This year’s 16 days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV) is an opportunity for us to reflect on what the World Bank has learned about preventing and responding to GBV and the…

Helene Carlsson Rex, Alys Willman, Michael Christian Mahrt |

Two similar programs in Kenya and Malawi—based on the best evidence on what works to help students learn to read—adopted similar interventions but had vastly different outcomes.

Adelle Pushparatnam, Elaine Ding, Ezequiel Molina |

If some or many refugee movements can be predicted, what are the implications?

Xavier Devictor |

Health workers are the backbone of health systems that meet the needs of their communities. In remote settings, the role of midwives and nurses is even more critical to deliver lifesaving health…

Dr. Leah Chebet Bii |

Food4Education is a non-profit organization, founded in 2012, that began as a school feeding program in the community where its young founder and CEO, Wawira Njiru, grew up in Kenya. Join me, Eisa…

Wawira Njiru |

The challenge of providing a safe and dignified means to undertake humankind’s most basic bodily function is characterized by two extremes in Kenya. On one end of the spectrum, ambitious sewerage…

Lewnida Sara, Joy Busolo, Neema Mwingu, James Origa, Pascaline Wanjiku Ndungu |

In a world facing numerous environmental challenges, collaborative efforts are crucial to creating sustainable solutions. The Lake-wide Inclusive Sanitation initiative in the Lake Victoria Basin (…

Ruth Kennedy-Walker, Pascaline Wanjiku Ndungu, Joana Forte |

Many refugees live in some of Kenya’s poorest communities, whose traditional lifestyles rely on nomadic pastoralism. Previous government policies restricting movement, employment, and engagement…

Nadia Selim, Sumaira Sagheer, Stephanie Kuttner, Farah Manji, Aspasea McKenna |

Up to 73 million people in Eastern and Southern Africa experience acute food insecurity, including famine. While it is critical to feed the hungry and lessen the cost of malnutrition, the…

Victoria Kwakwa, Juergen Voegele |