Work Package 3-Gender, intersectionality of Urban Migrants in Eldoret (Kenya)

The Intersection of Gender and Climate: Strategies and Policies for Urban Migrants in Eldoret, Kenya

Work Package 3 is led by the Co-Applicant Parsons working with Co-Applicants Mogaka and Gutwa to explore existing gender and social inequalities together with other climate-related SEVs, and engages members of these groups in the coproduction of climate adaptation and resilience strategies and migration policies. Intersectionality with other forms of marginalisation include persons with disabilities, migrants with irregular status, persons with diverse gender identities and/or expressions, and older people. 

Research Questions

Research questions include:

1) How do climate change impacts intersect with SEV and RRK to impact people of different genders at different stages of their migration?

2) How do socially structured roles/ positions matter in the short and longer-term for different gender groups (e.g., anxiety and posttraumatic stress; the breaking of societies and separation of families)?

3) How can vulnerable persons be equitably and meaningfully engaged in policy development and what specific elements are needed for sustainable solutions to their SEV?)

4) Can engagement in participatory and performative arts through third spaces support coproduction of equitable climate adaptation and resilience strategies in migrant hosting communities?

5) How do the processes of intercultural dynamics, collaboration and partnerships amongst migrants and host communities and wider stakeholders build a more inclusive and resilient community?

Methodology.

  • Methods.

    This work package engages migrants and host communities through stakeholder engagement approaches and Cultural Animation methodology adopting participatory digital arts (PAR) such as puppets, photography, and creative writing to reflect and collect on migrants’ experiences at a Migrant Art Hub in Eldoret.

  • Implementation.

    This work package conducts fieldwork with migrants’ groups e.g., women, young people, the elderly and host community tribal groups in Turbo, Moiben, Cheptiret, Burnt Forest, Matunda and Moisbridge via participatory Cultural Animation workshops, stakeholder engagement meetings with academics, practitioners and policymakers.

  • Impact.

    Beyond the usual tokenistic approach to include groups of different genders and other SEV, this approach aims to ensure long-term success of adaptation strategies with adequate contextualization and local buy-in.