April 2020 | Africa Center for Nonviolence & Sustainable Impact

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By Michael Owuor and Benson Khamasi, AfriNov. Sometimes, well-meaning development projects can cause direct harm to the communities they are supposed to benefit. That is the sad story of residents of a village in Malava sub-county, Kakamega County in Kenya. From January 2017, the government commissioned the construction of the Kakamaga-Webuye highway. The project aimed at opening the western section…

Stepping Ahead: Campaign Against Sexual Abuse of Teenage Girls

AfriNovApril 30, 2020

Peacebuilding and Nonviolence Action

By Michael Owuor and Benson Khamasi, AfriNov. During the last three decades, Mt Elgon region has witnessed two spates of violent conflict. Their effects is being felt to this date. In early 1992, the region suffered from land instigated tribal clashes. This conflict was never amicably solved. Later, from 2006 to 2008, the conflict escalated to a full blown armed…

Campaign Against Illicit Brewery- Manyatta

AfriNovApril 30, 2020

Peacebuilding and Nonviolence Action

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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