Chepkitale Indigenous People Development Project (CIPDP)

Mission

CIPDP is a non-governmental organisation registered by the Chepkita Ogiek in 2003. Its aim is to ensure the realisation of Chepkita people's rights. 

Objectives

The main objective is recognising the rights of marginalized communities. CIPDP's work has focused on the following processes in recent years:

1. Mt. Elgon Provincial Resolution on the transfer of community ownership to the community,
2. the drafting of community legislation on Ogiek and the training of community parties for their implementation,
3. cooperation with the National Land Commission (NLC).

Networks

CIPDP is networked at both national and international levels. It coordinates the Kenyan Forest Indigenous Peoples Network and cooperates with the Sengwer Indigenous Peoples Program, the Katiba Institute and the Ogiek Peoples Development Project.