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The Turkana Desert Resilience Running Academy (News #334) graduated its first 50 Heat Resilience Coaches on December 15, 2025—including 30 women, 12 persons with disabilities, and 8 from Somalia and Ethiopia. Each received a solar-powered coaching kit (pulse oximeter, star chart, clay cooler). We’re not exporting Iten—we’re elevating desert wisdom, said director Lemaron Lengurisi. Graduates are deployed in 15 ASAL counties; 3 join AK’s LA 2028 task force. UNESCO funded 20 scholarships for 2026.