Equipped to Respond: Building Organizational Sustainability in Kenya
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css_animation=”fadeIn” el_class=”AnsweringHero”][vc_column el_class=”AnsweringTitle”][vc_custom_heading text=”Equipped to Respond” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeIn” el_class=”PlayfairBoldLarge padding pause left-pad”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column el_class=”AnsweringText”][vc_column_text el_class=”ProxLight”] Annual Report 2020 [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Building Organizational Sustainability in Kenya” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23157e89″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”ProxExBold white”][vc_column_text]2020 was a busy year for Uasin Gishu County Youth Bunge Forum (UGCYB), a community-based organization in Kenya’s Uasin Gishu County.
Planting Seeds of Change
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Driving along the Kericho-Sotik highway by the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, the breath-taking landscape is full of hilly terrain, farmlands, and seemingly endless rows of trees.
Supporting Girls to Stay in School by Building Capacities of Local NGOs in Kenya
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Using Graffiti to Spread Awareness of COVID-19 in Kenya
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8851″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Kenya, social and mainstream media were flooded with prevention messages. Though all these initiatives are important, many Kenyans, particularly in informal settlements, have limited or no access to social and mainstream media. This is further exacerbated in informal settlements by limited literacy. This makes them particularly […]
Charting New Course in Civil Society: Maryana’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8492″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_custom_heading text=”This story was published as part of our 2018 Annual Report. Read more stories from the report highlighting AKF’s contributions to making leadership more inclusive here.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fakfusa.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F082319_-AKF-USA-Annual-Report-2019_Digital.pdf|||”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” full_height=”yes” el_class=”padding bkgd” css=”.vc_custom_1566236232877{background-image: url(https://akfusa.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9478.jpg?id=8510) !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1532053140299{padding-top: 40vh !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As the head of a nonprofit organization, Maryana already considered […]