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…
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.
If some or many refugee movements can be predicted, what are the implications?
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…
One way to move toward economic inclusion is to invest in refugee-related companies.
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…
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…
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 (…
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…
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…