About Us
The Economic Justice Forum (EJF) is the people's platform for Economic, Climate, Social, and Digital Justice. We champion equitable development, participatory governance, and sustainable prosperity for all.
EJF bridges grassroots realities and international advocacy, empowering citizens to claim their economic, environmental, and digital rights.
Read Our Full StoryOur Strategic Pillars
The foundation of our mission rests on four key pillars that guide our work towards comprehensive justice and equality.
Our Core Pillars
1οΈβ£ Economic, Fiscal & Debt Justice
EJF promotes fair taxation, debt transparency, and citizen-led budgeting to ensure that public finance serves people, not power. We advocate for:
- Debt cancellation campaigns and social audits of public borrowing and spending.
- Progressive tax reforms that reduce inequality and fund quality social services.
- 40% equitable allocation of the national budget to county governments.
- 65% of county budgets dedicated to development rather than administration.
- Participatory budgeting and citizen scorecards for accountability in all public funds.
2οΈβ£ Climate & Resource Justice
We champion equitable and sustainable management of Kenyaβs natural and environmental wealth, ensuring communities benefit fairly from their resources. EJF works to:
- Secure fair benefit-sharing frameworks for resource-rich counties and communities, covering extractives, marine, water, wind, natural gas, national parks, and ports.
- Promote sustainable mining, renewable energy, and conservation economies that create local, climate-resilient jobs.
- Strengthen climate resilience in arid, semi-arid, and coastal regions.
- Integrate climate action with equity, accountability, and financial fairness through initiatives like Debt-for-Climate Swaps β converting debt repayments into investments in:
- Reforestation, renewable energy, and sustainable livelihoods in counties like Taita-Taveta and Marsabit.
- Climate-smart agriculture, carbon farming, and circular economy enterprises led by youth and women.
- Ecosystem restoration, clean water, and biodiversity protection.
- Advocate for Direct Climate Finance flows to counties and community organizations.
- Establish a Peopleβs Climate Dividend, ensuring communities protecting natural resources receive guaranteed benefits.
- Advocate globally for a UN Framework/Convention on Natural Resource Benefit-Sharing to advance peace, equity, and poverty eradication, particularly for rural grassroots and marginalized communities.
π‘ True climate justice ensures that those who protect the planet are the first to benefit from its preservation.
3οΈβ£ Democracy, Digital Justice, Leadership & Devolution
EJF strengthens democracy, ethical leadership, digital inclusion, and devolution as pillars of accountable governance and people-centered development. Our work includes:
- Promoting simple, verifiable electronic voting systems for transparent elections.
- Restructuring devolution to ensure lean, efficient, and development-focused county governments.
- Expanding digital justice β bridging the digital divide, ensuring fair access to digital opportunities, and protecting citizensβ rights in the digital age.
- Advocating for equitable and ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) that serves humanity, protects the planet, and promotes equity, accountability, and sustainability.
- Establishing a Leadership Academy for civic education, youth empowerment, and womenβs leadership.
- Advancing e-governance tools and civic tech innovations to enhance participation and transparency.
4οΈβ£ Global Advocacy & Governance Reform
EJF connects local realities to global justice movements to reshape international systems in favor of people and planet. We advocate for:
- A UN Framework/Convention on Natural Resource Benefit-Sharing.
- Reforms of international financial institutions (IMF, World Bank, WTO) to make global finance transparent, fair, and sustainable.
- A UN Framework on Debt and Tax Justice to prevent exploitation and ensure responsible lending and borrowing.
- UN Security Council reforms β granting Africa permanent seats with veto powers and ensuring grassroots communities have a voice in global decision-making.
Our Core Values
Featured Projects
Our Trees, Our Future
Growing Leaders, Growing Trees β a flagship initiative linking environmental conservation, youth leadership and civic empowerment.
Civic Engagement on Economic & Climate Justice
Empowering citizens to influence policy, monitor public spending, and demand accountability in natural resource management and climate finance.
Research & Policy Advocacy
Developing evidence-based policy recommendations for equitable resource distribution and benefit-sharing frameworks.
Our Impact
Geographic Focus
EJF operates across coastal counties (Taita Taveta, Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, Mombasa), arid and semi-arid regions (Turkana, Isiolo, Samburu), resource-rich counties (Kajiado, Laikipia, Nyandarua), and urban hubs (Nairobi and Mombasa).
Coastal Regions
Focus on marine resources and coastal community rights
Arid & Semi-Arid
Climate resilience and resource management
Urban Centers
Digital inclusion and economic opportunities
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