Portrait of the week: Patricia Kombo

Patricia Kombo is a young social entrepreneur and a climate activist from Kenya. She studied journalism at Moi University and is known for her tree planting activities, especially her nonprofit PaTree Initiative that planted over 10,000 trees as of 2020.

She is actively engaging school students in tree planting and nature conservation and strongly believes in educating them on the benefits of sustainable living.

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Patricia raised 10 000 saplings from indigenous seeds in her nursery. Working with her community, she set up kitchen gardens and gave trainings on sustainable farming and land conservation to help achieve zero hunger, eliminate poverty and promote gender equality. Find Patricia on:

• Facebook: @patreeinitiative
• Twitter: @patriciakombo 
• Instagram: @pattykomboh