Kenya: Fighting climate change with theater
The people of Kenya are facing multiple challenges, including low levels of education, early marriage, deforestation and the fact one third of the population lives in poverty. On top of this, climate change is leading to more frequent and long-lasting droughts.
Could theater help people address these complex issues? Supported by the project The art of building resilience, a Small Grants project of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), the non-governmental organisation S.A.F.E. Kenya brings actors and education experts to local villages to listen to people's problems and use their stories as inspiration for developing a play in just a few weeks.
Villagers can explore potential solutions to real-life issues on the stage, and potentially transfer them to their own lives. We accompanied a family for several weeks as they engaged with the project.
A film by Tabea Mergenthaler and Edwin Gikonoyo Kariuki
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Language
English
Length
6,46 min
Date of publication
2021
Country
Kenya
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