Agriculture: Food Security and Economic Empowerment
Access to Food is a Human Right although it has become elusive to many communities over the years. The unpredictable weather pattern has affected the traditional and modern farming systems making it difficult to produce sufficient food to sustain households. At the National level, the Government is forced to subsidize its grain reserves through importation […]
Health – A Healthy Nation is a Rich Nation!
Health Provision became one of the largest devolved functions following the promulgation of Kenya’s 2010 constitution. However, in all the 47 counties, the health sector continues to experience monumental challenges ranging from capacity gaps, human resource deficiency, lack of critical legal and institutional infrastructure and a conflictual relationship with the national Government from the supply […]
Education and Skills Development
AiRDT believes in transformational development through education and skills development particularly for youth and women. However, evidence shows that yearly school drop-out rates in Sub-Saharan African countries are high than the rest of the world. Among the key factors affecting education and skills development is the high cost of acquiring education against low household incomes. […]
Energy and Environment
Climate Change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns that are either natural, or man-made. Empirical evidence however, indicate that a large proportion of these effects are caused by human activity which primarily include; burning of fossil fuels (like coal, oil and gas), which produce heat-trapping gases and uncontrolled disposal of industrial waste […]
Innovation for health in action
This child is receiving oxygen through a solar-powered concentrator – an innovative solution that can save lives in places with frequent power shortages, such as this hospital in Somalia. Pneumonia accounts for 800 000 deaths per year of which 20-40 % could be saved with oxygen, and COVID-19 has accelerated global demand for medical oxygen. […]
Change – It Starts With Us
Education connects all human beings together and is a fundamental human right. Thanks to education we learn about the fundamentals of the world and the lessons that come with it. Education has been a jewel from the start, with a broad category of topics we can learn about and implement in our lives. It provides pathways for […]
Renewable energy – powering a safer future
Energy is at the heart of the climate challenge – and key to the solution. A large chunk of the greenhouse gases that blanket the Earth and trap the sun’s heat are generated through energy production, by burning fossil fuels to generate electricity and heat. Fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas, are by far the […]
