Join us to celebrate Nicole’s wonderful life.

The Nicole Kenton Memorial Project is a development initiative that aims to continue the priceless work of Nicole Kenton's legacy in her memory and advance her community development works among the dryland communities in East Africa. This will truly leave a lasting legacy.

Who was Nicole Kenton?

Nicole, as an experienced international development practitioner, devoted her entire life in promoting sustainable development among the dryland communities. She worked for the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in empowering communities through development communication, participatory approaches, etc. She studied Modern Languages (French and German) at the University of Wales and completed a postgraduate course on Community Participation in Professional Practice at the University of Edinburgh. Working for IIED, she was the coordinating editor of the Haramata Journal and accompanying Drylands Issues Papers (in English and French) and a co-editor of the international journal Participatory Learning and Action (PLA). In 2016, Nicole joined PENHA’s Board of Trustees and, in 2018, was part of a strategic visit to PENHA’s Somaliland office and to Samara University in the Afar region of Ethiopia, where she delivered a lecture on the challenges and opportunities of pastoralism at an international conference. She is also a trustee of Charushila, an international environmental design charity, which works with communities to transform underused public spaces for food growing and wellbeing. Nicole has published journal articles and policy briefs and is a reviewer of Development in Practice.

This initiative is being launched with the support of Nicole’s family, colleagues, friends, and others who are interested in advancing her true causes. As a small-scale pilot project, the funds will be collected through donations.