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Solar roof tiles help power this secondary school in rural Kenya
Schools in rural Kenya often suffer through frequent power outages, and energy from the national grid can be expensive. But solar roof tiles from Strauss Energy offer a cheaper, renewable alternative....
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New green school in Kibera slum replaces original started by concerned Kenyan...
A group of concerned mothers started the Anwa primary school in Kibera, Kenya , where extremely disadvantaged children previously lacked access to education. Over time, the school has grown in...
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A lacy skin fills this Kenyan apartment building with sunlight and fresh air
This modern apartment building in Mombasa, Kenya is wrapped with a lacy structural skin that allows natural light to filter inside. Urko Sánchez Architects wrapped the building in two layers: the...
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Kenya introduces world’s harshest law on plastic bags
Kenya has been a major plastic bag exporter to the nearby region. But now the country is cracking down on the polluting bags with the toughest law of its kind in the world. Kenyans selling, producing,...
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Dilapidated WWI soldier barracks in Essex converted into stunning eco home
Instead of demolishing an old, dilapidated Nissen Hut that had sat on their farmland in Essex for nearly a century, one ambitious couple decided to convert it into a stunning eco property. The...
View ArticleProminent environmental activist murdered in Nairobi
Joannah Stutchbury, a prominent environmental activist, was shot dead on July 15 while driving home in Nairobi, Kenya . The incident has been condemned by local environmental activists, who are...
View ArticleNUQI uses 100% natural materials for its products
After years of experience in the fashion industry, Tosca van Haren was fed up with fast fashion and the waste in the industry, so she launched her own social fashion brand NUQI. The company takes a...
View ArticleEmbracing a wetter future, the Dutch turn to floating homes
These communities are inspiring more ambitious projects in flood-prone nations as far-flung as French Polynesia and the Maldives. Read the rest here: Embracing a wetter future, the Dutch turn to...
View ArticleClosing the loop in Kenya’s fashion industry
In Kenya, garment manufacturers generate an estimated 400,000 tons of cotton waste per year. The rest is here: Closing the loop in Kenya’s fashion industry
View ArticleFive mountain bongos released into Kenyan sanctuary
Good news for wildlife watchers — five mountain bongos were released into a Kenyan sanctuary earlier this week. The extremely rare antelopes hadn’t been seen wandering the wooded slopes of Mount...
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