Nei Mom Uprising

Co-founder of Nei Mom Uprising, Lily Brecthefield Kumkee discusses the organization’s mission to empower young women and marginalized mothers in Kiribati through education, health, and climate resilience. With over 300 active members across various islands, Lilybrings attention to findings from outreach in 2025 that documented priorities including water scarcity and coastal erosion, as well as the organization’s efforts to implement feminist solutions to the climate crisis.