More Than Half Of Nairobi’s Population Of Roughly 5 Million People Live In Slums, Where Drugs And Violence Attract Many Young People. A Organisation In One Community Is Using The Game Of Chess To Help Young People Change Their Lives
The COVID Pandemic Has Put A Burden On Families Who Are Compelled To Work And Study At Home Together, As Well As Couples Who Are Also Business Partners
Kenyan authorities are working to eradicate trachoma, an infectious disease that is one of Africa’s major causes of blindness. According to Brenda Mulinya’s report from Nairobi, almost seven million people in central Kenya are at risk of contracting the disease
For The First Time In 21 Years, No Rhinoceros Were Poached In Kenya’s National Parks In 2020, According To Kenya’s Wildlife Service. It Is Performing The First-Ever Wildlife Census And Putting Movable Container Housing For Rangers In Parks To Sustain Progress
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kenya’s Department of Gender reports a nearly quintupling of documented cases of gender-based violence
After the High Court lifted a ban on donkey slaughterhouses in 2020, allowing them to resume selling the meat and skins to Asian markets, Kenya’s donkey population is once again under threat
Joyce Kago, 57, was divorced three times because she couldn’t have children, leaving her lonely and unable to make ends meet
Due to a decrease in bee populations caused by pesticides, Kenyan farmers claim they are forced to hand-pollinate their crops. According to Kenyan insect experts, chemicals intended to destroy desert locusts and other pests are also destroying bees and other pollinators
As teenage pregnancies soared during coronavirus lockdowns in Africa’s largest urban slum, Kibera, teachers and parents looked for a way to reduce the problem. Their idea was to form a ladies’ football (soccer) club, to direct their energy in a healthy way, and they became so good they are about to join Kenya’s professional women’s soccer league
Checking the spread of the coronavirus through handwashing is a challenge in Kenya, where many people can’t afford soap. To help, a Kenyan charity is making soap out of vegetables to hand out in city slums