The Institute of Participatory Development-Kulamusana (IPD-K) is a local based organisation started and established by natives of the region. In the last two decades of its operation, the organisation has blended well with the people as it has used culture in project implementation and music has been a useful tool to pass change messages to the people. Additionally, the organisation has a well-established network and is identified with the people as an organisation that blends well with the culture of the people within the locality hence the implementation of any new projects can be implemented with community support.

The indigenous people of the Coast of Kenya i.e Mijikenda, Wagunya, Pokomo, Boni, Wardei and Watta have lived as squatters on their rightful land according to the report of the “Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission”, as a result of the illegal acquisition of large tracts of land from indigenous communities during the colonial period. This project aims to collaborate with relevant National and County Government land duty bearers to promote legal land ownership and utilisation in the community in accordance with land policy and written law by September 2021. IPD-K will raise awareness in Malindi and Magarini sub-counties on the right to own and utilise land at the ward and sub-county levels by June 2022 and support willing indigenous individuals and communities to access land offices to initiate the acquisition of land legal documents by December 2022.