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YouTube video by Just A Pod Just A Pod Episode 96 Feat Javan

Kenya’s #democracy isn’t just about leaders, it’s about citizens too. On the JUST A POD podcast, Javan Ofula unpacks #humanrights, #governance, #accountability, #youthleadership & art as #activism.

🎧 Worth a listen!

#Democracy #YouthVoices #Artivism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTJT...

Kenya leads Africa with ~90% clean power
But what can we learn from Germany’s coal-to-renewables shift?
Fredrick Njau highlights these lessons for Kenya’s just transition

👉 Full piece here: bit.ly/3RA4XQx

#EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction

Our Gender Justice Coordinator, Akinyi Odera, joins the #NXTHerSummit to discuss emerging Tech, AI & the future of work for #women.
Shaping the future for women & girls across Africa.
Special thanks to the Nation Media Group for orgnaising this.

#TheFutureIsHer #PositivelyInfluencingSociety

📣 The INC Chair released new treaty text that has NO MENTION OF:
❌ PLASTIC PRODUCTION CUTS
❌ REUSE SYSTEMS
❌ PHASE OUT OF CHEMICALS OF CONCERN
Frontline communities called on countries to use their voice to end plastic pollution!
#INC52 #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticsTreaty

Laura Caicedo, @greenpeace.org, on Colombia & Peru's efforts to advance a strong #PlasticsTreaty & how civil society is supporting the process

“We will be here until the end of the negotiations to demand a treaty that agrees on production reduction & puts people at the center".

🚨 The #ToxicBusiness: Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Kenya, @routetofood’s 2023 report reveals:
☠️ Most toxic pesticides
🌽 Crops affected
🏢 Companies involved
We need urgent regulation to protect health & the environment.
📖 Read here: routetofood.org/resource/dat...

The #PlasticsTreaty negotiations have officially begun! Follow us for updates from the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. WATCH LIVE webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n... (🧵) #INC52

YouTube video by NTV Kenya Toxic Harvest: How farm chemicals are silently killing farmers

Highly Hazardous Pesticides (#HHPs) are linked to #cancer, #hormonal & #nervous system disorders, genetic defects, and harm to unborn children.
This stark reality is captured in this eye-opening
@ntvkenya.bsky.social documentary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcmJ...

#Plasticpollution isn’t just a government or corporate problem; it’s on all of us. 🌍
✅ Say no to single-use
✅ Choose reusables
✅ Demand better policies to #EndPlasticPollution
✅ Inspire others to do the same
Let’s clean up our act. #PlasticFreeFuture
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Fake history, misunderstanding colonial legacies, and the demonization of homosexuality in Africa | Democracy in Africa

#Pride is not a Western export. African queer voices have always existed, fighting, dreaming, and creating.
This #PrideMonth2025, we honor their legacies and the movements they inspire.
#QueerResistance #FreedomToExist #InclusiveFutures

democracyinafrica.org/fake-history...

YouTube video by Hbs Nairobi Feminist Resilience: What Does It Mean for Gender Justice and Democracy in Kenya? #GenderForumKE.

We finally dropped it! 🎬☺️
Our #FeministResilience doc, first screened at #GenderForumKE, is now out. It captures the struggles & strength of feminists & feminist movements fighting for a just, inclusive democracy in Kenya.
🎥 Watch and share your thoughts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXQT...

The world of plastic - Alliance magazine This week, the U.N. marks World Environment Day with a call to end plastic pollution. That means of all the many environmental threats our world currently faces, plastic rises to the top of its list. …

Last week, the @unitednations marked #WorldEnvironment Day with a call to end plastic pollution. The plastics crisis is multifaceted, and at a crucial crossroads.

Read more 👇🏽
https://www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/the-world-of-plastic/

Break Free From Plastic Reacts to UN Special Rapporteur’s Concerns Over Coca-Cola’s Packaging Practices in Samoa | Break Free From Plastic May 12, 2025 — Today, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, Marcos Orellana, published a letter sent to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, a UK

UN Special Rapporteur Marcos Orellana exposes how Coca-Cola's switch to single-use packaging has been contributing one-third of the plastic bottle waste in Samoa. Read more:

The journey to a #plastic-free world starts with YOU! What’s one step you’ve taken to reduce plastic in your life? Share your thoughts in the comments! 👇
#BreakFreeFromPlastic

#Soil is a vital resource, yet it faces increasing threats from unsustainable land use. Join us as we launch the Kenyan Edition of the Soil Atlas 2025, a publication that sheds light on #soilhealth, #climateresilience, and #sustainable land management solutions.
See the event poster for details. 👇

Yesterday, we kicked off the first #HumanIsMyID
meeting of 2025 alongside fellow Alliance members! We reflected on our 2024 journey & mapped out our priorities for the year ahead. Discrimination continues to affect millions in Kenya, and we remain committed to driving change.
#HumanRights #Inclusion

YouTube video by Hbs Nairobi Heinrich Boll Foundation Nairobi | Who We Are.

Hello Bluesky folks! 😀
We just made it here! We are the Nairobi office of @boell.de, the German Green political foundation. We look forward to sharing information and having insightful conversations on this platform!
In case you're keen to know what we do? 👇
youtu.be/SjW3OmaDdz4