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Some groups in the Maasai community rely on livestock as their sole source of income, leaving them vulnerable. Some of the challenges they face include scarcity of resources, climate change, and livestock diseases. In this Maa language interview, Kipaya Ole Mapi, a pastoralist from Monduli District, tells us about the plight of his people.
Produced by Mathias Thooko (Maasai)
Interviewee Kipaya Ole Mapi (Maasai)
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Haluci Nation, used with permission.

 

In January 2015, Cultural Survival sponsored the first radio forum on free, prior, informed consent to ever hit Kenya’s airwaves in the Maasai langugae Maa. Broadcast on Mayian FM and Nosim FM

Produced by: Ben Koissaba, Emmanuel Kisemei, Ole Kintet, Daniel Tenaai, and Rahab Kenana

The right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent belongs to all Indigenous Peoples. Produced in Rai by Mohan Singh Lama

Indigenous communities should not let governments continue to destroy their territories and violate their right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent. Produced in Rai by Mohan Singh Lama

It is important that indigenous communities elect leaders who will fight for the interests of their people and not the interests of the government. Produced in Rai by Mohan Singh Lama

UN Declaration, Article 10. Article 10 of the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples states that no one can forcibly displace indigenous communities from their territories. Produced in Rai by Mohan Singh Lama

UN Declaration, Article 19. States must obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent from Indigenous Peoples before taking legislative or administrative measures which will affect them. Produced in Rai by Mohan Singh Lama

Safe Communities: Governments cannot store dangerous materials on Indigenous Peoples’ lands without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent. Produced in Rai by Mohan Singh Lama

Development Projects: States should obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent before approving any development project that will affect the lands and resources of Indigenous Peoples. Produced in Rai by Mohan Singh Lama

The UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples along with other international instruments, recognises the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent as a right of Indigenous Peoples. Produced in Rai by Mohan Singh Lama

For Indigenous Peoples, the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent is a fundamental, inherent and inalienable right. Produced in Rai by Mohan Singh Lama

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Tilak Chamling

Voices: Tilak Chamling, Chhila Chamling