By David Wandabi – Programs Officer – Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) & Eco-schools Coordinator There have been mixed reactions towards the new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) designed by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and launched by the Ministry of Education in 2017. The CBC places emphasis on developing skills and knowledge and applying […]
By Ojuka Vincent Ochieng Department of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) – KOEE Introduction As the global community gathers today in different regions, countries and continents to mark World Environment Day under the “#beatairpollution” theme, it is noble to reflect what awaits humanity as a result of environmental pollution, particularly emanating from gaseous particles – […]
By Lorraine Dixon World Environment Day is the biggest annual event for positive environmental action and takes place every 5thof June. The theme for this year is “AirPollution“. What is Air Pollution? Air pollution occurs when gases, dust particles, fumes (or smoke) or odour are introduced into the atmosphere in a way that makes it […]
By Danson Imbwaga Matekwa “The time is past when humankind thought it would selfishly draw on exhaustible resources. We know now that the world is not a commodity.” Francoise Hollande, Former President of the French Republic. Climate is a key resource for tourism and the sector is highly sensitive to the impacts of climate change and […]
By Danson Imbwaga Matekwa “With more than one billion international tourists now traveling the world each year, tourism has become a powerful and transformative force that is making a genuine difference in the lives of millions of people. The potential of tourism for sustainable development is considerable. As one of the world’s leading employment sectors, […]
The Kenya Organization for Environmental Education (KOEE), in conjunction with the Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC), organized an event to launch the Eco schools Programme in Kitui County and celebrate World Water Day at Migwani Secondary School in Mwingi West Constituency on 23rd March 2019. Check out the full report below.
This report details the progress in implementation of the SGC projects by the three Winning schools i.e. 1. Makini School (Kisumu) – 1st Position 2. St. Theresa’s Primary School (Bomet) – 1st Runners Up 3. Mutulani Primary School (Makueni) – 2nd Runners Up Download link below
In the words of Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, we are living in “a complex, uncertain and anxious world”. Challenges are steep across the board – from coming to grips with the fourth industrial revolution to strengthening effective multilateralism, to ending poverty and building more open and cohesive societies. In 2015, the […]
The Kenya Organization for Environmental Education (KOEE), with funding support from Act, Change, Transform (Act!), is implementing a project that aims at enhancing public awareness on existing climate change response strategies and policies and with an objective of training journalists on climate change reporting and developing booklets with guidelines on climate change reporting. The project […]
The objectives of the event were to create awareness about impacts of climate change and efforts to combat desertification and the effects of drought collectively, promote peace building for sustainable resource use and management and create a platform for networking and partnerships among stakeholders to join hands for sustainable living. Activities of the day included […]