Rebuilding Africa,
from Square One.
Square One Eco Africa works with frontline communities across Kenya's ASAL regions, building resilience through sustainable development, technology, and the power of community storytelling.
Square One Eco Africa works with frontline communities across Kenya's ASAL regions, building resilience through sustainable development, technology, and the power of community storytelling.
Three hubs working together: sustainable development on the ground, technology that puts data in community hands, and storytelling that makes the work visible to the world.
Hub 01
Community-led adaptation and livelihoods through climate-smart agriculture, agroforestry, renewable energy, blue-economy systems, and gender-responsive climate resilience. This hub anchors our work at the grassroots, integrating sustainable practices that restore ecosystems and strengthen food systems.
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Hub 02
Scalable digital tools, mobile applications, and SaaS platforms including the Taarifa Eco App, powering climate-smart decision-making across agriculture, energy, and coastal ecosystems. Technology that boosts productivity and opens access for women and youth.
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Hub 03
Amplifying local voices and success stories from climate-smart agriculture, renewable energy, and blue-economy work. Through visual storytelling and strategic communications, this hub shapes narratives, influences policy, and puts community leadership at the centre of Africa's climate future.
Read Our StoriesRegenerative and climate-smart farming systems that restore degraded ecosystems, improve soil health, and strengthen food and water security. Through agroforestry and water-smart agriculture, farmers in ASAL regions build climate-resilient livelihoods while restoring biodiversity.
Equitable access to affordable renewable energy through decentralized solar, clean cooking innovations, and local capacity-building. Africa's transition to a low-carbon economy should be inclusive, gender-responsive, and driven by the communities it affects most.
Technology to strengthen climate resilience and local decision-making. Through the Taarifa Eco App, data platforms, and early warning systems, communities can anticipate, adapt to, and recover from climate and environmental risks in real time.
Sustainable use and protection of coastal and marine ecosystems in Kilifi and Kwale through community-led conservation, eco-enterprise development, and blue innovation. Helping coastal communities strengthen climate resilience and unlock the potential of Africa's blue economy.
Bridging rural innovation and urban growth through circular economy initiatives, waste-to-value solutions, and eco-enterprise incubation, including our ongoing advocacy with Dandora waste pickers in Nairobi.
Gender equity and social inclusion embedded across all programs, with women and youth taking leadership in climate action. Skills development, access to resources, and advocacy that builds genuinely equitable pathways to climate resilience.
Running through every thematic area is a commitment to telling the story of the work. We amplify community voices, document local innovations, and use narrative to influence policy and public awareness. Every initiative creates impact and tells the story of that impact to inspire others.
What we do and what we witness, documented directly from the communities we work with.
Gender and Climate
Hours before IWD celebrations, floodwater swept through Mathare. Women were still cleaning when our team arrived. It raised a question we keep coming back to: how do we stop just responding to crises and start preventing them?
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IWD 2026
Our IWD 2026 video message on why climate resilience starts with women's leadership. Watch and read.
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Circular Economy
"Give us the opportunity to manage what we built." 41 waste pickers, their stories and what they are asking for.
Read the storyBrowse all field dispatches, programme updates and community spotlights from ASAL regions and Nairobi.
Watch our International Women's Day 2026 message on climate resilience, community leadership, and why this work matters. More videos in the stories section.
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Your donation funds climate-smart agriculture, clean energy access, and digital tools for communities across ASAL Kenya.
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We work with funders, researchers, volunteers, and community partners across East Africa.