Transforming Pastoralist Women - An Interview With Noah Solonka Tompo
During our recent visit to Kenya, Cultural Survival stopped in Kajiado County to speak to
Noah Solonka Tompo(Maasai) from Transforming Pastoralist Women Initiative in Kajiado County, Kenya Maasai.
This organization also provides counseling services to Indigenous Youth who are addicted to drugs.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)
Noah Solonka Tompo(Maasai)
Interviewee
"Anania2" by The Baba Project, used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission
Transforming Pastoralist Women - An Interview With Noah Solonka Tompo
During our recent visit to Kenya, Cultural Survival stopped in Kajiado County to speak to
Noah Solonka Tompo(Maasai) from Transforming Pastoralist Women Initiative in Kajiado County, Kenya Maasai.
This organization also provides counseling services to Indigenous Youth who are addicted to drugs.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)
Interviewee:Noah Solonka Tompo(Maasai)
"Anania2" by The Baba Project, used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission
Break The Silence - Stop The Violence
To combat violence against women and girls, governments and international organizations must strengthen the protection systems for Indigenous girls, promote culturally sensitive education, and support initiatives that empower Indigenous communities to prevent violence and ensure justice for affected girls.
Alice Tipap from the Maasai Community spoke to us about violence against women amongst Indigenous Maasai people.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoi/San)
Interviewee: Alice Nina Tipap (Maasai)
Music: 'Whispers', by Ziibiwan, used with permission.
Indigenous Women Changemakers: Joan Carling
This program is dedicated to Joan Carling, an activist from the Kankanaey people of the Philippines. She has served as an Expert Member on the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during 2014 and 2016, and as the Secretary General of the Asia Indigenous Pact. In this interview, she explains the benefits of the participation of Indigenous Peoples in local and global decision-making, which would bring a diversity of perspective and solutions to pressing issues.
Producer: Avexnim Cojti
Indigenous Women Changemakers: Vicky Tauli-Corpuz
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz (Igorot Kankanaey, Philippines), a long-time activist and UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, shares her experience with successes of small, local groups reaching out to the international community to collaborate in better defending their rights. She explains how her experience as a nurse led to community engagement, which quickly turned into a passion for advocating for the needs of community members as an activist.
Producer: Avexnim Cojti