Earth One / Kenya
Confidential
Welcome.
You’ve been very intentionally chosen to join an intimate group of 25 extraordinary leaders at the upcoming Earth One: Kenya immersion this October.
Kenya stands at the edge of a new epoch. As the planet faces waves of urbanization and climate migration, this country rich in youth, biodiversity, and cultural imagination is quietly becoming one of the world’s most compelling laboratories for the future.
Africa is the world’s youngest and fastest-growing continent. While many fear future collapse from AI, climate, and conflict, millions are already living it. In places like Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, the systems meant to support the displaced are failing, and the consequences ripple far beyond. Mass displacement is fueling global instability and rising populism. If we don’t address it differently, it will overwhelm both the Global South and the Global North.
The old aid model is broken. We need new approaches driven by entrepreneurs, not handouts. That’s what this moment demands.
This journey invites us into living stories across cities, savannahs,and coastlines,where local communities are building grounded responses to planetary challenges. It’s not a tour. It’s a movement across geographies of resilience, creativity, and renewal.
In sincere gratitude,
To.org & The Earth One Team
See last year's journey in Rajasthan.
Working in the space between.
Earth One alchemizes trust to catalyze impact.
We operate as an interstitium between diverse communities: weaving disparate worldviews, enabling harmony, and driving collective action. Our theory of change begins with relationality and trust to set the conditions for long-term collaboration and intergenerational impact.
— The Journey —
Oct 4th-6th
Nairobi
The Pulse of Urban Creativity
We begin in the vibrant capital, where energy and ambition collide with stark inequality and complex histories. But beneath the surface, a cultural renaissance is rising.
Kibera’s Creative Economy
In Africa’s largest informal settlement, we’ll meet artists, musicians, designers, and entrepreneurs who are forging a new economic and cultural future from the margins. Here, beauty becomes a form of resistance—and possibility.
Afrika House Gathering
An evening of music, food, and connection with high-level leaders across government, media, civil society, and the arts. This is a space to build new bridges—between people, sectors, and worlds.
Kakuma
Cities Born of Displacement
From Nairobi, we head north to the Turkana region, to be hosted by Earth One community member Abubakar at his home, the refugee settlement of Kakuma.
Regenerate: Kakuma
In a place built out of crisis, we find ingenuity. Refugee-led startups, solar microgrids, decentralized education - Kakuma offers a radical rethinking of urban development under pressure. We’ll walk the streets, meet the builders, and learn from a future that’s already unfolding.
oct 7-8th
Sarara
Deeper into the remote, rugged landscapes of Samburu, Sarara sits at the intersection of Indigenous wisdom, conservation, and regenerative livelihoods.
Community-Led Conservation
We’ll meet Samburu elders and wildlife guardians protecting lions, elephants, and leopards while generating income through sustainable tourism, beadwork, and forest stewardship. This isn’t just about saving animals - it’s about restoring balance between people and land.
The Sarara Ethos
What does it mean to protect what you love? How can ancient knowledge inform planetary futures? Sarara gives us living answers.
Kilifi
Coastal Regeneration
Our final stop is on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, where lush forests meet blue waters and a new rural renaissance is emerging.
Green Heart of Kenya
Kilifi is home to the country’s largest eco-village—a model of sustainable agriculture, circular design, and resilient community. We’ll explore its farms, workshops, and shared spaces that pulse with innovation.
Mangrove & Ocean Conservation
We close by diving into the work of local stewards restoring Kenya’s mangrove forests- critical ecosystems that buffer coastlines, store carbon, and support marine life. This is where land and sea speak to each other, and to us.
Nairobi
Travel back to nairobi & home
Many lenses, one future.
It’s clear that Kenya’s youth, biodiversity, and cultural imagination hold profound relevance for the future of our living planet.
This journey will take us into some of Kenya’s most inspiring places from refugee-led innovation to Indigenous conservation and coastal regeneration. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience one of Earth’s most dynamic and hopeful landscapes alongside a curated group poised to shape global narratives of resilience & regeneration.
On Guildcraft.
Co-Creative
We invite radical interdisciplinary, intercultural and intergenerational collaboration to address the most pressing issues of our time.
Co-Developmental
We focus on both the inner and the outer journey. We know that to drive meaningful change in the world, we must start within ourselves.
Our Kenya immersion brings together two Earth One Guilds to collaborate on one Mission.
Mission / Brief
Mission
Explore and co-create the regenerative responses to planetary crises emerging in Kenya’s cities, settlements, and wild lands.
How might we?
Illuminate living examples of resilience, where displacement births innovation, culture becomes resistance, and tradition fuels renewal.
Skills needed
URBAN INNOVATORS
Catalytic funders
SYSTEM THINKERS
policymakers
Global Conveners
storytellers
Deadline
October 2025
— The big questions —
— Need to Know —
— Our Patron —
Federico Pirzio-Biroli
Angel investor
As an angel investor at multiple companies, I identify, evaluate, and support promising startups in various sectors. I have been investing in early-stage ventures since 2011 and have backed over one hundred companies both as an individual and as part of Playfair Capital, the venture capital firm I founded in 2013.
My mission is to empower entrepreneurs with great ideas and vision, and to help them scale and succeed in competitive markets. I have a strong interest and expertise in digital technology and developing community. I also have a global perspective and network, having moved to Kenya in 2017, where I continue to operate as an angel investor and explore new opportunities. I am the chairman and LP of Playfair Capital, which is now deploying its third fund and has a portfolio of more than 80 investments across a wide range of verticals.
— Our hosts —
to.org
FOUNDATION
To.org's efforts are dedicated to scaling decarbonization, refugee empowerment, and human optimisation. By scaling innovative solutions, we aim to ensure that both the planet and its people can thrive and coexist for generations to come.
To achieve this, we strategically leverage both for-profit and non-profit capital to support some of the world’s most talented entrepreneurs, activists, and creatives who are committed to challenging the status quo.
In addition, we have assembled a dynamic creative collective to build transformative spaces, launch impactful campaigns, and amplify powerful stories of those committed to addressing our most pressing global challenges.