Connecting climate action with the communities leading change
Why Carbon Kind Exists
Communities in West Africa are facing some of the earliest and sharpest impacts of climate change — despite contributing the least. Deforestation, water shortages, and soil degradation are reshaping daily life. These challenges are urgent, but not unsolvable.
Carbon Kind was created to bring practical, community-led solutions to the centre of climate action — and to ensure companies investing in carbon credits can do so with confidence and integrity.
Our Mission
To empower communities to build resilience to poverty and climate change — and to connect their stories with purpose-led organisations committed to ethical climate action.
This mission guides every decision we make — from the projects we build, to the partners we choose, to the stories we share.
Why Carbon Kind Exists
Communities in West Africa are facing some of the earliest and sharpest impacts of climate change — despite contributing the least to the problem. Deforestation, water shortages, and soil degradation are reshaping daily life. These challenges are urgent, but they’re not unsolvable.
Carbon Kind was created to bring practical, community-led solutions to the centre of climate action — and to ensure that companies investing in carbon credits can do so with confidence, integrity, and a clear line of sight to real impact.
Powered by Partnership
Carbon Kind works through long-term partnerships with trusted local and international organisations. Together, we ensure every project is rooted in genuine community leadership, rigorous standards, and practical, lasting impact.
Deki | Bristol, UK
Deki is an international development charity with more than 16 years of experience supporting rural communities in West Africa.
They lead on programme design, governance, and impact measurement, ensuring that every project strengthens livelihoods and builds long-term resilience.
IADES | Togo
IADES is a grassroots Togolese organisation with deep, longstanding relationships in rural farming communities.
They lead local implementation, community mobilisation, and training, ensuring every project is shaped withcommunities — not imposed on them.
Carbon Kind | Bristol, UK
Carbon Kind brings the partnership together by certifying climate impact, managing carbon credit sales, and reinvesting into regenerative, community-led solutions.
We ensure climate finance flows directly to the people driving real change on the ground.
Meet the Co-Founders
Behind Carbon Kind is a partnership built on global vision and local leadership — strengthened by over a decade of working together and committed to delivering climate justice from the ground up.
Vashti Seth, Founder, Carbon Kind & Deki
Vashti Seth is the founder of Carbon Kind’s sister charity, Deki — two purpose-led organisations committed to restoring ecosystems and expanding opportunity.
Her journey began in 2009, inspired by a young Tibetan girl, Deki Dolkha, whom her father sponsored. Continuing that support after his passing revealed how structural inequalities hold women back — not for lack of ideas or strength, but for lack of access to opportunity.
What began as a microfinance charity evolved into a movement delivering clean energy, safe water, and regenerative farming — always community-led and partnership-driven.
“True climate action unites people and communities to regenerate the planet — not just reduce emissions.”— Vashti Seth
Christian Kadangah, Founder, Carbon Kind & IADES
Christian Kadangah is a Togolese community leader and finance expert who has spent over 13 years working at the intersection of economic empowerment, environmental resilience, and grassroots development.
After leaving a microfinance bank in 2011, he founded IADES to work directly with rural communities underserved by traditional systems — helping families gain access to clean energy, safe water, and sustainable farming.
Christian’s leadership and his team’s deep local expertise are central to Carbon Kind’s success, ensuring every project is built with the people it serves, not just for them.
“Carbon Kind exists to bring dignity, opportunity, and regeneration to the heart of our communities.”
— Christian Kadangah
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