January

Ending An Aid Corruption scheme in Nairobi

By Beatrice Atieno Grassroot community groups that are trained on nonviolent ways of identifying and addressing social injustices, are better placed to peacefully safeguard their communities’ wellbeing and development. An empowered community is timely in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic where help and assistance should reach the most vulnerable and needy in society. However, that is not always the…

Fighting for Water Access Using Creative Arts in Kayole, Nairobi

By Beatrice Atieno Communities in informal settlements in Kenya suffer from the lack of basic public services and facilities despite their great need in these poor and vulnerable communities. In Kayole, a slum in Nairobi Kenya, the community has for a long term experienced perennial water shortages. Community members in Kayole, Nairobi Kenya lining up at a water selling point…

Helping a grassroots group spread live-saving Covid-19 messages in the slums of Kisumu, Kenya

By Walter Otieno The Covid-19 pandemic is having a devastating effect on poor Kenyan communities. Schools were closed for a long time and access to health services are very limited in many Kenyan communities. Kenyans living in poor slum areas are more vulnerable to contracting the Coronavirus, because they live in densely populated areas, lack sanitary facilities and access to…

How AfriNov helped to push for social justice during COVID-19 pandemic

By Walter Otieno. Since the outbreak of Corona virus pandemic in Kenya, we heard from many grassroots groups we work with that there has been a stark increase of police brutality. The Kenyan government introduced measures with the goal of stopping the virus from spreading. The problem is that police officers often use excessive force to enforce these directives. We…

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