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Noolparakuo ene Likama from Saparingo village and other members of the Maa community attend a Legacy Planning workshop in the Nyekweri Landscape | Roshni Lodhia/Legado/TPP

In 2024, we increased Legado's visibility to ensure that our work partnering with Indigenous and local communities to promote Thriving Futures continues and grows.

In early June, The Bridgespan Group featured Legado in a case study.

This study highlighted the power and potential of community-led change in Northern Kenya.
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In November, Legado was featured in IDinsight’s 2024 Dignity Report.

Our work is highlighted as an example of how to center work around upholding human dignity.
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In January, Founder and CEO Majka Burhardt and Senior Liaison Officer Tita Alvira gave a presentation to the Network of Engaged International Donors as part of the 2024 Women & Climate Change Solutions Giving Circle. They shared how Legado’s approach centers women in the pursuit of climate justice.

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A team from Busara visited Legado's Ngilai partnership in Northern Kenya in January to see the activities at the Lolkuniyani Maternal Shelter and to learn more about Legacy Planning.

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Legado’s Senior Program Manager Filipa Oitavén was featured in an article by Mongabay about the possibility of a new ecoregion in Southern Africa that would include Mount Namuli. Mount Namuli is where Legado started—and the place that taught us the importance of supporting holistic, Indigenous-led solutions for biodiversity loss.

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Our community gathered for two Town Halls in 2024. In May, we showcased the power of women-led change by interviewing the women heading up our Mozambique team. In October, we highlighted why Legado focuses on local leadership.
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Legado was included as a featured grantee in Greenwood Place’s 2023/24 Annual Report. You can read the feature here, as well as profiles of many other high-impact organizations.

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In December, funding partner Planet Woman shared an update on our work activating legacy in Saniriato, Peru, as part of their annual report. Read it here.

Legado Annual Report 2024

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