Kibera, Kenya – In the busy streets of Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, lies a gigantic structure, “Hawkers market”. Inside, a small action-packed shop dealing with animal bones is noticeable. Daniel Owino, a local resident, has been in this…
There is a constant production of waste in cities, just as our lungs produce breath. In places like Ho, Ghana’s Volta Regional capital, where urbanization is rapidly expanding, the critical question is not whether waste exists, but what can be…
Waste management in Kibera, Nairobi’s largest informal settlement, has been a concern. Poor infrastructure and high population density form part of the hindrances to ending the waste menace. Research estimates that Kibera generates approximately 205 metric tonnes of waste daily,…
For generations, water scarcity shaped the history of a Kenyan community residing in South Sakwa, Awendo, Migori County. It dates back to the pre-colonial period when the Luo community, alongside the Oyani Maasai, were involved in a scramble for water…
The Nairobi River originates from a wetland complex, specifically the Ondiri Swamp, which historically served as a vital, clean-water lifeline (“Enkare Nairobi” or “place of cool waters”) for the Maasai and Kikuyu communities. Its basin consists of several main…
For a long time, limited furniture supply has negated learning in Ghana. Learners in countless public schools sit on bare floors, kneel on concrete, or lean over broken desks to write. It is a dire situation that was confirmed by…
On a regular Saturday morning at Lapaz, a small community in Accra, Ghana’s capital, an elderly man stood among a group of other middle-aged men over a gutter, filled with plastic waste and mud. He worked passionately, taking his time…
Monicah Yator reflects on her early life, which was filled with struggles similar to those faced by many women in indigenous communities. Growing up in Baringo, she recalls witnessing the harsh effects of climate change alongside harmful cultural practices such…
Nixton Ambiche, the Migori artist creating beautiful decors from used jerrycans, is holding a finished basket. Photo courtesy. Plastic waste has been a global crisis. Daily, Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, generates an estimated 2400 tonnes of solid waste, with plastic accounting…
Group photo of the AMIG-COAL team led by its founders in the middle (Left to Right_Felix, Igxtelle & Armstrong) // Photo courtesy Cameroon produces vast quantities of crop residues and municipal waste each year, much of it unused or burned,…