceremony and dance. Photo: Rory Sheldon
Kenyan clans are reclaiming their biocultural wealth; Earth Jurisprudence Practitioner Simon Mitambo reveals the richness that lies beyond money. Originally published in Langscape Magazine.
How restoring the forest is restoring the culture of Benin’s indigenous communities: Chief Atawé Akôyi shares his approach to holistic healing. Originally published in Rooted Magazine.
Mashudu Takalani returned to her ancestral village of Mazwimba as a widow with a young son. Despite the odds stacked against her by a patriarchal power structure, she instigated a transformative revival of indigenous seed that has restored women to their rightful, respected roles in the community.
Wangari Maathai
Honouring a treasured ancestor of the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective: a courageous advocate for the connection between ecological and social justice