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  • A prayer for trees: For Kenyan tribes, saving forests is a sacred duty

    Dominic Kirui

    May 29, 2019 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Forole

    Communities around Kenya address national deforestation by relying on individuals to make changes in the way they use timber as well as to plant trees to repopulate suffering forests. Many towns set strict guidelines about timber sourcing, requiring residents to source from specific groves outside community boundaries; others teach children from a young age that trees are sacred and not to be cut down.

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  • The Informal Bank That Empowers Kenya's Poorest Women

    Dominic Kirui

    October 19, 2018 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Bubisa

    In villages in Bubisa, Kenya, women have come together to form informal community banks so that they may have greater financial access and power. These groups of women together save money, and then lend and borrow money with one another, giving themselves the chance to own property and send their kids to school – without having to rely on their husbands.

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  • Women in Kenya Change Their Lives Through Basic Literacy Skills

    Dominic Kirui

    October 15, 2018 |

    The Epoch Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In a small town outside the Kenyan capital, a school offers adult education classes. Business and language courses have helped women to maximize the profits of their businesses and other entrepreneurial ventures.

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  • Slingshots in hand, Kenyans work to replant vanishing forests

    Dominic Kirui

    September 10, 2018 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisaju

    To tackle deforestation in Kenya, locals scatter charcoal-coated seeds in their communities to grow forests in the country. The charcoal deters birds and insects from eating the seeds before they can germinate; once the charcoal has been weathered away, the seed can begin to grow. Community members use slingshots, hot air balloons, and other create methods to scatter the resilient seeds.

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  • Nairobi's 'Gender Defenders' Use Victimhood to Fight Back

    Dominic Kirui

    August 20, 2018 |

    Women Across Frontiers |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    After surviving a traumatic sexual assault in Nairobi, Wangu Kanja founded the Wangu Kanja Foundation to raise awareness of and prevent gender-based violence. The foundation also provides medical, legal, and psychsocial assistance to survivors, shapes policy, and empowers women financially. One program, called "Gender Defenders," pairs past survivors with recent survivors to provide immediate support.

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  • Kenyan Man Breaks Taboo, Builds Pit Latrines for Villagers

    Dominic Kirui

    December 03, 2017 |

    Civic Ideas |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Botoret

    After learning that poor hygiene and sanitation practices often leads to an increase in diseases, on man in Kenya decided to install pit latrines for his community to lead by example. This practice, along with other approaches such as handwash stations, has now spread to other communities and has shown a decrease in illnesses throughout the villages.

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