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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
Uganda – Signed the agreement for the Karamoja Infrastructure Development Project (KIDP II)
Through the KIDP II, with a soft-loan of ten million euros from the Italian government and a 2 million euros contribution from the Ugandan government, the Government, with the technical support of the AICS, will be able to build and equip new hospitals, as well as to expand and modernize the departments of existing structures, and train medical staff.
Kenya – Eni and AICS Nairobi sign a Memorandum to develop joint initiatives
The agreement will allow Eni Kenya and Aics in Kenya to identify and develop future collaboration projects, in accordance with the Government of Kenya’s strategic objectives for social development and in line with their respective actions in the Country.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo – Delivered medical equipment to improve the treatment of fistula in women victims of SGBV
The delivery was part of the the 2019 Italian contribution to the joint UNDP, UNFPA, OHCHR project “Justice – Autonomy and Dignity of women and girls in the Congo” (2018 – 2023). The delivered items included surgical instruments and equipment to hospitals to improve interventions for the treatment of obstetric fistula, and to guarantee better maternal and child support to women victims of sexual and gender-based violence (SBGV)
Kenya – The UN Joint Development Programme on Devolution, adapts to support Government’s efforts towards COVID-19
Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), has contributed to the UNDP-UNICEF-UN Women Joint Devolution Programme designed to support devolution in Kenya. The Italian contribution was approved in December 2018 and disbursed after signature of the funding commitment in December 2019 . Given the extraordinary situation, the Programme has been redesigned to support […]
Kenya – The UN Joint Development Programme on Devolution, adapts to support Government’s efforts towards COVID-19
Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), has contributed to the UNDP-UNICEF-UN Women Joint Devolution Programme designed to support devolution in Kenya. The Italian contribution was approved in December 2018 and disbursed after signature of the funding commitment in December 2019.
Kenya – Community awareness initiative in collaboration with Italian CSOs and the Ministry of Health
The activities will run over several days, and will include the distribution of 1,000 prevention kits, basic food support and information brochures. Furthermore, will be held a community awareness-raising in collaboration with 12 health centers and with the support of 100 community Community Health Volunteers (CHV) in 4 different Sub-Counties (Langata, Kasarani, Embakasi West, Ruaraka)
Kenya – New wing at the Pangani dispensary
On 10 March 2020, at the Pangani Dispensary in Nairobi, a new wing of the facility was inaugurated. Along with the AICS office in Nairobi and GRT – Gruppo Relazioni Transculturali, the ceremony was attended by representatives of the County and Sub-County, and representatives of the partner organizations. The “Boresha Maisha: alternatives of life for […]
Kenya – New wing at the Pangani dispensary
The “Boresha Maisha: alternatives of life for street children and underage refugees in Nairobi” project is co-funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (1.170.000,00 Euros) and is implemented by GRT – Gruppo Relazioni Transculturali with support of CCM – Comitato di Collaborazione Medica and US ACLI Torino.