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Inequality crisis in Kenya and around the world; the fight for our lives

Inequality is the unfair situation in society whereby some people have more opportunities, money, and resources than other individuals in the same environment. Globally, the levels of inequality within and between countries have risen as much as the broadened gap between the haves and the have nots. Inequality mostly emerges from structural issues, centered on capitalism where the economy and the political system is controlled by a few individuals who are mostly men.

Publications

Energy Efficiency in Kenya: Public Awareness, Strategies, Challenges & Opportunities

Publication

This study is published in the framework of the transformAfrica program: Towards and ecological and social transformation in Africa. The study presents an analysis of the state of art of the energy efficiency in Kenya, in particular at the householder’s level, citizens and civil society actors.

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People and Power: Stories of Small Scale Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs in Kenya

New Publication

“People and Power: Stories of Small Scale Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs in Kenya” documents 11 renewable energy projects that highlight how decentralised renewable energy is empowering people across the country, and especially in rural areas which rely heavily on biomass energy sources due to the lack of grid connections.

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More publications

Sustainable Development

Plastic Atlas demonstrates scale of plastic pollution crisis and solutions for a zero waste future

New Publication

A world without plastic pollution is a vision worth fighting for. The Plastic Atlas provides facts and figures about a world full of plastics.

Gender Democracy

Launch of the women political leadership report in Kisii and Nyamira counties

Status of women political leadership in Kisii and Nyamira counties

New Study

Echo Network Africa in collaboration with Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung has launched a report on the status of women political leadership in Kisii and Nyamira counties. The report is a result of a rapid survey that sought to establish what has contributed to poor performance by women who seek electoral positions in Kisii and Nyamira counties.

Dialogue and Civic Spaces

The latest Issue of Perspectives is out!

New Publication

This edition was compiled by Heinrich Böll Foundation’s North Africa and the Transform Africa project. It is dedicated to the emerging conversation of alternative approaches that challenge the historical bias towards the industrialisation of agriculture and the food system as the main strategy to address food insecurity while preparing for a +2°C world.

Food Rights

Pesticide use not sustainable for Kenya

Article

The debate on the use of pesticides in Kenya is one that clearly illustrates the dilemma. Under the government’s watch, the industry has been pushing for increased pesticide use, despite rising user and consumer safety concerns. International companies generate less than 6 percent of global pesticide sales in Africa, making the continent a key market for profitable trade.