Science Africa – Page 128

18 Mar, 22

Seedballs Aiding Kenya’s Reforestation Efforts

By Sharon Atieno In Kenya, like other countries in the world, deforestation is the major driver of tree cover loss. So big is this loss that between 2001 to 2020, Kenya lost 11% of its tree cover, about 361 kilo hectares, according to the Global Forest Watch. To solve this problem, Kenya targets to increase […]

Strategies to Advocate for Male Reproductive Health Needed

By Naomi Kitur Healthcare providers should advocate for male reproductive health and encourage health seeking behaviours among the male gender, according to Dr.Lucy Natecho Namusonge, a Public Health expert from the School of Nursing at Kibabii University in Bungoma County. Keen interest has in most cases been taken on reproductive health issues among females, thereby […]

16 Mar, 22

Ejo Heza saving scheme primed to secure future of informal workers

Olivia Umutoni, 25, a tailor and mother of one daughter from Rwesero cell in Kirehe District, Eastern Province, does not have a fixed monthly income because of the nature of her job, but can afford to save into Ejo Heza at least Rwf.10,000 per month after all her living expenses. Ejo Heza program, launched in […]

16 Mar, 22

Kenya: Credit Tanks Improving Accessibility to Water in Makueni Villages

By Thomas Muia With a population of 987,653 people, water coverage in Makueni County remains very low at only 35.6%. Of this, only three out of 10 households are connected to piped water, while the remaining rely on unimproved water sources, according to a World Bank Makueni Countywide Inclusive Sanitation situation analysis report. Eunice Nduku, […]

HIV: South Africa Approves Vaginal Ring

By Sharon Atieno South Africa joins Zimbabwe to become the leading countries in Africa to approve the use of Dapivirine vaginal ring as a HIV prevention method for women. Developed by the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM), the vaginal ring is a longer-acting HIV prevention product made of flexible silicone, that slowly releases the antiretroviral […]

14 Mar, 22

Ugandan Students Learning to Produce Animal Feed from Insects

By Esther Nakkazi Professor Fred Kabi is an animal scientists working with Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK). At the department of Agricultural Production at the university, Kabi is working with students and the wider community around it to produce insects for animal feed which is also for business. He spoke to Esther Nakkazi at […]

11 Mar, 22

COVID-19: Inaccessibility, Major Obstacle to Africa’s Vaccine Rollout

By Joseph Maina Despite public willingness and a steady increase in the number of vaccines shipped to the continent, access to COVID-19 vaccines remains a challenge in many regions in Africa. Up to 67 percent of adults in the country would “definitely or probably” take a vaccine if available, according to a 2021 study by the University of Johannesburg […]

10 Mar, 22

Smart irrigation saves water, improves farming practices in Rwanda’s remote drought-stricken region

By John Mugisha; The construction of new dams in some parts of Nyagatare, a district in North-eastern Rwanda has helped local residents address potential water shortages and outdated irrigation systems that have long hampered agricultural development in this remote rural region. Now farmers in the area like Muhire Ganza, say the dam has significantly led […]

10 Mar, 22

Promoting children’s rights through community child protection volunteers

By John Mugisha; Yusuf, just 10 years old, had dropped out of school and begun stealing food because he couldn’t get any at home. The food he was stealing was not for him alone but the family as well. His family is very poor, and the mother is mentally unwell, so the children in this […]

10 Mar, 22

Restoring hope to adolescent mothers through savings schemes

By John Mugisha; Twenty-year-old Jeanette Mukanoheri conceived at the age of 17. When she got pregnant, her family and the neighbourhood could barely accept her; everyone at home was rude to her. She felt frustrated and decided to leave her parents’ home and go stay with her grandmother. The man that got her pregnant abandoned […]