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My internship experience at KCIC
I am Marvin Tiemessen, 23 years old, and in the past three months I have been an intern at KenyaClimate Innovation Centre
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Cleaner-Burning Fuels at Kenyan Schools Feed Students and Protect Forests
Boniface Mutua, the head cook at Jamhuri High School in Kenya, reports for duty at 5AM every weekday. He often works
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Women and youth in agribusiness: going beyond the conversation
Every year, the number of youth graduating from colleges and other tertiary institutions continues to soar. Recently, as the rate of
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Urbanization in Africa: creating both problems and solutions for climate change
The world is urbanizing at a rapid pace, and this is especially true when it comes to Africa. The UNDP estimates that 2/3
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Combatting malnutrition, food waste, and climate change through sustainable agribusiness
Kenya is a country that simultaneously suffers from malnutrition and food waste. On the one hand, USAID reports that nearly a quarter of
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How climate change threatens girls’ education
Climate change is said to be a “problem multiplier.” For instance, there is evidence that rising temperatures can make vulnerable communities
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Fighting climate change, creating peace
The Syrian Civil War has been one of the most devastating conflicts of our time. Lesser known, however, is that some of
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Training Green Entrepreneurs at the ClimateLaunchpad Boot Camp
My knowledge management and communications internship at KCIC oftentimes affords me some very cool experiences- such as getting to be a
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Money is not everything in a start up…..
Having been in the space where I have dealt with start ups for about two years one of the things I
