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The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups across Kenya.

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Location	Kenya, Africa

Seven times size of Manhattan: the African tree-planting project making a difference, theguardian.com (Mar 13, 2024)
Food forests grown by Nile Basin farmers restore wetlands and bring back a turtle, news.mongabay.com (Feb 28, 2024)
‘Our contribution to a cleaner world’: How Kenya found an extraordinary power source beneath its feet, theguardian.com (Jan 25, 2024)

Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]

OTEPIC FUTURE VISION/GLOBAL CAMPUS1

Authors: OTEPIC Philip Munyasia, Aug 7, 2014

OTEPIC, Organic Technology Extension and Promotion of Initiative Centre
The Green Belt Movement, The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is an indigenous grassroots non-governmental organization based in Nairobi, Kenya that takes a holistic approach to development by focusing on environmental conservation, community development and capacity building. Professor Wangari Maathai established the organization in 1977, under the auspices of the National Council of Women of Kenya.

The Green Belt Movement organises women in rural Kenya to plant trees, combat deforestation, restore their main source of fuel for cooking, generate income, and stop soil erosion. Maathai has incorporated advocacy and empowerment for women, eco-tourism, and just economic development into the Green Belt Movement.

Since Maathai started the movement in 1977, over 51 million trees have been planted. Over 30,000 women trained in forestry, food processing, bee-keeping, and other trades that help them earn income while preserving their lands and resources. Communities in Kenya (both men and women) have been motivated and organised to both prevent further environmental destruction and restore that which has been damaged.

In 2004, Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize – becoming the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize – for her work with the Green Belt Movement. ^W

Communities online[edit | edit source]

Ushahidi, youtube: Ushahidi's channel

Ushahidi, Inc. is a non-profit software company that develops free and open-source software (LGPL) for information collection, visualisation, and interactive mapping. Ushahidi (Swahili for "testimony" or "witness") created a website in the aftermath of Kenya's disputed 2007 presidential election that collected eyewitness reports of violence reported by email and text message and placed them on a Google Maps map.

The organisation uses the concept of crowdsourcing for social activism and public accountability, serving as an initial model for what has been coined as "activist mapping"—the combination of social activism, citizen journalism and geospatial information. Ushahidi offers products that enable local observers to submit reports using their mobile phones or the internet, while simultaneously creating a temporal and geospatial archive of events. ^W

Community and voluntary action[edit | edit source]

Taka Nimali is a community action that rewards Kenyas to clean up plastic waste for recycling. The grassroots organisation provides recycling points, making it easy for collectors to exchange plastic trash for money.
Art Outreach Programme

Food activism[edit | edit source]

Blogs: Share Organic Live

Community energy[edit | edit source]

Geothermal power in Kenya ^W

Health and wellbeing[edit | edit source]

strongminds.org/kenya/, working "across four counties in Kenya, providing therapy to adult women and adolescents."

Community currencies activism[edit | edit source]

Mwethia: a Kikuyu Resource Coordination Practice

Authors: Will Ruddick, Apr 18, 2023

Emma Continues - From Bangladesh to Nyanza

Authors: Grassroots Economics, Feb 11, 2023

Bangla-Pesa - Empowering a Grassroots Economy

Authors: Will Ruddick, Oct 5, 2013

Grassroots Economics, non-profit foundation that has been seeking to empower marginalized communities to take charge of their own livelihoods and economic future since 2010.
Koru Kenya

Climate action[edit | edit source]

Solar Freeze, 2021 Winner, Humanitarian Energy Award

Authors: Ashden, Nov 4, 2021

Solar Freeze, 2021 Winner, Humanitarian Energy Award, ashden.org

Biodiversity[edit | edit source]

Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy — GivePower Initiative

Authors: Green Planet Solutions, May 20, 2021

Nashulai Equator Prize #NatureforProsperity

Authors: Nashulai Maasai Conservancy, Oct 2, 2020

Nashulai Maasai Conservancy, "community-owned wildlife conservancy—created, managed by and for the Maasai people who own not just the land but also direct the initiative." added 21:30, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
PORINI Welfare Association, Kenya based non-profit organization
Darwin initiative projects in Kenya

Trees, woodland and forest[edit | edit source]

Roots Movement

Towards sustainable economies[edit | edit source]

After the Kenyan elections (Oct 2017), the charity GiveDirectly plans to initiate a 12-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the effects of universal basic income on villages in rural Kenya.^[1]

basic income, GiveDirectly

Social inclusion[edit | edit source]

Koru Kenya

Environmental issues[edit | edit source]

Environmental issues in Kenya include deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, water shortage and degraded water quality, flooding, poaching, and domestic and industrial pollution. ^W

About Kenya[edit | edit source]

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in Eastern Africa. At 580,367 square kilometres (224,081 sq mi), Kenya is the world's 48th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 47.6 million people, Kenya is the 29th most populous country. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi, while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City is the third largest city and also an inland port on Lake Victoria. Other important urban centres include Nakuru and Eldoret. As of 2020, Kenya is the third largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria and South Africa. Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast. ^W

Near you[edit | edit source]

Nairobi

Back to top

External links

Kenya Electricity Generating Company ^W

References

↑ @BasicincomeOrg

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+The [[CASwiki places|aim of this page]] is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks ([[Citizens Action Network handbook|CANs]]) and community groups across Kenya.
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-'''News and comment'''
-'''2011'''
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-When tech, dev, academia and communities work together… <ref>[http://lindaraftree.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/when-tech-dev-academia-and-communities-work-together/ Linda Raftree]</ref> September 29
+{{Location data
+| location = Kenya, Africa
+| coordinates = 1° 26' 31.09" N, 38° 25' 53.03" E
+}}
-Africa's largest Geothermal Power Station, Olkaria generates over 150 Megawatts (MW) into the national grid, with Kenya aiming for 1200 MW by 2018, <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=664&ArticleID=8691&l=en&t=long unep.org]</ref> April 2
+{{Newslist|location=Kenya|limit=3}}
-A group of teenagers from Nairobi won the $8000 Passion Pictures Best Film and Artists Project Earth Youth Visions award as part of the 1 min to Save the World contest, which challenged young filmmakers to create a one-minute video about climate change. <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/22/kenya-video-me-and-my-bike/ globalvoicesonline.org]</ref> Ndesanjo Macha, February 22
+{{Read more|Kenya news}}
-'''2010'''
+This page is the beginnings of a portal for Kenya community action. It focuses mainly on Kenya community action topics. Separate pages cover [[Kenya news]] and [[Kenya community action resources]]
-SEED Award Winners, <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=651&ArticleID=6814&l=en&t=long unep.org]</ref> 3 November
+== Networks and sustainability initiatives ==
-"Backpack Farm Agriculture Program". This initiative enables food autonomy for rural communities by providing small landholders with a dynamic set of agricultural tools, comprehensive training and monitoring - delivered and distributed in a canvas backpack.
+{{Video
+| video = 9_k1bVhBKsM
+| title = OTEPIC FUTURE VISION/GLOBAL CAMPUS1
+| authors = OTEPIC Philip Munyasia, Aug 7, 2014
+}}
-"Papyrus Reeds, Our Future Hope" is a sustainable enterprise that harvests and processes papyrus reeds and crafts them into high-quality baskets, purses, carpets, chairs, sleeping mats and blankets, using the waste as natural manure. Community-based youth organisations and a local research institution implement the initiative.
+* [https://www.otepic.org/ OTEPIC], Organic Technology Extension and Promotion of Initiative Centre
+* [https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/ The Green Belt Movement], The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is an indigenous grassroots non-governmental organization based in [[Nairobi]], Kenya that takes a holistic approach to development by focusing on environmental conservation, community development and capacity building. Professor Wangari Maathai established the organization in 1977, under the auspices of the National Council of Women of Kenya.
-"Solanterns: Replacing 1 Million Kerosene Lanterns with 1 Million Solar Lanterns". The partners of this innovative initiative are a private company, a local NGO and a microfinance institution that provide economic, environmental and health benefits to both rural and urban households by sourcing and distributing solar lanterns and training youth micro-entrepreneurs.
+:The Green Belt Movement organises women in rural Kenya to plant trees, combat deforestation, restore their main source of fuel for cooking, generate income, and stop soil erosion. Maathai has incorporated advocacy and empowerment for women, eco-tourism, and just economic development into the Green Belt Movement.
-"Community-Based Medicinal Plant Enterprise for Biodiversity Conservation". This pioneering enterprise initiated by a community-based organisation and national and international government and research institutions generates alternative means of income and awareness for the value of biodiversity within rural communities based on the commercial cultivation and processing of indigenous medicinal plants.
+:Since Maathai started the movement in 1977, over 51 million trees have been planted. Over 30,000 women trained in forestry, food processing, bee-keeping, and other trades that help them earn income while preserving their lands and resources. Communities in Kenya (both men and women) have been motivated and organised to both prevent further environmental destruction and restore that which has been damaged.
-"Village Cereal Aggregation Centres (VCAC)". A local commercial entity has joined forces with the national government, the financial sector and cereal buyers to establish mobile post-harvest management centres in villages - enabling farmers to deliver high-quality grain to the market value chain and encouraging more participation of youth in cereal production.
+:In 2004, Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize – becoming the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize – for her work with the Green Belt Movement. {{W|Green Belt Movement}}
-"EcoPost - Fencing Posts from Recycled Post-Consumer Waste Plastic". International and national NGOs have launched this unique initiative to recycle waste plastic into aesthetic, durable and environmentally-friendly fencing posts and consequently reduce plastic litter on streets and open fields. By providing an alternative fencing material to traditional wood, EcoPost contributes towards the conservation of forests.
+== Communities online ==
-"Commercialization of Prosopis Juliflora Products from Affected Areas". A local community-based NGO, the FAO and a Kenyan company and research institute have mobilized efforts to control the undesirable spread of the Prosopis tree by promoting its commercial use as charcoal, timber and pods for livestock feed. The development of a sustainable national market will maximize returns to local communities.
+[https://www.ushahidi.com/ Ushahidi], youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/user/Ushahidi Ushahidi's channel]
-,000 tree seedlings planted in the Kiptunga area of the Mau Forest Complex, Kenya, 15 January, <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=608&ArticleID=6447&l=en&t=long United Nations Environment Programme]</ref> January 15. Mau, the largest indigenous forest in East Africa and Kenya's most vital water tower, covers some 270,000 hectares. After Mau, restoration will also take place in Mt. Kenya, Aberdares, Mt. Elgon and the rest of Kenya's forests and water catchment areas with the aim of increasing the forest cover from the current 1.7 percent to 10 percent by the year 2020.
+Ushahidi, Inc. is a non-profit software company that develops free and open-source software (LGPL) for information collection, visualisation, and interactive mapping. Ushahidi (Swahili for "testimony" or "witness") created a website in the aftermath of Kenya's disputed 2007 presidential election that collected eyewitness reports of violence reported by email and text message and placed them on a Google Maps map.
-'''2009'''
+The organisation uses the concept of crowdsourcing for social activism and public accountability, serving as an initial model for what has been coined as "activist mapping"—the combination of social activism, citizen journalism and geospatial information. Ushahidi offers products that enable local observers to submit reports using their mobile phones or the internet, while simultaneously creating a temporal and geospatial archive of events. {{W|Ushahidi}}
-Kenya aiming to restore vital Mau forest, <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=596&ArticleID=6302&l=en&t=long United Nations Environment Programme]</ref> September 9
+== Community and voluntary action ==
-Kenya to build Africa's biggest windfarm, <ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/27/kenya-wind-farm The Guardian]</ref> July 27
+* [http://takanimali.org:80/ Taka Nimali] is a community action that rewards Kenyas to clean up plastic waste for recycling. The grassroots organisation provides recycling points, making it easy for collectors to exchange plastic trash for money.
+* [http://artoutreachprogramme.org/ Art Outreach Programme]
-Kenya: Devastating drought worsens human-wildlife conflict, <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/07/20/kenya-devastating-drought-worsens-human-wildlife-conflict/ Global Voices online]</ref> July 20. Kenya is experiencing the worst drought in more than a decade according to the country's meteorological department. This drought has been felt throughout the country, but it is more visible among the Maasai community who's primary source of livelihood is cattle.
+== Food activism ==
-SEED Award Winners, <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=585&ArticleID=6164&l=en&t=long United Nations Environment Programme]</ref> May 12
+* [https://pri-kenya.org/ Permaculture Research Institute Kenya]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20201201043817/http://pri-kenya.org:80/?page_id=227 Laikipia Permaculture Centre]
-"MakaaZingira" produces FSC certified charcoal for conservation and livelihood creation. A national NGO, a community-based organisation and a small business network aim to establish a sustainable eco-charcoal production model, helping small scale farmers to replace unsustainable practices while also bringing social benefits.
+'''Blogs''': [https://shareorganiclive.blogspot.co.uk/ Share Organic Live]
-"Integrated plastics recovery and recycling flagship project". A project carried out by a large and a small business in partnership with a national NGO, aiming to offer the most viable option to recycling of dirty polythenes into plastic poles. It works to improve and strengthen livelihood assets for poor and marginalised youth and women.
+== Community energy ==
-Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia: "Sunny Money - solar micro-franchising". International NGOs and community-based organisations in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia have created a micro-franchise named Sunny Money, which recruits, trains and supports a growing network of solar entrepreneurs in East Africa, especially deaf and disabled people, helping them build and sell solar kits to power lights, radios and mobile phones.
+Geothermal power in Kenya {{W|Geothermal power in Kenya}}
-Extensive forest fires are affecting several of Kenya's key moisture reservoirs including the 400,000-hectare Mau Forest Complex, Kenya's largest forest and the source of water for at least twelve rivers. <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=573&ArticleID=6109&l=en&t=long United Nations Environment Programme]</ref> March 25. Important Rift Valley Lakes, including Lake Victoria, the source of the River Nile, depend on the rivers which are fed from the forest. Noor Hassan Noor, the Rift Valley Provincial Commissioner said that between 25 and 35 per cent of the eastern Mau forest has been lost so far as a result of the fire
+== Health and wellbeing ==
-'''2008'''
+* [https://strongminds.org/kenya/ strongminds.org/kenya/], working "across four counties in Kenya, providing therapy to adult women and adolescents."
-Linking sport and the environment to the peace and poverty agenda in Kenya, <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=538&ArticleID=5841&l=en United Nations Environment Programme]</ref> June 18
+== Community currencies activism ==
+<div class="grid">
-'''References'''
+{{Video
-<references/>
+| video = bHG_E-FsC_8
-|}
+| title = Mwethia: a Kikuyu Resource Coordination Practice
-|}
+| authors = Will Ruddick, Apr 18, 2023
-== Sustainability initiatives ==
+}}
+{{Video
+| video = Q3O6-9MlL_4
+| title = Emma Continues - From Bangladesh to Nyanza
+| authors = Grassroots Economics, Feb 11, 2023
+}}
+{{Video
+| video = UaspBGmsdLE
+| title = Bangla-Pesa - Empowering a Grassroots Economy
+| authors = Will Ruddick, Oct 5, 2013
+}}
+</div>
+* [https://grassecon.org/ Grassroots Economics], non-profit foundation that has been seeking to empower marginalized communities to take charge of their own livelihoods and economic future since 2010.
+* [http://koru.or.ke/ Koru Kenya]
+== Climate action ==
+<center>
+{{Video
+| video = wao3UnD0b8k
+| title = Solar Freeze, 2021 Winner, Humanitarian Energy Award
+| authors = Ashden, Nov 4, 2021
+}}
+</center>
+* Solar Freeze, 2021 Winner, Humanitarian Energy Award, [https://ashden.org/winners/solar-freeze/ ashden.org]
+== Biodiversity ==
+<div class="grid">
-*[http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/ The Green Belt Movement], [[Wikipedia:Green Belt Movement]]
+{{Video
+| video = ZZTpV0XCEH0
+| title = Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy — GivePower Initiative
+| authors = Green Planet Solutions, May 20, 2021
+}}
-=== Local sustainability initiatives ===
+{{Video
+| video = J1ixKg8ro1w
+| title = Nashulai Equator Prize #NatureforProsperity
+| authors = Nashulai Maasai Conservancy, Oct 2, 2020
+}}
-Please see our local or city pages via the [[:category:Kenya|Kenya]] category, where of course you can share any more information you may have about local sustainability initiatives.
+</div>
-== Initiatives by topic ==
+* [https://www.nashulai.com/ Nashulai Maasai Conservancy], "community-owned wildlife conservancy—created, managed by and for the Maasai people who own not just the land but also direct the initiative." ''added 21:30, 19 October 2022 (UTC)''
+* [https://poriniassociationkenya.wordpress.com/ PORINI Welfare Association], Kenya based non-profit organization
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121031001358/http://darwin.defra.gov.uk/world/country/Kenya/ Darwin initiative projects in Kenya]
-'''Biodiversity'''
+== Trees, woodland and forest ==
-[http://darwin.defra.gov.uk/world/country/Kenya/ Darwin initiative projects in Kenya]
+[http://rootsmovement.org:80/ Roots Movement]
-'''Communities online'''
+== Towards sustainable economies ==
-[http://www.ushahidi.com/ Ushahidi], youtube: [http://www.youtube.com/user/Ushahidi Ushahidi's channel],  [[Wikipedia:Ushahidi]]
+After the Kenyan elections (Oct 2017), the charity GiveDirectly plans to initiate a 12-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the effects of universal basic income on villages in rural Kenya.<ref>[https://basicincome.org/news/2017/10/overview-of-current-basic-income-related-experiments-october-2017/ @BasicincomeOrg]</ref>
-'''Community and voluntary action'''
+* [https://www.givedirectly.org/basic-income basic income, GiveDirectly]
-{{#widget:YouTube|id=R4Sq9S6ln44}}
+== Social inclusion ==
-[http://www.artoutreachprogramme.org/ Art Outreach Programme]
+[http://koru.or.ke/ Koru Kenya]
-'''Food'''
+== Environmental issues ==
-Solar cooking resources in [[wikia:solarcooking:Kenya|Kenya]]
+Environmental issues in Kenya include deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, water shortage and degraded water quality, flooding, poaching, and domestic and industrial pollution. {{W|Environmental issues in Kenya}}
-'''Sustainable energy'''
+== About Kenya ==
-[[Wikipedia:Geothermal power in Kenya]]
+'''Kenya''', officially the Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in Eastern Africa. At 580,367 square kilometres (224,081 sq mi), Kenya is the world's 48th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 47.6 million people, Kenya is the 29th most populous country. Kenya's capital and largest city is [[Nairobi]], while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City is the third largest city and also an inland port on Lake Victoria. Other important urban centres include Nakuru and Eldoret. As of 2020, Kenya is the third largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa after [[Nigeria]] and [[South Africa]]. Kenya is bordered by [[South Sudan]] to the northwest, [[Ethiopia]] to the north, [[Somalia]] to the east, [[Uganda]] to the west, [[Tanzania]] to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast. {{W|Kenya}}
-== Resources ==
+== Near you ==
-=== Apps for sustainability ===
+[[Nairobi]]
-{{#widget:YouTube|id=4_pYvozLwsE}}
+{{Map
+| category = Kenya
+}}
-[http://www.icow.co.ke/ iCow]
+{{CASwiki menu}}
-=== Citizens data initiative ===
+{{Back to top}}
-Open data: [http://opendata.go.ke/ Open Kenya], making public government data accessible to the people of Kenya.
+'''External links'''
-=== Video ===
+* Kenya Electricity Generating Company {{W|Kenya Electricity Generating Company}}
-{{#widget:YouTube|id=IGMW6YWjMxw}}
+'''References'''
-{{#widget:YouTube|id=-WAZ9bt74Aw}}
+<references />
-== Interwiki links ==
+{{Page data
-Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Kenya|Kenya]], [[Wikipedia:Kenya Electricity Generating Company|Kenya Electricity Generating Company]]
+| keywords = Countries
+}}
-[[category:Kenya]]
+[[Category:CASwiki articles with apps]]
-[[category:Sustainable community action]]
+[[Category:Sustainable community action]]
+[[Category:Countries]]

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