Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day was the single largest event in Global Poverty Project’s history and attracted a crowd of 270, 000 people who packed the National Mall in Washington DC on April 18.

Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day

Performers such as No Doubt, Usher and D’Banj entertained the crowd while the underlying narrative of the day focused on ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change.

Bold commitments were made from governments, businesses and individuals relating to development and climate change, food security, pollution management and environmental health, all ofwhich are expected to impact 98 million lives.

One of the organizations that rocked the stage was TerrAfrica: a program that aims to address land degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Kenyan TV Host Julie Gichuru and TerrAfrica's Communications Specialist Teddy Ruge from Uganda presented a message from TerrAfrica that touched our hearts. They shared personal stories from their childhood and talked about the challenges faced by farmers that rely on the land for sustainability.

Kenya is the country of Hakuna Matata (it means no worries for the rest of your days) but due to climate change causing low agricultural productivity, 1.5 million people in 2015 will be hungry and will need need food assistance.

There is not enough time to tell all the stories from the ground.

Luckily there are organizations like TerrAfrica that are doing something about this. They partnered with the World Bank to mobilize $3 billion over 10 years to rehabilitate the African landscape to ultimately transform the lives of African people affected by climate change.

But can we do more? Earth day citizens say YES!!!

Use your voice and your power and vision to reshape the world around you. If you breathe air, drink water, eat food and climb mountains, climate change matters to you.

The time to act is NOW!