“Women nurture leaders, but they are not given the chance to be leaders. The leadership position for women in Kenya’s rural communities is a requisite that has been long overdue for women,” said the Hon.
Kenya's pastoralist community in the arid lands plays an important role in Kenya's economy. Pastoralists contribute to the local economy with meat and milk production. They account for 70% of the national herd and supply 71...
Two-hundred-forty-three young men and three women from northern Kenya’s predominantly pastoralist communities graduated this year from the Kenya Wildlife Service’s (KWS) elite Manyani Field Training School. The young...
One Moms blog their way through Kenya
This past week, the folks at ONE joined 10 bloggers who made their way through Kenya to see what life is really like for moms in the developing world. It’s been great to...
The land found within the Kitengela Conservation Area, covering 390 square kilometers, has increasingly seen conflict between its multiple users: wildlife, pastoralists, farmers, urban commuters, and industrialists. ...
USAID witnesses landmark signing
The internationally recommended standard for forest cover is 10 percent of a country’s landmass: Kenya today has less than two percent.
USAID/Kenya has teamed up with the Kenya Forest...
TIST: The International Small Group &
Tree Planting Program
Why is TIST important?
TIST, The International Small Group & Tree Planting Program, is one of the most transparent and innovative tree...
USAID Expands ProMara
USAID is assisting the Kenya Government (GoK) to restore the forest and watersheds in the Mau Forest Complex (MFC) through a $7 million, two-year project called ProMara (for the Mara).
On March 25th...
Five species of turtles are found in Kenyan waters, three of which nest on Kenyan beaches. All five species are listed by the World Conservation Union as either endangered or critically endangered.
Killing endangered...
Kijabe Environmental Volunteers (KENVO) and Jitunze Self Help Group are autonomous groups found in very different parts of Kenya, but they have a lot in common.
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