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AIG SMS for Environmental Justice among the Mau Indigenous Community

The AI-Generated (AIG) Short Message Texts (SMS) for Environmental Justice among the Mau Indigenous Community project is a groundbreaking effort to address pressing environmental issues faced by the Mau Indigenous Community in Kenya. The Mau Forest, one of East Africa’s largest water catchment areas, is under threat from deforestation and illegal farming settlements, compounded by climate change, thereby directly impacting the livelihoods and well-being of the indigenous Ogiek community and the greater Mau community. The project’s goal is to advance the principles of environmental justice by adopting AI-generated Short Text Messaging among the indigenous community in the Mau forest that draws from their traditional knowledge of the conservation of forests and the preservation of vital water towers. The AI system will also have text-based prompts that allow users to query it and get results about a topic of interest.


Author
L. Lusike Mukhongo

Goals
Enhanced decision-making