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Kenya: on 18/10 the webinar of AICS and the Embassy of Italy at the ASviS Festival for Sustainable Development
The Embassy of Italy in Kenya and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Nairobi will participate in the sixth edition of the Sustainable Development Festival organized by the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS)
Kenya: business development and job creation at the heart of the agreement signed by Italy with UNIDO
The 'Improvement of business acceleration services through a public-private partnership approach' initiative is worth an investment of 600,000 euros and has a duration of two years. It will be implemented by UNIDO and is funded by the Italian Cooperation. The goal is to consolidate the presence and training offer of the E4Impact Accelerator through UNIDO specific technical expertise.
AICS and the Global Health Center of the Tuscany Region launch the regional program for the creation of a health network in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
Nairobi, 29th June 2022 – This morning, the agreement between the Nairobi regional office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the Global Health Center of the Meyer University Hospital has been signed. The Center is the hub for international health cooperation initiatives of Tuscany Region, Italy. The program is worth an investment […]
Tanzania – The program to strengthen vocational education kicks off: Italy at the forefront to create employment opportunities for young people
Dar es Salaam, 15th June 2022 – This afternoon the Italian government and the Tanzanian government signed the agreements that officially kick off an important program worth around 20 million euros disbursed through a soft loan that will promote the creation of new employment opportunities for young people through the strengthening of technical and vocational […]
Kenya – Blue economy and intermediary cities protagonists at the first day of Africities Summit in Kisumu
During the first day of the Pan Africa conference ‘Africities’, dedicated to sustainable urban development, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) Office in Nairobi has participated in the session dedicated to the nexus between the blue economy and intermediary cities
Kenya – Italy and UN WOMEN renew their commitment to fight gender-based violence in Kenya
“Let it not happen again: Enhancing Prevention and Response to Violence Against Women in Elections” is financed by the Government of Italy and represents the third phase of the "Let It Not Happen Again" initiative. The first two phases were focused on improving the access to justice for victims of GBV and in particular during electoral periods, while strengthening the institutional mechanisms for prevention and response. Concurrently, the initiative has intervened to strengthen civil society organizations engaged in human rights defense.
Kenya – Signed the agreements for the implementation of a 4.6-million euros integrated social and health program in Malindi
The initiative follows a first phase of an integrated socio-health development programme funded by Italy through a 2.6-million-euro grant, and implemented by the Coastal Development Authority of Kenya (CDA) between 2006 and 2012.
ITALY and UNEP working together to empower rural communities through clean and sustainable energy
Thanks to a 300.000 Euros support of the Italian Government through AICS, Unep in close collaboration with the Nakuru County Government will implement a 14-months pilot project to provide access to sufficient, sustainable, and alternative sources of energy (solar and geothermal) to foster Climate-Smart Agriculture for women and youth small-holder farmers living in Rongai sub-County in Nakuru
Kenya – Strengthening the rapid alert system and environmental risk management in Africa: an Italian-led and financed program in collaboration with international partners
The programme is coordinated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in collaboration with the African Union (AU), and is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. Through this programme will be established a system monitoring and predicting the evolution of different hazards in the region denominated on an area of 5.2 million square km which includes eight countries of the Great Horn of Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda