Bringing life back to Kenya’s grasslands

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (high schools and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5/Grade 9-10 and Grade 11-12 agricultural science and geography.

It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks (UK):
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

• This teaching resource explains the work of agricultural scientists Professor Mariana Rufino, at Lancaster University, UK, and Dr Joseph Hitimana, at the University of Kabianga, Kenya. They are members of the ReDEAL project, investigating methods for promoting land restoration and using a bottom-up approach to promote these methods among rural communities in Kenya

• This resource also contains an interview with Mariana and Joseph and offers an insight into careers in agricultural science.

• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Mariana and Joseph’s research and challenges them to task.

• An animation about Mariana and Joseph’s work is available through the Futurum Careers website, along with a downloadable script.

• The article and activity sheet are also available in Swahili through the Futurum Careers website.