Day 2, Session 4: Tools and strategies for recognizing and mapping rights Presentation by Edmund Barrow, Africa Regional Coordinator, IUCN

1. Story from Koko Chepnuk from the area around
Mount Elgon
Importance of Mapping as tool for Empowerment
Presented by Edmund Barrow, IUCN

2. Mount Elgon National Park; and
Our Farms

3. We do our mapping as a group
(and men do their maps) – and
map our landscape – both as it is
now and how we would like it to
look like in 10-20 years time

4. We present and Discuss our
maps in front of everyone –
men included

5. We have our present situation
maps and our vision for what it
will look like in 10 years time
This helps us analyze our
problems and identify solutions

6. Our Partners can
make our maps
into “smart”
computer maps!

9. We identified our problems and now we are
working on implementing the solutions –
•Terraces, tree planting & wood lots
•Advocating for a by-law to prevent roaming
animals from destroying our trees and we
participated in the formulation of that bye-law
Key Messages:
•Ownership of the
process & actions
•Empowered to take
action which was
recognized