Increasing Pleasurable Emotions in Adolescence Linked to Improved Health, Well-Being in Adulthood By Sharon Atieno Developing positive affect- the experience of pleasurable emotions, such as happiness, joy, excitement, and calm- during adolescence could lead to improved health and well-being outcomes in adulthood. This is according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine […]

Rare Constitutional Action Breaks Land Ownership Barriers against Masaai Women By Duncan Mboyah A rare constitutional action in Kenya that created community lands and allowed indigenous communities to own land and become members of the land committee management has lit up Masaai women’s faces and ushered in a brighter future. The enactment of the Community […]

African Experts’ Capacity Strengthened in Seed Certification, Testing By Joyce Ojanji To improve seed certification and seed testing in African countries, the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), in collaboration with the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), has held a five-day capacity training for seed analysts and inspectors from Mali, Chad, Niger, and the Democratic […]

More than One Billion Meals Wasted Daily By Sharon Atieno With more than 783 million people hungry and one in three people facing food insecurity, the world wasted more than one billion meals daily in 2022. This is according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Food Waste Index 2024 report co-authored with Water and […]

Soft-skills Training Crucial in Improving Women’s Employability By Gift Briton and Joyce Ojanji Soft-skills training increases the probability of youths being employed with women benefiting more. This is according to a study by researchers from the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), under the Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) – East Africa initiative funded […]