Lunch & Learn with Benson Thiongo

​How Markets Can Fund Climate Action and Empower Communities

​Climate change isn’t just about the environment it’s about people, purpose, and the systems that sustain both. Across Africa, carbon markets are emerging as powerful tools to unlock climate finance, attract private investment, and support community-led climate solutions.

​Join Benson Thiongo, an impact finance professional whose work bridges the worlds of climate action and sustainable investment, as he explores how effective carbon pricing and crediting can fund projects that protect the planet while empowering local communities.

​From his early days organizing tree-planting drives in school to shaping Africa’s emerging carbon market frameworks, Benson’s journey shows how finance and purpose can work hand in hand. Expect practical insights, real examples, and a vision for how Africa can lead in building transparent, equitable carbon market systems that deliver measurable value to people and the planet.

​Join us for an interactive Lunch & Learn session with Benson Thiongo at Ikigai Lower Kabete- Roasted Truth Cafe on 26th November 2026 at 1pm-2:30pm and discover how purpose-driven innovation can power real climate impact.