“A carnival in Nairobi? They’ll think we’re crazy”
Una conversazione con Jane Wanjiru e Mary Osinde, educatrici di strada coinvolte nel progetto Carnival! Nairobi, organizzato da Cherimus, Koinonia Community e Amani.
A carnival to discover Nairobi’s hidden treasures: making street children shine
“The idea of bringing carnival to Nairobi, and organising it with street children, is brilliant. It gives the opportunity of making shine something that is still hidden”. Okaba Buluma tells how the first carnival in Nairobi has been born.
Carnival! Nairobi. Street kids organise Kenya’s first carnival, to invert the order of things
Inverted. This is the best way to describe Carnival! Nairobi, a project intended to give a chance to the street kids of Nairobi in Kenya, upsetting the order of things.
South Sudan has banned all forms of hunting
South Sudan has banned all forms of wildlife hunting, the National Conservation Agency stated. A progressive step for a country still facing civil war.
Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, has died
Sudan was 45 years old and the last male northern white rhino when he died in a wildlife reserve in Kenya. The last hope for his species is in vitro fertilisation.
Drought in Zambia, maize output could fall by half due to unpredictable weather
Due to a prolonged drought in Zambia, maize production could fall from the current 3.6 million tonnes to 1.8-2 million tonnes this crop season if the current dry spell which the nation is experiencing continues.
Oil company Eni accused (in Italy) of causing floods in a Nigerian village
The Nigerian community of Aggah has been flooded due to the operations of a company controlled by Eni. It is seeking justice in Italy where the crucial decisions affecting its village are being taken.
Donald Trump’s first year as president of the United States, what he managed to (un)do
On the 20th of January Donald Trump celebrated his first year as leader of the United States. Environmental, social and foreign policies: here’s an overview of Trump’s first year.
Andrea Crosta. The man who uses his intelligence network to prevent poaching and save endangered animals
The first NGO that puts an intelligence network at the service of the planet. People who work in the shadows to eradicate poaching and save elephants along with other endangered species. This is the Elephant Action League, and we spoke to its founder Andrea Crosta.
The Kabwe lead mine, closed over 20 years ago, is poisoning thousands of children in Zambia
A century of lead mining in Kabwe, officially abandoned two decades ago, has poisoned millions of people and left the city with deadly concentrations of toxic lead in the soil and water.