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Only a few years later, an ecofeminist movement in Kenya also embraced the importance of trees. The Green Belt Movement started as a local community tree planting effort. The group of women addressed the lack of local water, the effects of soil erosion and the rising challenges caused by thei...
Over the years, Ajira has gained traction with partners such as the Mastercard Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa), Absa Bank Kenya, and Emobilis joining forces to support the initiative. Absa Bank Kenya, for its part, has trained over 20...
Since regaining its independence in 1963, Kenya has gone through a volatile economic history. After an initial growth period until the mid-70 s, a combination of rising oil prices, ineffective government interventions in the private sector, and lack of export incentives contributed to an economic ...
Nations worldwide are seeking alternatives to the US dollar, withexamples beingChina and Russia trading in their own currencies, and countries like India, Kenya and Malaysia advocating for de-dollarization or signing agreements with other nations to trade in local currencies or alternative benchmarks...
The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by showing what the future of farming could look like.
When former Yugoslavia collapsed, most of its federal states became independent countries with the exception of Montenegro, which gained independence in 2006 and Kosovo which became part of Serbia.The heritage of Kosovo is closer to that of Albania than to Serbia’s, the country it sought ...
I have truly loved the freedom, independence and pride that the business has given me. I learned everything the hard way when it came to running the day-to-day operations of the business. The Solopreneur Hotline is designed to help make the learning process easier for others, as well as...
The inexpensive water filtration system, which oper- ates very reliably over a long period with minimum maintenance, has already been introduced in Kenya, where it's providing 2,500 people with clean drink- ing water. More than 300 of the systems are now de- ployed in 16 count...
It proclaimed its independence from Spain on 12 June 1898. As an American ally, it was occupied for four years by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. It gained its independence from American forces in 1946 and enjoyed 26 years of democratic rule until Martial Law was established ...