One of the locations that The Open Institute had targeted to study and gather evidence on agriculture and farming community was Bahati location. Bahati location is located in Nakuru North Sub County and is largely populated by a farming community. The farmers had been called in for a seminar by their local Chiefs who are…
The weather was overcast and dull but like ants that make their way out of their earthly nests so did the residents of the Kirima location. Situated in the north western region of the Nakuru North Sub County in Kenya, Kirima location is largely populated by farming communities. The residents wake up embracing the new…
Today, marks a new chapter in our lives. We have rebranded. For the past six years, we have come a long way – from once being horribly incubated by another organisation, to starting from scratch in a small room above a bar in Nairobi West to being a stable, growing inclusive organisation that works towards…
As the world agreed on the Sustainable Development Goals in September 2015 – to end poverty in all its forms by 2030, it issued a clarion call to leave no one behind. There have been questions globally about what “leave no one behind” means in practice. We have opted to read the statement literally –…
The venue of this years’ United Nations SDG Action Campaign – a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, administered by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and mandated to support the UN system-wide and the Member States on advocacy and public engagement in the SDG implementation, was held at the World Conference Center Bonn, Germany. Bonn,…
The venue of this years’ United Nations SDG Action Campaign – a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, administered by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and mandated to support the UN system-wide and the Member States on advocacy and public engagement in the SDG implementation, was held at the World Conference Center Bonn, Germany. Bonn,…
Today, marked the beginning of the final week of Community Leaders Induction at Kirima Location, Nakuru North sub-county. Kirima Location being one of the locations we carried out the Global Goals for Local Impact scale up which built on our understanding that an organised community is a key ingredient in successful citizen engagement and participation.…
Githioro location, is located on the southern slopes of the Dundori hills. The hills are covered by a dense forest that has been battling deforestation from the outlawed charcoal burners. The forests is also shared with Dundori location and is a source of the Wanyororo and Mbaruku rivers that snake through the location southwards and…
Today we continued with the Community Leaders induction process at Mereroni location, Nakuru North sub-county. The stats for the location are: it is divided into 2 sub-locations – Nyonjoro and Ndimu Ndege sub-locations. The population of the area is approximately 7,497 people and 1,500 households, according to the 2009 census. Of all the locations in…
We commenced week two of Community Leaders Induction at Rurii location, Nakuru North sub-county. The momentum for the Induction process is established now. We are supporting this activities because we now understand that Community Organisation is a crucial component of citizen engagement and participation. Rurii Location has three sub locations namely; Menengai sub-location which is…
