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Progetti 17 Jul 2019

Kenya – Closure event of the “Kenya Comprehensive School Health Program”

The project, co-funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, started in 2015 was implemented by World Friends. It fostered the application of recent Kenya policies on school health in five schools of Kajiado County

Progetti 28 Jun 2019

The Italian Ambassador and UN Women Acting Country Director sign the agreement for the Italian contribution to “Let it not happen again” project

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation contributes with 300.000 Euros to support specific activities aimed at strengthening the response and accountability mechanisms against Gender Based Violence to be better prepared for future elections

26 Jul 2018

Health at school, effective interventions to improve learning environments and a partnership that worksHealth at school, effective interventions to improve learning environments and a partnership that works

Kiserian – On 30 May 2018 a public event was hosted at the Kiserian Primary School to celebrate the achievements under the Kenya Comprehensive School Health Program, an initiative in the educational and health sectors co-financed by the Agency for an amount of 700,000 Euros and implemented by World Friends. Together with the students, the […]

Progetti 24 Jul 2018

Health at school, effective interventions to improve learning environments and a partnership that works

The project, launched in 2015 and aimed at supporting Kenya Comprehensive School Health Policy implementation, has seen interventions in the educational, agricultural and health fields through activities to raise awareness on issues linkled to health, nutrition, hygiene, safety and environment. Additionally, activities included the construction of kitchens and toilets and the provision of water tanks and pumps in five schools in the County.

Progetti 13 Jun 2018

E4Impact, a business incubator with a “triple helix” engine

The incubator, co-funded by the Agency and implemented by the Università cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and by the E4Impact - Nairobi Foundation is a business incubator and accelerator aimed at promoting entrepreneurship in Kenya, thus creating employment opportunities for young people and to foistering the internationalization of new businesses

04 Jun 2018

A common goal for the cooperation system’s actors, stories from the Italian NGOs

The book, published thanks to the contribution of the AICS office in Nairobi and born within the regular meetings between the Civil Society Organizations, the Agency and the Embassy, was the outcome of a common desire to create a book that would collect and tell the activities of support and development carried out by the CSOs operating in Kenya

Progetti 25 Mar 2018

“Kilimo Ni Swag”, agriculture is cool and can offer opportunities for the youngest

The project aims to address the root causes of the emigration to Nairobi of young people coming from Kiambu County, a peri-urban area with a vibrant agricultural sector. Through support activities for entrepreneurship and development of value chains in agriculture, the project will contribute to job creation and will promote supply chain innovation, involving about 4.000 people.

Progetti 21 Feb 2018

E4Impact, a business incubator with a “triple helix” engine

The incubator, co-funded by the Agency and implemented by the Università cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and by the E4Impact - Nairobi Foundation is a business incubator and accelerator aimed at promoting entrepreneurship in Kenya, thus creating employment opportunities for young people and to foistering the internationalization of new businesses