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Secretary Hillary Clinton on Ending the Famine in the Horn of Africa
Earlier today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, D.C. to discuss the current food security issues in eastern Africa. “What is...
View ArticleClimate Conversations – Big Policies Tackle Horn of Africa Drought
The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 60 years destroying crops, killing livestock and causing hunger and famine across parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda. Governments...
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The Flip-Flop Side Of The Sandle Gets A Recycled Use Off East African Beaches
Now that summer is well and truly behind us, we’ve packed away our swimming costumes, hidden the sun tan lotion at the back of the cupboard and thrown our old flip flops into the seas to get washed up...
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Reality Show Demos How Developing Countries Make Sustainability Work
Move over “Man V Food”, there is a new cooking show in town. “Stoveman” is a four part documentary series that follows the efforts of Greg Spencer, co-founder of The Paradigm Project, to bring...
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A Fruit That Turns Fluorescent Green When Ripe: The African Horned Melon
Where most fruits lose their green color as they mature, the flesh of the African horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus) turns fluorescent green when ripe. And while the shelf life of most fruits is a few...
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“Want It Done? Give to A Woman”
When I had my first conference call with Jeff Power of Global Hope Network Int’l regarding our Adopt-A-Village project, at one point, I said, “No offense, but if you want it done, give to a woman.”...
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Second Hand Solar Hacks
(Image: ubergizmo) Mark Kragh, director of Know Your Planet, has been a very busy boy. In his shed he has been taking apart solar panels and reassembling them into chargers suitable for phones and...
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International Women’s Day: Celebrating the Power of Women to Help the Planet
Women have proven to be a powerful force in the fight against global hunger and poverty, especially in agriculture. Worldwide roughly 1.6 billion women rely on farming for their livelihoods, and female...
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Reminds Me of the Boats Off the African Coast…
Reminds me of the boats off the coast of Africa, which were actually imports from Qatar, when the people of that ancient empire colonized what is now Kenya. yeah, those are some facts I am dishing out...
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Kenya’s Hippo Point Wildlife Sanctuary, Kenya
The Hippo Point Wildlife Sanctuary is known for its stunning and outlandish views of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley even though people do travel there to also see hippos and stay in the bush. The Hippo...
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Insights From Kenyan Runners on Stamina & Worldclass Success
So why are Kenyan runners so fast? This question has been asked to me almost once a week since I have been here in Kenya. Honestly, I was a little curious myself. Hence, I’ve dedicated the last five...
View ArticleThe Kenyan Countryside & Lake Naivasha Kenya
Week two in Nairobi and our friends were kind enough to lend us their car. Eager to adventure, we shoved our camping stuff in the boot on Friday afternoon and made a break to the Kenyan countryside and...
View ArticleKenya’s Hippo Point Wildlife Sanctuary, Kenya
The Hippo Point Wildlife Sanctuary is known for its stunning and outlandish views of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley even though people do travel there to also see hippos and stay in the bush. The Hippo...
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Zip-Up Luxury in Nairobi National Park
My traveling companion Barbara is a great animal lover, so she booked us two nights at the Nairobi Tented Camp in the heart of Nairobi National Park on the edge of Kenya’s capital. It was ..... The...
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Lamu’s Shella Village in Kenya
Set down a narrow cobbled street in the heart of charming Shella Village, Zahir House is a traditional Lamu home with whitewashed walls, wooden shutters and intricately carved furniture. The bedrooms...
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Train It Along the Kenyan Coast
It’s 7 am and I’m on the back of a boda (motorbike taxi), winging my way down the Mombasa road toward Nairobi’s shiny new railway station to take the much lauded, somewhat controversial (here’s my...
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Kenya’s Charming Lonno Lodge in Watamu
Get ready to be swept away at the magical Lonno Lodge along the coast of Kenya. Since we’ve moved our base from Nairobi to Johannesburg, we can’t go to the Kenyan coast every month. In our ..... The...
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