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Nelly Damaris Chepkoskei

Nelly Nelly Damaris Chepkoskei, WWF Climate Witness from Kipchebor, Kenya, working in a tree nursery that she runs with 16 other women.
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My name is Nelly Damaris Chepkoskei. I am 50 years old. I am a farmer and live in a village called Kipchebor, in the Kericho District in the West of Kenya. I am married and I have five children. I grow maize, tea and keep a few dairy cattle on my farm. I also harvest indigenous tree seedlings on a .75 acre plot. Some of these seedlings are sold and some are given to local institutions like schools. In addition, I am a volunteer Community Mobilizer working with the Forest Action Network. My work entails educating the local population on the importance of conserving our forest. I mainly work with women, who I believe have been left behind as far as conservation is concerned.

By working with the women in my community I have heard many stories about changes in our local environment in the past 20-30 years. Many of these changes I have also witnessed myself. This includes uncontrolled clearing of the bushes and trees on virgin forest land to create more land for farming and settlement.

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