East Africa Vegan Society

22/09/2025

With every bite, a choice is made,
For compassion, kindness, and a peaceful shade.
Vegan living, a path I choose,
Free from harm, with love that flows.

In harmony with nature's design,
I nourish body, mind, and soul's shrine.
No suffering, no pain, no strife,
Just peace, love, and a gentle life.

With plant-based meals, I thrive and grow,
My heart and conscience, clear and aglow.
In this lifestyle, I find my peace,
A sense of calm, a world to cease.

From cruelty to kindness, I make my stand,
With veganism, a compassionate hand.
May my choices inspire and ignite,
A wave of peace, a world that's just right

21/08/2025

🌍 A truth that could change the face of the world if we truly understood it.

Grateful to Vanessa Machado de Oliveira (Outgrowing Modernity) for giving words to what so many of us feel.

20/08/2025

🌍✨ Is Africa’s Future Plant-Based?

Veganism and vegetarianism are growing across the continent—not as a Western import, but as a return to Africa’s cultural roots. From Ethiopia’s centuries-old fasting traditions to new vegan restaurants emerging across East Africa, plant-based living is becoming part of the future.

📺 Watch this short BBC feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dftFBirT4MM

Why does this matter?
✅ Protects animals from speciesism and carnism
✅ Builds healthier communities with traditional, plant-rich foods
✅ Supports climate resilience and food sovereignty

💡 Question for you: Do you see veganism as part of East Africa’s future—or as a revival of its past? Share your thoughts below!

It's previously been seen as a niche choice, but more and more people in Africa are moving towards a solely vegetarian or vegan diet. But why would someone c...

16/08/2025

🎥 Watch this 3-minute video: “What if everyone in the world went vegan?”
This BBC Ideas short explores how shifting away from meat and dairy could transform our world. It’s a powerful reminder of what’s possible when we change what’s on our plates.

👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QwKBNWOgbA

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💚 Join the Movement
Be part of the growing plant-based community in East Africa. Together, we can build a future where compassion, sustainability, and justice guide our choices.

More and more people are eating vegan foods and living a vegan lifestyle. But what would happen if everyone in the world switched to a plant-based diet and c...

18/07/2025

🌿✨ We’re thrilled to announce that Umoja Greenlands and the East Africa Vegan Society are exhibiting at the AVA Summit in Nairobi! 🇰🇪✨🌿

We’re here to share our work in plant-based transition, clean water access, animal rescue, and compassionate, community-led change across East Africa.

Come visit our booth to connect, learn, and join us in planting seeds of hope for a kinder, regenerative future! 🌱💧🌎

11/07/2025

🍽 What is Carnism? 🍽

Carnism is the invisible belief system that conditions us to eat certain animals — like pigs, cows, and chickens — while loving or protecting others, like dogs or cats.

It teaches us:

Eating animals is normal, natural, necessary.

Some animals are food, others are friends.

We don’t need to think about where our food comes from.

But behind every animal product is a life, a mind, and often, immense suffering.

💥 Ready to open your eyes? 💥
Watch psychologist Melanie Joy’s powerful TEDx talk: 👉 “The Secret Reason We Eat Meat”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0VrZPBskpg

This short video will change how you see the world — and maybe how you see your plate.

Let’s challenge the stories we’ve been told.
Let’s choose compassion over cruelty. 💚

Melanie Joy on Carnism and other food choices. Melanie Joy, Ph.D., Ed.M. is a Harvard-educated psychologist, professor of psychology and sociology at the Uni...

10/07/2025

🌿 What is Speciesism? 🌿

Speciesism is the idea that one species — usually humans — is more important than others, and that this justifies treating nonhuman animals as less worthy of care, respect, or moral consideration.

It’s the invisible bias that says:

Hurting a dog is wrong, but hurting a pig for food is acceptable.

Protecting wildlife matters, but factory-farmed chickens don’t count.

Human desires matter more than animal suffering.

But why should the ability to suffer or feel joy be ignored just because someone isn’t human?

Like racism or sexism, speciesism creates an “us vs. them” divide — but across species. It teaches us to disconnect from compassion and ignore injustice that’s right in front of us.

Let’s challenge this bias. Let’s recognize that all beings who can suffer deserve moral concern.

🐖🐕🐥🐄 Every life matters. Not just human lives.