Kenya
Healthy foods for poor and vulnerable children under 5 years of age in Siaya, Kenya
Malnourished children are at high risk of illness and poor health. In Siaya County, where poverty and food insecurity are rampant, one in five children suffer from stunted growth due to poor nutrition. The project is training 80 female smallholder farmers in agroecological farming practices and children’s nutritional needs to improve their families’ food intake.…
Read MoreNurturing Young Environmental Champions for Climate Adaptation in Nyatike, Kenya
One Vision, a consortium partner in the CISU-funded Devolution and Climate Change Adaptation Programme, will lead an intervention in Nyatike to empower youth to become active in climate change adaptation. As the Devolution and Climate Change Adaptation Programme phases out of Migori, this project will reinforce community engagement in climate change adaptation through mobilizing and…
Read MoreCommunity-Led Climate Adaptation (COLECA): Empowering youth and women with green businesses in Homa Bay, Kenya
This intervention was inspired by experiences made by the Private Sector Working Group in the CISU-funded Devolution and Climate Change Adaptation Programme, implemented from 2019 to 2023, and will focus on empowering youth and women in Homa Bay county, Kenya to adapt to climate change. Some key issues that this intervention will address include lack…
Read MoreDecentralization and Climate Change in the Lake Victoria Basin (DaCCA), Phase III 2024-2027
DaCCA III focuses on strengthening climate resilience for poor smallholder farmers as a strategy to alleviate poverty in rural communities of the Lake Victoria Basin; Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya and Busia counties in Kenya, and Magu and Misungwi districts in Tanzania. The programme engages community-based organizations, local duty bearers and CSO-networks to promote community-based climate…
Read MoreFood security for children in Siaya, Kenya
The first objective of the project is: Vulnerable children and their families have access to improved food and nutrition security through the enhancement of climate adaptation and agronomic practices. The activities to be implemented are: Support and training for Community-based women’s groups to establish and operate solar-powered mini-irrigation systems on their farmland Provide the necessary…
Read MoreHow-to – from Kenya to Denmark: Engagement of Danish youth in global climate related issues
Inspired by young resourceful Kenyan entrepreneurs working with recycling and upcycling of second-hand products this project seeks to inform and engage Danish students at vocational pre-training centers in Denmark. The training centers target young people who are still looking for a suitable study or profession and are rarely very engaged in global issues. It is…
Read MoreRural Women Peace LINK
The Rural Women Peace Link (RWPL) is a non-governmental organization with the mandate to promote an inclusive society in Kenya, which values peace and in which the contributions of women matters. Its mission is to mobilize, influence and promote the participation of local women in peacebuilding, community governance and development. RWPL’s main programmes include: •Peacebuilding…
Read MoreDisplaced pastoralist children in Endo Marakwet County, East
Nomads and farmers in the western part of Kenya have for decades been in dispute with each other over land and cattle issues. During the past decades the conflict has intensified and today armed cattle raids are common. Frequently the results are displaced families with the children paying the highest price. The many weapons in…
Read MoreDevolution and Climate Change Adaptation (DaCCA)
This component document builds upon lessons learned from the 4 years component: Devolution and Climate Change Adaptation (DaCCA) ending December 2019. The aim of the component is: Vulnerable populations in Kisumu, Homa Bay and Migori counties at risk of natural hazards caused by climate change are increasingly supported by policies and components funded by devolution…
Read MoreTurudi Shule – a new project awarded
SustainableEnergy in collaboration with the Victoria Institute for Research on Environment and Development (VIRED International) have been awarded a new project in Homa Bay County, Kenya. The project is situated in two specific fishing communities on the shore of Lake Victoria and is expected to start up in April 2019. “Turudi Shule – Empowering girls…
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