Our Power, Our Planet: How Asante Africa Foundation Is Putting the Earth in Young Hands
The theme for this Earth Day — Our Power, Our Planet — speaks to something we at Asante Africa Foundation have believed since our founding
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Advancing the Whole Child Model in Arusha
Advancing the Whole Child Model in Arusha...
PowerBank announces $1.1m incentive for 7.1 MW solar project in New York
PowerBank Corporation (PowerBank), a player in distributed solar energy, battery storage, and clean energy infrastructure across North America, announced that its 7.1 MW Jordan Rd 2 community solar pr...
Chestnut Carbon issues first U.S. IFM carbon credits with Verra’s removals tag
Chestnut Carbon (Chestnut), a U.S. developer of nature-based carbon removal projects, announced that its Improved Forest Management (IFM) project has been issued 95,909 new carbon credits that utilize...
Sora Fuel closes $14.6m round to scale air-to-jet fuel technology
Sora Fuel, a climate technology company that makes jet fuel from just air, water, and renewable energy, has closed a $14.6 million round. The round was co-led by Spero Ventures and Inspired Capital, a...
Rooted in Change: How Wezesha Vijana Students in Uganda Are Leading the Way for the Environment
In rural Uganda, a quiet revolution is taking root…literally. Over the past two years, primary school students have moved beyond the classroom to become hands-on environmental stewards. But to underst...
Flood Disaster in Kenya Renews Debate on Climate Risk and Preparedness
Torrential rains and flash floods that have claimed dozens of lives in Kenya and displaced more than 30 000 people have renewed debate among scientists and disaster-risk experts about the growing impa...
The GreenShift Podcast | Who is Funding Africa’s Green Transition and Who Benefits?
Ambition alone won’t solve climate change. It takes capital, and across Africa, that capital is finally moving in meaningful ways. In Kenya, programmes like FLLoCA are redirecting climate funding away...
Kenya’s County-Led Climate Program Secures KES 3.9 Billion World Bank Boost After Surpassing Targets
The World Bank has approved additional financing of KES 3.9 billion, equivalent to US$30 million, for Kenya’s Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Program, following stronger-than-expected pe...
Why Mental Health Education is the Key to Healthier Communities on World Health Day
Every year, World Health Day reminds us that health is more than physical well-being. It is emotional, psychological, and social. Yet in many communities across the world, especially in underserved re...
Koelel Forces Academy Wins Inaugural KCB Green Debate
Koelel Forces Academy from Gilgil has emerged victorious in the inaugural KCB WRC Green Debate, capping off a series of sustainability initiatives hosted alongside the 2026 Safari Rally Kenya. The sch...
Plexus Energy and Growatt Partner to Advance Solar Energy Solutions in Kenya
Kenyan clean energy firm Plexus Energy has announced an exclusive partnership with Growatt, one of the world’s largest solar inverter manufacturers, in a deal that will see the Chinese company’s techn...
UNLOCKING DOMESTIC PENSION CAPITAL IN AFRICA FOR SMES – LESSONS FROM CI- GABA: GHANA’S FIRST PENSION BACKED FUND OF FUNDS
The architects behind West Africa’s first pension‑backed fund of funds, Ci Gaba Venture Capital —