Kenya
Solutions
Answering community needs through micro-grants
The Skybird Programme, led by the Austrian Red Cross and its partners, aims at contributing to improved living conditions – incl. health, environment and livelihood – in East Africa through increased innovation, strengthened capacities and partnerships of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) movement in WASH and related fields to enable more gender sensitive and effective WASH service delivery.
Meeting justice needs of excluded communities
BarefootLaw is a non-profit organisation which, through the innovative use of digital technology, empowers people with free legal information so that they can use it to develop legal solutions for their justice needs. BarefootLaw’s work involves using technology and innovative approaches to bridge the gap between people and the legal system.
WEEE Centre, empowerment and sustainability in electronic waste management in Kenya
WEEE Centre is an electronic waste disposal and recycling company based in Nairobi, Kenya. WEEE Centre also has various collection centres in regional cities in Kenya. Electronic waste is collected from communities, taken to collection centres, and later taken to the main processing facility in Nairobi.
The Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute, how to support informal entrepreneurs
Founded by the French Red Cross and the Kenya Red Cross Society in 2023, the Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute (WSEI) is an innovative program that supports women entrepreneurs in the Coastal region of Kenya transitioning to the formal economy with stronger businesses.