Entrepreneurial Capacity Building in Rural Kenya

May 2, 2012
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I have recently returned from Kenya after conducting a mid-term evaluation of our partner Amani Seed Project. Not only did the project show positive results concerning inter-ethnic integration, its primary objective, but also some extremely positive signs of increased entrepreneurial capacity amongst the participants. Through receiving initial seed capital and training in the areas...

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CADS Launches Petition for European Congo Conflict Minerals Regulations

April 2, 2012
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CADS Launches Petition for European Congo Conflict Minerals Regulations

European Flags. Source: Europeworld.com Despite the repeated delays and ongoing wranglings in Washington over the substance of the conflict minerals rules prescribed by the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission, or SEC, as required by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, European policy makers need to move...

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CADS Representation at the United Nations Youth 21 Conference

March 20, 2012
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CADS’ Jake Peters was invited to participate in the Building for Change Stakeholder Meeting and Global Youth Leadership Forum from 15- 18 March at the United Nations compound in Nairobi. This event formed part of the wider Youth 21 global initiative, which brings together young...

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A Congo-K Narrative: how to communicate the past, present, and future?

March 11, 2012
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This post is the first in a series on the media-messaging and communication of Congolese history and politics to the public and policy makers around the world. Following the...

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Will the ICC stoke Kenya’s Ethnic Tensions?

February 7, 2012
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With the presidential elections now less than a year away, the issue of inter-ethnic tensions will certainly be near the forefront of many Kenyans’ concerns and anxieties; will we...

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The ICC, Kenyatta and Mungiki

January 6, 2012
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Pre-trial hearings at The Hague concerning Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta’s involvement in Kenya’s 2007/2008 post-election violence have ended. Kenyatta has been accused of crimes against humanity during the violence...

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