Founder's Note
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I was born and raised in Kenya, within ASAL and climate-vulnerable communities. Climate change, to me, has never been theoretical.
In years of work in environmental communication and community engagement, Rozalia observed the same pattern repeating: development structured around continuity of intervention, not community autonomy. Organisations that needed to remain needed, rather than building the capacity for communities to lead themselves.
SOEA was founded as a direct response to that pattern. The organisation is built on a belief that Africa's communities already carry the knowledge, resilience, and will to build a sustainable future. What they need are the tools, technology, and platforms to do it on their own terms.
Meet Rozalia and the Board
