Tag: #africa

Connecting Kenyans with Water through Kenya Connect

The rainy seasons in the Mwala region of Machakos County, Kenya run from November to December and from March to...

Noor Ouarzazate of Morocco

The Ouarzazate solar power station (OSPS) is the first major project developed as part of Morocco’s new energy strategy, which...

Solar-pumped Water in Mali

To expand and ease access to water in Dialakorodji, Mali, the Nationale de l’Hydraulique (DNH), in partnership with UNDP and...

The Great Green Wall

The Great Green Wall is Africa’s flagship initiative to combat climate change and desertification and address food insecurity and poverty....

Climate-smart Agriculture of Zimbabwe

An integrated resilience-building initiative is working to protect vulnerable communities from climate-related and other shocks by giving people the additional...

Ripple Africa

Since 2010 Ripple Africa has been supporting communities to protect 340 sq.km of forest in northern Malawi, mainly in Nkhata Bay District....

The Kwimba Reforestation Project of Tanzania

In 1990, Tanzania embarked on the Kwimba Reforestation Project. Under this project, an international group of people and businesses worked together...

Bricks made of Recycled Plastic

Nairobi-based startup company Gjenge Makers, founded by Nzambi Matee, has created a lightweight and low-cost building material that is made of...

Rwanda’s Restoration Story

Rwanda became one of the early adopters of the Bonn Challenge – a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of the...

Community-driven Platform Successfully Conserves Forestland and Boosts Ecotourism in Ghana

The project entitled “Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS)’ financed by the Japan Biodiversity Fund formed...