May
22
2016

Launch and Grow: The Kenyan Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program

By admin22

The Launch and Grow is a programme in business leadership for women in Kenya promoted by the Women for Africa Foundation in collaboration with the University of Nairobi at Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies (WMI), Babson College and Banco Santander. The project aims to empower and build capacity among women entrepreneurs in emerging and established businesses. The objective is to provide the project beneficiaries with a unique learning experience which is designed to foster success in their businesses.

May
22
2016

Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (“wPOWER”)

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In honor of “Gender Day” at the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-19), the United States is highlighting its actions to harness the potential of women and women’s networks to increase the use of clean energy technologies, which in turn helps reduce climate change.

May
01
2025

Planting Hope: WMI Leads Collaborative Tree-Growing Effort at DCI Headquarters

By eunah
tree planting event at DCI headquarters

On Labour Day, May 1, 2025, the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies (WMI), in collaboration with the Hearts of Green initiative, partnered with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a symbolic tree-growing exercise at the DCI Headquarters, nestled in the heart of Karura Forest. The event was part of the Landscape Restoration and Tree Growing (LANSRET) programme a three-year initiative aimed at rehabilitating degraded landscapes and promoting environmental stewardship across Kenya.

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