A Community Driven Solution To A Global Problem

A Community Driven Solution To A Global Problem

Kenya has endured three severe droughts in the last decade (2010-2011, 2016-2017 and 2020-2022). The most recent drought resonates as the most severe and prolonged. Lives have been upended, livelihoods shattered, and vast populations displaced from the only homes...
Akili Group’s Ecosystem Approach in Community Engagement

Akili Group’s Ecosystem Approach in Community Engagement

Akili Group’s ecosystem approach in community engagement Akili Group’s ecosystem approach in community engagement   When Akili was founded in 2010, ecosystem thinking was embedded in the DNA of the business through the inclusive value chain model. “We were...
Realizing the Dream of Growing Kenya’s Economy

Realizing the Dream of Growing Kenya’s Economy

If we just worked a bit harder, a bit more diligently we can start realizing our dream of growing the economy by double digits. First here is where we are now: Kenya’s GDP was $40.70 billion (2012, World Bank), or Shs 3,540,900,000,000. That is not as much money as it...
Cyclical Drought: And What We Can Do

Cyclical Drought: And What We Can Do

It happens every few years. Here are some headlines I found by just googling “drought kenya”: 2016: 1.3m Kenyans affected by drought – government 2015:Kenya ending drought emergencies policy review: scenarios for building resilience in ASALs 2012: Drought in Kenya |...