“Increasingly, our frontlines were not growing young, and these struggles are intergenerational. Therefore, we need to make sure the spontaneity of these struggles, that we have a channeling, a reproduction of competent, well trained, knowledgeable, exposed, next generation leaders who will keep this fire burning to ensure these rights are respected and promoted.”
Stanley Kimaren Riamit, Executive Director of Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners (ILEPA) in Narok, Kenya, motivated young indigenous leaders and advocates who are participating in the ongoing virtual training on policy advocacy in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that started on January 19, 2021.