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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

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 —

Impact of an African Scholarship for Communities

Impact of an African Scholarship for Communities...

Government Officials Demand Shift from Agricultural Policy to Action at High-Level Kenya Retreat

Senior government officials from across Africa gathered this week to deliver a pointed message: the continent has enough agricultural policy. What it needs now is execution. The call came at a two-day...

Family Bank Pumps KES 21 Billion into Sustainability Initiatives

Family Bank Group is scaling up its environmental and social investments, deploying KES 21 billion in sustainability-linked financing as the mid-tier lender reported record profits for the year ended...

Ci Gaba Venture Capital Fund of Funds Reaches GHS 383 Million First Close, Unlocking West Africa’s Pension Capital for Private Markets

Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh) has announced the first close of the Ci Gaba Venture Capital

Ghana Impact Summit 2026: Scaled Impact in Mobilising Local Capital for Locally-Led Change

The third Ghana Impact Summit convened policymakers, institutional investors and development partners in Accra on

World Storytelling Day: Sharing Stories of Girls’ Empowerment in East Africa

Every story has the power to inspire change. On World Storytelling Day, celebrated each year around March 20, people across the globe come together to share stories that connect communities, cultures,...

International Women’s Day: Veneration in a Fight Not Finished

International Women’s Day 2026 is on March 8th. It is an opportunity to recognize, support, and inspire women across the world.

Opening Pathways to Education for Vulnerable Children in Rural Tanzania

A new joint initiative by Asante Africa Foundation and Mwamba Mining is changing that reality for vulnerable students in communities surrounding Mwamba’s operations in Buziba and neighboring areas.

The Impact of Girls Empowerment Across Africa

Across Africa, the conversation around development, economic growth, and community resilience increasingly points to one undeniable truth: empowering girls is foundational to lasting change. When girl...

Smaller funds outperform on returns and impact, report finds

A growing body of evidence suggests that smaller private capital funds consistently deliver stronger returns

Expanding Access to Quality Education Through Offline-First Innovation

Expanding Access to Quality Education Through Offline-First Innovation...