BioFi Field Building Call - Africa
'Engaging Indigenous Wisdom, Place-based Governance, and Deep Forgiveness across Africa' with Refi Uganda, MIKIA Kenya, and Valley of Grace (South Africa)
Tune in on November 20 to learn about diversity and ongoing efforts to organize equitable regenerative finance in sub-Saharan Africa. Joining us are Michael Haupt, Emma Alip, and Ramson Karmushu, speaker bios below:
Michael Haupt: Michael Haupt is an ex-corporate technologist who has spent the past decade doing on-the-ground work in the Valley of Grace in Western Cape, South Africa. The role has seen him wear many hats, and he is currently playing the role of "Regenerative Finance Decoder.” He is attempting to crack the code of why similar phrases mean vastly different things to different people in sustainable funding conversations, helping bridge the gap between those who have money to invest and those who need it for earth-positive projects.
Emma Alip: Emma Alip is a regenerative advocate, regenerative finance thinker, and community builder. Emma is currently focused on building organizations that regenerate human and natural resources instead of depleting them, and is exploring which tools are most needed for this work. Emma recently represented ReFi Uganda in the BioFi Pathfinders Gitcoin Round.
Ramson Karmushu: Ramson is an enthusiast of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITK), a believer in Inclusive Conservation, and a founder of My Indigenous Knowledge In Action (MIKIA Kenya) to support Indigenous communities to document, preserve, and regenerate ITK for future generations and integrate it with scientific knowledge and innovation. Ramson is a co-lead of the Resource Mobilization and Financial Mechanisms Working Group for the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) negotiations, pushing for direct access to financial resources by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) for the implementation of the KM-GBF.
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Our monthly Field Building Call provides an opportunity for community members to share stories of active experimentation and learning in BioFi.
During this time, we will hear up to three different 10-minute presentations from Community of Practice members representing initiatives building BioFi aligned projects or organizations from diverse perspectives and places. Following each presentation, there will be space for questions and dialogue between the Community and presenters.
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