Giant Floating Balloons Will Bring Internet Access to 20,000 Square Miles in Remote Kenya
Large solar-powered balloons will beam 4G LTE internet onto remote parts of Kenya, as Telkom Kenya and Google partner to bring Loon Project to Africa.
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Maasai Nature Conservancy Asks For Help To Fight Pandemic-And 100,000 People Answer
The unique, community-led Nashulai Maasai Nature Conservancy received donations from 100,000 people on Avaaz to help sustain them through COVID-19.
Breakthrough For Kenyan Scientists Who Discover Natural Microbe That Completely Stops Malaria in Mosquitoes
Kenyan scientists discovered a microbe–Microsporidia MB–inside some mosquitoes that completely protects them from malaria infection which spreads to humans.
After Intense Flooding, Giraffes Are Being Brought To Safety in Custom Rafts Built By Community
Community members, rangers, and conservationists rescued 8 endangered giraffes by rescue barge from a shrinking island in Kenya.
With No Male Northern White Rhinos Left, 10 Viable Eggs Offer Hope For the Species Through Embryo Transfer
10 viable eggs taken from the last surviving female northern white rhinos offer hope for a species that has no males remaining.
Zero Rhinos Poached in Kenya Last Year - Better Policing is One of the Keys
2020 was a good year for rhinos, with South Africa experiencing a 33% fall in rhino poaching, and Kenya not losing a single rhino in 2020.
Kenyan Woman's Startup Recycles Plastic Waste into Bricks That Are 5x Stronger Than Concrete
Making plastic bricks, 5 times stronger than concrete, Nzambi Matee runs Njenge Makers in Nairobi, where she turns plastic waste into bricks.
Embryos Created at Christmas Are Viable-Raising Hopes For the 2 Remaining Northern White Rhinos
More fertilized eggs from the northern white rhino subspecies are collected and frozen. Hope begins to grow that the animals could be saved.
Global Nonprofit that Trains African Prisoners to Become Lawyers is Featured on 60 Minutes
Justice Defenders trains people in nearly 50 prisons in Kenya and Uganda to become paralegals and lawyers to provide legal services.
Solar-Powered Desalination Device Will Turn Sea Water Into Fresh Water For 400,000 People
A shipping-container hosting the world's first zero-emissions, solar powered desalination technology is bringing clean water to rural Kenya.
Rare Rhino Species Sees Dramatic Population Growth - From Just 100 to 3,700 Today - as Poaching Falls
Three species: The black, Javan, and Greater one-horned rhino are all recovering despite the challenges to conservation posed by COVID-19.
Herd of Elephants to be Moved from UK to Kenya in Rewilding 'World First'
A pair of intrepid conservation groups are attempting a world first: two move 13 elephants via plane from England to the wilds of Kenya.
Amazing Video From the Great Wildebeest Migration of 2015
Every year between June and Oct, millions of wildebeests, gazelles and zebras migrate from the Serengeti to Kenya. Now there is an app that shows live videos.
Farmer is Sweet on Bee Hives As Perfect Fence to Keep Elephants Safely Away
This ingenious win-win idea is boosting bee populations while warding off elephants from invading small farmers' land.
Abused Kenyan Girls To Live in Castle Thanks To Crowdfunding By One Mom
These young women could not contain their joy upon hearing that strangers had contributed more than enough money necessary for their care and housing.
Man Turns Plastic Waste into a Way to Save Trees
Aghan Oscar's company saves hundreds of trees every day thanks to his ingenious method of recycling plastic waste found around his region.
African Farmer Delivers Water to Wild Animals During Drought
This pea farmer has made headlines worldwide after saving countless African wildlife from thirst.
Kenya Premiers World's First Albino Beauty Pageant
Because of the stigma behind albinism in Africa, Kenya hosted the world's first beauty pageant for male and female albinos.
Instead of Sending Holiday Cards to Customers, Business Buys Renewable Energy for Kenyans
The money that could have been spent buying holiday greeting cards went instead to funding sustainable water sources and electricity in Kenya.
Kenya Attacks Plastic Bag Problem With Toughest Ban in the World
Kenya is now one of forty countries that have taken a stance against plastic pollution – and their punishment is the strictest of all.
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