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Where football meets books: How a Kenyan organization is nurturing talent among slum children

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Where football meets books: How a Kenyan organization is nurturing talent among slum children By Janet

A helping hand for the destitute elderly people in Murang’a

4 weeks ago Wangari Njuguna

Despite the government’s efforts to sustain the elderly people in the country through the cash

Offering love to children in correctional schools

1 month ago Rose Muthoni

By Rose Muthoni @rosemuthoniN Kirigiti Girls Rehabilitation School’s grounds are well-manicured greens with the trees

Teenage mothers get second chance in education

1 month ago Sarah Ouma

By Sarah Ouma Teen mothers living in informal sector face many challenges as they struggle

Kenyan women making a fortune on waste human hair

1 month ago Viola Kosome

By Viola Kosome Sarah Adero, a mother of four collects several pieces of human waste

Shelter offers reprieve for cancer patients

1 month ago Evelyn Gatobu

By Evelyn Makena @evemake-g As dusk falls on a chilly Saturday evening, a middle-aged man

How art can keep boys off truancy into gainful business

1 month ago Mercy Gakii

@Gakiiz Harrison Wanguku has a knack for the art and has decided to use his

Restoring Nairobi’s iconic libraries

1 month ago Jacqueline Mahugu

In 2019, something that pulled at the heartstrings of the people who witnessed it happened

Environment

Kenyan environmentalist breathes hope in once food insecure region

1 month ago Harriet Owalla

Kenyan environmentalist breathes hope in once food insecure region By Harriet Owalla For a long

Business News

How Sarafu, a community inclusion currencies is keeping families in Nairobi’s informal settlements afloat

1 month ago Edna Laboso

By Edna Laboso Judith Ndege runs a food business from her house at Mukuru Kayaba

Development

How alternative dispute resolution is securing land rights for widows in Luo Nyanza

1 month ago Evelyn Gatobu

By Evelyn Makena @evemake-g Early this year, Rhodah Nafula Wekesa happily clutched on a single

Recycle to transform project gives hope to people with disability in informal settlements

1 month ago Judy Ndunge

When Marie Omare, a nutritionist was volunteering at the Special Olympics Kenya, she watched as

Kenya: Tales of pregnant women amid covid-19, curfew and movement restrictions

4 months ago Impacthub Media

Kenya: Tales of pregnant women amid covid-19, curfew and movement restrictions By Lilian Kaivilu @liliankaivilu

A second chance for women in Mathare Slums, Kenya

4 months ago Edna Laboso

A second chance for women in Mathare Slums, Kenya Covid-19 pandemic has compounded difficulties faced

Health

Menstrual hygiene champions call for end of stigma

4 months ago Impacthub Media

Menstrual hygiene champions call for end of stigma By Judy Ndunge Stakeholders in Menstrual hygiene

How a High school skills training opened my path in business

4 months ago Judy Ndunge

How a High school skills training opened my path in business “When you guide the

Nyota art studio: Home to Kibra’s budding artists

4 months ago Judy Ndunge

Nyota art studio: Home to Kibra’s budding artists “Art is beautiful and it’s in everything

MEDIA

AWiM, AU and GIZ partner to host photojournalism contest

5 months ago Impacthub Media

AWiM, AU and GIZ partner to host photojournalism contest African Women in Media (AWiM), in

Communications Authority of Kenya launches Kuza Awards

6 months ago Judy Ndunge

Communications Authority of Kenya launches Kuza Awards Yesterday marked the launch of the 4th edition

How a 22-year-old man is changing lives in Kibra

6 months ago Neima Defala

How a 22-year-old man is changing lives in Kibra Abdullahi Pegeli a 22 year old

Community health worker fighting gender based violence in Kibra

6 months ago Josephine Khivali

Community health worker fighting gender based violence in Kibra Forty-nine year old, Jane Nyokabi is

How a tourism officer became a key link between his community and health facilities

7 months ago Impacthub Media

In our first tale from Narok , we visited Robert Magero, the nursing officer at Etereti Dispensary

Technology

Communications Authority of Kenya and local telcos partner to provide digital safety

7 months ago Edna Laboso

Communications Authority of Kenya and local telcos partner to provide digital safety The Communications Authority

How an electrical engineer found a fortune in poultry keeping

7 months ago Judy Ndunge

How an electrical engineer found a fortune in poultry keeping As many businesses struggle with

A new digital platform for data-driven malaria responses in Africa

7 months ago Edna Laboso

A new digital platform for data-driven malaria responses in Africa Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, who

Kenyan female chief takes lead against FGM, child marriages

7 months ago Impacthub Media

Kenyan female chief takes lead against FGM, child marriages As the world marks the International

Tales of a lone health worker in Ololung’a’s only health facility

8 months ago Impacthub Media

Tales of a lone health worker in Ololung’a’s only health facility By Lilian Kaivilu In

WHO recommends the dapivirine vaginal ring as a new choice for HIV prevention for women at substantial risk of HIV infection

8 months ago Impacthub Media

WHO recommends the dapivirine vaginal ring as a new choice for HIV prevention for women

College students innovate, design contamination free hand washing station

9 months ago Serah Kamau

College students innovate, design contamination free hand washing station John Nderitu and his brother Joseph

How young people are weaving their way out of drugs, other vices

9 months ago Janet Gathuki

How young people are weaving their way out of drugs, other vices Hillary Akola, a

Initiative linking givers and needy Kenyans amid covid-19

9 months ago Impacthub Media

When Kenya announced stricter measures restricting movements across the country, many workers were affected. Majority

A refuge for the elderly in Kibra

9 months ago Judy Ndunge

At their sunset years, many old people living in urban informal settlements face a number

How Kibra soap distribution initiative is helping locals prevent covid-19

9 months ago Shaila Behlin

How Kibra soap distribution initiative is helping locals prevent covid-19 According to the Centers of

Community Health Volunteers ensure continuity of services amid Covid-19 disruptions

9 months ago Evelyn Gatobu

Community Health Volunteers ensure continuity of services amid Covid-19 disruptions Donning a blue half coat,

Covid-19 Response

Corona market offers lifeline to Kisumu traders after eviction from Kibuye stalls

9 months ago Editor

By Viola Kosome The beehive of activities at the newly-established market could make one think that it

Volunteer worker: Why I have made it my business to talk to girls during Covid-19 period

9 months ago Matthew Ndungu

Jane Maina, a volunteer health worker from Murera village in Juja, Kiambu County, has seen

Children

Feed-a-child project in Kibera wards off effects of hunger during the pandemic

9 months ago Collins Omondi

When schools closed in February this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, many children in

Kibera ropes project keeps children out of mischief, supplements families’ income

9 months ago Zeddy Odanga

It is 2 pm and as people go about their business, a group of children

Cancer survivor on a mission to feed patients during Covid -19 pandemic

9 months ago Harriet Owalla

Every first Saturday of the month, Grace Wambui, a breast cancer patient living in Kawangware,

Volunteer worker: Why I have made it my business to talk to girls during Covid-19 period

9 months ago Editor

By Mathew Ndung’u Jane Maina, a volunteer health worker from Murera village in Juja, Kiambu County,

New project launched to protect children amid covid-19

11 months ago Impacthub Media

New project launched to protect children amid covid-19 The Joining Forces Alliance for Children in

Health

UN health programme counters maternal, infant mortality in Kenya’s high burden counties

11 months ago Impacthub Media

UN health programme counters maternal, infant mortality in Kenya’s high burden counties Findings of a

A safe centre for survivors of gender-based violence

11 months ago Serah Kamau

A safe centre for survivors of gender-based violence By Serah Kamau Girl Child Network (GCN),

Business News

Novartis, UNES and The Heart Centre join forces to increase access to quality heart health in Kenya

11 months ago Editor

By Judy Ndunge Hospitals in rural areas will now get access to ultrasound equipment following

Kibra dance organisation offers children chance to shake a leg, learn life skills

11 months ago Judy Ndunge

Kibra dance organisation offers children chance to shake a leg, learn life skills The excitement

Youth

Why I started an art business in my mother’s balcony

11 months ago Judy Ndunge

When Linus Omondi Ogola completed his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) last year, he

How I turned handwashing campaign into a global movement

11 months ago Editor

Dr Myriam Assa Sidibe is one of the world’s leading experts of brands that drive

Gender

Man on a mission to end sex-for-pads narrative

11 months ago Editor

When you find Abdullahi Bulle at his place of work in Nairobi, he is surrounded

Children

Lifting lid off child trafficking in Kibra

11 months ago Judy Ndunge

By Judy Ndunge and Collins Omondi Trafficking children for labour and using them as drugs

Why adolescent girls living with HIV need more support

11 months ago Impacthub Media

Why adolescent girls living with HIV need more support Jane lost her parents to HIV,

Health

New oxygen plant at Othaya Leve 6 Hospital

11 months ago Impacthub Media

New oxygen plant at Othaya Leve 6 Hospital An oxygen generation plant at Othaya Level 6

Health

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The Silence Is Too Loud

1 year ago Impacthub Media

The Silence Is Too Loud! The rainbow composition of the Kenyan population radiates a civic

Weaving mats to sustain cancer patients

1 year ago Impacthub Media

Weaving mats to sustain cancer patients By Harriet Owalla While much emphasis has been placed

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