AfriNov, Author at Africa Center for Nonviolence & Sustainable Impact

By Michael Owuor and Walter Nyakinda 14,000. This is the number of young people in Kenya who were buried by their loved ones in 2018 as a result of drug abuse. The National Campaign against Drug Abuse (NACADA), is a national governmental agency which is responsible for tackling this serious problem. Over the past year, NACADA reported an increase of…

Women Leading Community Change in Nairobi

AfriNovApril 30, 2020

Democracy and Governance

By Michael Owuor and Beatrice Atieno, AfriNov. Women have long been key drivers for change in Kenya. When children cannot access education and resort to a life in criminal gangs, violence spreads. Women are most affected by this, not only as direct victims of violence, but also because they lose their children. Dedicated women nonviolence campaigners in Nairobi, Kenya decided…

From a Violent Gang to a Community Group that Drives Change: The Transformational Power of Nonviolence

AfriNovApril 30, 2020

Peacebuilding and Nonviolence Action

By Michael Owuor and Beatrice Atieno, AfriNov. Many youths in Maili Saba, an informal settlement in Nairobi, are exposed to a lot of violence. High rates of unemployment, poor education opportunities, violence and drug abuse pushed many them into lives full of crime. A lot of young people were killed over the years, either by the police or by rival…

Building an Inclusive Community in Maziwa, Nairobi

AfriNovApril 30, 2020

Democracy and Governance

By Michel Owuor & Beatrice Atieno, AfriNov The work and persistence of Venus Educational Center Community group of Maziwa location in Nairobi, Kenya is proof that an empowered community can non-violently achieve inclusive community leadership. For years, the community members of Blue Estate in Maziwa location, felt that they did not have a say in local decision-making processes. In the…

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