Connecting Kenyans with Water through Kenya Connect
The rainy seasons in the Mwala region of Machakos County, Kenya run from November to December and from March to May. For those who can afford it, water can be … Read More
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Noor Ouarzazate of Morocco
The Ouarzazate solar power station (OSPS) is the first major project developed as part of Morocco’s new energy strategy, which aims to increase the share of renewable energy sources to … Read More
Solar-pumped Water in Mali
To expand and ease access to water in Dialakorodji, Mali, the Nationale de l’Hydraulique (DNH), in partnership with UNDP and with financial support from the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, launched … Read More
The Great Green Wall
The Great Green Wall is Africa’s flagship initiative to combat climate change and desertification and address food insecurity and poverty. It can be a game-changer for Africa, transforming the lives … Read More
Climate-smart Agriculture of Zimbabwe
An integrated resilience-building initiative is working to protect vulnerable communities from climate-related and other shocks by giving people the additional skills needed to withstand those shocks through seed/fertilizer inputs and … Read More
Ripple Africa
Since 2010 Ripple Africa has been supporting communities to protect 340 sq.km of forest in northern Malawi, mainly in Nkhata Bay District. In 2017 they expanded this support and started working with … Read More
The Kwimba Reforestation Project of Tanzania
In 1990, Tanzania embarked on the Kwimba Reforestation Project. Under this project, an international group of people and businesses worked together to reforest land near forty settlements. The Kwimba area had lost … Read More
Bricks made of Recycled Plastic
Nairobi-based startup company Gjenge Makers, founded by Nzambi Matee, has created a lightweight and low-cost building material that is made of recycled plastic with sand to make bricks that are stronger … Read More
Rwanda’s Restoration Story
Rwanda became one of the early adopters of the Bonn Challenge – a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of the world’s deforested and degraded land into restoration by 2020, and … Read More
Community-driven Platform Successfully Conserves Forestland and Boosts Ecotourism in Ghana
The project entitled “Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS)’ financed by the Japan Biodiversity Fund formed the Weto Platform in Ghana. The Platform consists of Civil … Read More