The Government of Japan’s humanitarian response to COVID-19 will see urgent provisions reach some of Kenya’s most vulnerable women, and other groups, empowering them to become active in community recovery plans. The response is part of a regional response programme…
Kenya-based consumer goods manufacturer, Bidco Africa Ltd, becomes the 23rd company in Kenya to sign to the WEPs – a UN Women and UN Global Compact initiative guiding the private sector towards gender equality and empowerment of women in the…
Kakuma Starlets girls football team at a match during the International Women’s Day celebration in Kalobeyei (Photo by UN Women). As the world marked the International Women’s Day on March 8th the refugee community in Kenya’s Kalobeyei integrated settlement were…
What digital innovations and solutions can we use to help Kenya achieve targets towards the Sustainable Development Goals? This was the challenge posed to a group of young Kenyan girls at a recent two-day hackathon event, and the solutions they…
The world marked the International youth day on 12 August 2018 Under the theme: Safe Spaces for Youth. According to the world bank, 75 percent of Kenya's population is under the age of 30 years and 22 percent being between the…
In late June 2018 the United Nations launched its Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) detailing the areas it will support Kenya for the period 2018 to 2022. This Framework is the culmination of numerous consultations between all the UN agencies in…