Dear John,

Our latest Empower to Plan project is live! KOMB GREEN Solutions, who you supported last year at the beginning of the pandemic, is in urgent need of your help today.

KOMB GREEN is a Kenyan environmental conservation and regeneration project in the informal settlement of Korogocho. The local team, led by at-risk and street-involved youth, has worked tirelessly over the past year to transform an area of wasteland on the banks of the Nairobi River into a community park. Every day, they provide vital services for children's play, urban agriculture and environmental initiatives such as tree planting. 

However, these unique community projects are threatened by heavy rains and worsening floods. In May, 40,000 Kenyans were displaced by floods and the Korogocho People's Park was almost entirely destroyed.

KOMB GREEN needs your support to install flood defences and protect the future of the park. 

Last year, you provided the team in Korogocho with sanitary equipment, PPE and condoms, keeping the community safe during the initial wave of the pandemic. Now, they are calling for emergency support from you so that the People's Park can continue to serve the community.

Your donations will not only protect the park from future flood damage, but they will also allow the team to build on last year's projects. KOMB GREEN will continue to distribute condoms and lead family planning educational campaigns with local women's groups, as well as painting two murals in the community to raise awareness of gender-based violence and increase family planning uptake. 

Former sex workers like Debra, now an active member of KOMB GREEN, will also record radio broadcasts to discuss sexual health and reproductive rights. Debra is looking forward to seeing KOMB GREEN deliver workshops in local schools on these themes, while encouraging more children to plant kitchen gardens and learn about urban agriculture.

KOMB GREEN faces unprecedented challenges in mitigating the impacts of climate change and protecting their park from flood damage, while continuing to provide their community with vital services. Please support them in planting the seeds of change in Korogocho. 

Thank you,

Population Matters & KOMB GREEN Solutions