OAF pilot project
The Demography Project, Kenya
This youth-led, community-based nonprofit uses air quality monitoring to support citizen science and action on local pollution. The initial OAF partnership supports a school-based monitoring network in Kenya.
The initial partnership
Air quality learning, rooted in schools.
50 outdoor monitors
OAF’s initial equipment contribution.
Kenya
Where the partner works.
Locally led
The partner leads implementation and community engagement.
From equipment to useful evidence
What makes the partnership work.
The equipment is a starting point. Local coordination, reliable measurements, and the ability to use the data make it valuable over time.
Local ownership
The Demography Project brings local knowledge, chooses host locations, and coordinates the people who will sustain the work.
Visit the local partnerA network that lasts
Plan installation, equipment care, and data quality checks from the start. Open guidance helps teams maintain their monitoring network.
Use the monitoring toolkitEvidence with a purpose
Support locally led monitoring, education, and evidence for action on pollution and worker protection.
Explore community monitoringTake the next step
Support community-led implementation
Help local partners turn monitoring access into sustained capability and useful evidence.