Flooding continues to be a major problem for informal urban settlements like Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. The recent heavy rains in early 2024 in Kenya indicate the vulnerability level of individuals living in informal settlements. This thesis explores how effective the current flood prevention, preparedness, …

Adaptive governance describes the purposeful collective actions to resist, adapt, or transform when faced with shocks. As governments are reluctant to intervene in informal settlements, community based organisations (CBOs) self-organize and take he lead. This study explores under what conditions CBOs …

In today’s city environments, extreme weather conditions are a fact of life. Amsterdam, Mumbai, Nairobi or Sydney… climate change issues need to be tackled all around the world. In the last couple of decades, Amsterdam has dealt with larger amounts of rainwater, severe heat stress and a decreased biodiversity. …

In a workshop entitled ‘Harnessing the Hustle’, held at the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) in April 2017, a group of academic researchers and community activists came together to discuss a concept that resonated across ethnographic findings and everyday life alike: hustling. For many of us …

This booklet presents twenty-one impact stories of Ethiopian and Kenyan alumni of Dairy (Livestock) trainings in the Netherlands. The Dutch trainings consists of Master courses conducted by Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) in Wageningen or Velp, short courses or diploma courses …

Stichting Good News Centre Kenya is een in Den Bosch gevestigde vrijwilligersorganisatie. Zij zamelt geld in voor Kibagare Good News Centre in Nairobi. Het centrum biedt de kinderen onderwijs en dagelijkse zorg. De vrijwilligers zijn afkomstig uit het bedrijfsleven en zamelen al tientallen jaren geld …

AMREF Flying Doctors maakt deel uit van het wereldwijde AMREF-netwerk. Dit is de belangrijkste gezondheidsorganisatie in Afrika, met hoofdkantoor in Nairobi, Kenia. AMREF Flying Doctors werkt vanuit haar kantoor in Leiden onder meer aan draagvlakversterking en fondsenwerving voor de projecten en programma's …