Today I’ve been thinking about the power of rural youth; a power that the world talks about, but rarely invests in. In villages like mine, young people carry deep knowledge of the land, livestock, water patterns, wildlife movement, and community dynamics. They grow up understanding climate change long before it becomes a headline. They know the struggles families face during drought, the sacrifices made to protect cattle, and the cultural values that hold our communities together. But despite...

By Benson Sinkoi I was born about twenty-two years ago in the dusty plains of Amboseli, in Southern Kenya—a place where the horizon meets the mountains and where culture breathes through every sunrise. To be born Maasai is to be born into rhythm, responsibility, and reverence. Our land is not just where we live; it is who we are. From my earliest memories, I belonged to a community deeply rooted in orkuak, the guiding force of Maasai cultural identity. In our worldview, tradition is not...