“Forests and Education – Learn to Love Forests” – 2019 theme In NAKURU COUNTY, Mellisa Thuo, a seven year old and in Standard two, has in the past drawn global attention on the need to properly dispose of electronic waste in the wake of the growing industry, Today in line with the United Nations Read more…
Category: CSR Resources
Kebs launches probe into P&G sanitary products
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has initiated an investigation into US multinational Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Always brand of sanitary pads following consumer complaints. Several users have come out to complain about the quality and negative reactions from using some of the company’s products. The move by the standards agency could result in the Read more…
How Kenyan Non-profits can mobilize funds through CSR
Many Kenyan companies, including top 500 firms like KCB Foundation and Safaricom Foundation, have long engaged in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. This established practice in Kenya has led to significant societal contributions. CESRA, a Kenya-based organization, has developed a structured framework to promote CSR activities. Their passionate efforts have led numerous organizations in Kenya Read more…
Huawei Kenya donates 50 laptops to Beyond Zero for medical safaris
The First Lady of Kenya Margaret Kenyatta recently received the first batch of 50 Huawei Matebook X Pro laptops from Stone He, CEO of Huawei Kenya. The laptops will be used primarily for the Beyond Zero Medical Safaris, as well as in Beyond Zero Operations and Beyond Zero Mobile clinics, helping improve the efficient Read more…
OUR EARTH IN 2050
An 11 years old girl named Ashley Njeri Chege, from Nakuru, Kenya, records an original speech from her own imagination about the environment and on the future of our earth in 2050. What she thinks the world will be when she is 43 years old.
Nakuru rounds up and dumps street children in Baringo
Nakuru county is on the spot after its enforcement officers allegedly dumped 41 street children in Chemusus Forest in Eldama Ravine, Baringo County on Wednesday night. Reports indicate that the officers rounded the street urchins aged between 12 and 26 and promised to take them to school before bundling them into waiting vehicles. Read more…
Government plans to close orphanages
By Jennifer Kaberi For a long time institutionalization of children in orphanages and other care institutions was a major part of child social welfare services. Institutions were viewed as a place of refuge, where vulnerable children could get the help they needed. However recent studies show that institutionalization of children have a life long effects Read more…
KCB Bank leads in Corporate Social Responsibility in Kenya, EA
KCB Bank was last week named the best bank in Kenya and in East Africa in terms of Corporate and Social Responsibility in the 2017 Euromoney Awards for Excellence. The lender was recognized for its rollout of innovative programmes targeted at youth empowerment through job creation. “We have been trailblazers in this region in terms Read more…
Public trust in charities at an all-time low reveals Commission research
There has been a “significant” decrease in the public’s trust and confidence in charities, and the sector is now less trusted than the ordinary man in the street, according to a report published today by the Charity Commission. The research is the first to be conducted since last summer’s fundraising scandal and the high-profile collapse Read more…
We have inadequate funds for CSR projects, says KenGen
KenGen has said it is unable to implement the corporate social responsibility projects Mbeere residents demand because of limited funds. Board chairman Joshua Choge said the community expects many projects that would improve the living standards of its members. He said despite the limited funds, the company has implemented projects in health, education, Read more…
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