By Martha Awinoh International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8. An event marked in countries around the world and is set to acknowledge women’s significant contributions to society with the aim of achieving equality for women in all areas of life. This year, the annual event has been themed “Balance for …
By Martha Awinoh What does International Woman’s Day mean to you? International Women’s Day is a day when women are recognized for their achievements, regardless of divisions, be they national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It is a chance to reflect on women’s achievements and to prepare for the future and the opportunities that …
By Martha Awinoh What does International Woman’s Day mean to you? International women’s day is celebrating women’s achievements while recognizing that there is still a lot of work to be done to achieve gender balance. It means pushing for better gender balance at work, in politics and in families and women truly being equal partners …
Abraham Rugo Muriu will be presenting on the new government and how do we work with it through specific discussions on how we can influence policy debate with solid research as well as translating research into information that can be used and understood in the community. Mr. Muriu currently works at the Institute of Economic …
The flooding over the holidays effected many areas in Kenya and caused loss of life to some of our member church congregations. Over the holidays multiple member AIC churches in Kacholua, Chepenogo and Kapechei were negatively impacted by flooding and mud slides. These churches and its members as they continue to rebuild their lives ask …
The OAIC Kenya got together a group of 10 youth to talk about the future plans of the peace bench creation on the OAIC property in Nairobi. The group was opened with a word of prayer by one of the youth. Reverend Phyllis Byrd opened the discussion for the purpose of us coming together. …
Agri-business for Pastor David Odera pays tremendously. David started a tree nursery just for his own home use, but years later he is sought after by many who require seedlings from his nursery. He says his nursery has benefitted all and sundry as he gets calls from as far as Nairobi. He is also sought …
Miriam Kiprop, Nancy Mwashi and their assertive and humorous chairlady Beatrice Kirundu are no ordinary women; they are part of a group of about 15 women who go by the name of Jitahidi, which in Swahili means work hard in the Gambogi area in Vihiga district. Just like their name Jitahidi, they know too well …
Mathare is one of the largest informal settlement areas in Nairobi. Previous estimates indicated that this is home to nearly half a million people. But according to the 2009 National Population and Housing census, the numbers seem to be minimal than the estimates. The report indicates that Mathare has 5 Sub- locations whose population totals …
What started as an activity that involved young people to help women plant sweet potato vines, has led to tremendous development changes in their community. From ensuring that estates of children orphaned due to HIV/AIDS are not grabbed by greedy relatives, to using the best farming techniques in the rocky soils of maragoli land in Western …
