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Restoring River Mtopanga: Innovative Mombasa Community Group Find Clever Use of Plastic Waste Collected Along River

The late Prof. Wangari Maathai, the founder of the Greenbelt Movement dedicated to planting trees across Kenya and alleviating poverty, was an environmentalist best known for doing what was right, whether alone or with a group. One of her most famous quotes is, “I will be a hummingbird; I will do the best I can” […]

Our Social Fabric as a Driver in Environmental Action

The intricate web of relationships, values, and norms that bind communities together forms the community’s ‘Social Fabric.’ It influences general behavior and the community’s values, which cultivate an interest in the environment and the attitude to push for policy changes. The environment extends beyond human interactions to include our relationship with the natural world. Given […]

Sustainable Water Management in Kenya: Navigating Challenges for a Thriving Future

Water is a fundamental resource for sustaining life, supporting ecosystems, and driving socioeconomic activities. When we have it in plenty, we tend to forget how vital it is, but when it becomes scarce, we quickly realize it is a matter of life and death. The average human can generally go about 30 days without food […]

How the Circular Economy Model Can Create Socioeconomic Value in Kenya

Plastic packaging has brought us undeniable convenience, which is valuable for our bustling, on-the-go society. This is especially true in the food and beverage industry and other fast-moving everyday products. However, the type of economy that currently creates this value is the linear or take-make-waste type, which is mainly focused on delivering the product to the market […]