Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Nairobi Office

01/04/2026

Following our impactful collaboration with on tech-facilitated gender-based violence ( ), we sat down with founder to discuss the inspiration behind the platform, why this partnership was so pivotal, and what he hopes will be the lasting impact of bringing , experts, and citizens together to confront one of the most pervasive forms of today.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview. 🔗

31/03/2026

Following our impactful collaboration with Sauti Sessions on tech-facilitated gender-based violence ( ), we sat down with founder Ian Wafula to discuss the inspiration behind the platform, why this partnership was so pivotal, and what he hopes will be the lasting impact of bringing survivors, experts, and citizens together to confront one of the most pervasive forms of abuse today.

This is what he had to say. 💬

Tap the link to read the full interview. 🔗ollowing our impactful collaboration with Sauti Sessions on tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), we sat down with founder Ian Wafula to discuss the inspiration behind the platform, why this partnership was so pivotal, and what he hopes will be the lasting impact of bringing survivors, experts, and citizens together to confront one of the most pervasive forms of abuse today.

This is what he had to say. 💬

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview. 🔗ollowing our impactful collaboration with Sauti Sessions on tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), we sat down with founder Ian Wafula to discuss the inspiration behind the platform, why this partnership was so pivotal, and what he hopes will be the lasting impact of bringing survivors, experts, and citizens together to confront one of the most pervasive forms of abuse today.

This is what he had to say. 💬

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview. 🔗 https://ke.boell.org/en/2026/02/04/it-has-reached-crisis-levels-confronting-tech-facilitated-gender-based-violence-kenya

Following that impactful edition, with Sauti Session on, tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), we sat down with Wafula to discuss the inspiration behind Sauti Sessions, why this partnership was so pivotal, and what he hopes will be the lasting impact of bringing survivors, experts, and cit...

11/03/2026

Every year, families in face the pain of enforced and killings. Behind every number is a life, a story, and a family seeking answers.

On March 24, 2026, the Coalition will launch the Missing Voices Annual Report 2025 under the theme “Unbowed for Justice.”
Join us in amplifying voices that must be heard.

05/03/2026

Hbs Democratic Space, Programme Consultant, urges Kenya Youth to take part in political offices.

29/01/2026

FOOD IS POLITICS: Toxic Trade, Power & the Right to Safe Food

The evidence is clear: toxic pesticides endanger human and environmental health.
So why does the harm continue?

This interactive session uses the documentary Toxic Trade – How Toxic Pesticides Endanger Farmers to explore how research can move beyond reports and screenings—and become collective responsibility and action.

Co-hosted by and , the conversation brings together researchers, creatives, activists and the public to unpack power in food systems and how storytelling can shift that power.

🗓 Jan 31 | 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 Alliance Française
🎟 Free entry

Hosted within the Poetry Slam Africa Festival, this session is a call to action for fair, inclusive and sustainable food systems.

19/01/2026

What if our food systems could heal the planet instead of harming it? 🌍✨

Today, our food systems are under massive pressure—from climate change and biodiversity loss to deepening inequality. It’s time to move from "fighting nature" to working with it.

The Route to Food Initiative (Heinrich Böll Foundation, Nairobi) invites you to join a movement of over 1,000 learners in our online course: “Introduction to Food Systems Transformation through Agroecology.” 🌿

What you’ll explore: 🌱 Agroecology as a science, practice, and movement. 🌾 Seed & Food Sovereignty – taking back control of our food. 💧 Conservation – protecting our soil, water, and biodiversity. 🧠 Systems Thinking – building just, sustainable alternatives.

The Details: 📍 Fully online & self-paced (learn at your own speed!) 📜 Certificate of completion included 🤝 Open to everyone—no prior experience needed

Join a growing community committed to transforming food systems for people, for nature, and for the future.

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to ENROL TODAY!

19/01/2026

What if our food systems could heal the planet instead of harming it? 🌍✨

Today, our are under massive pressure—from and biodiversity loss to deepening inequality. It’s time to move from "fighting nature" to working with it.

The Food, a programme of Heinrich Böll Foundation, Nairobi, invites you to join a movement of over 500 learners in our online course: “Introduction to Food Systems Transformation through Agroecology.” 🌿

What you’ll explore: 🌱 as a science, practice, and movement.

🌾 Seed & Food Sovereignty – taking back control of our food. 💧 Conservation – protecting our soil, water, and biodiversity.

🧠 Systems Thinking – building just, sustainable alternatives.

The Details:
📍 Fully online & self-paced (learn at your own speed!) 📜 Certificate of completion included 🤝 Open to everyone—no prior experience needed

Join a growing community committed to transforming food systems for people, for nature, and for the future.

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to ENROL TODAY!

13/01/2026

Once it enters your body, within five hours it has circulated everywhere — the liver, kidneys, blood, even the nails.
That is the reality of , a highly pesticide still widely used in Kenya.

In villages like Timau, Naivasha, Thika, and Kirinyaga, farmers are falling sick. Some are dying. Others live with , Parkinsonism, nerve damage, kidney failure, infertility, and chronic pain. Blood and urine tests confirm what communities have long suspected: the poison is already inside their bodies — even years after leaving the farms.

All 70 farmers tested had traces of paraquat. Every single one.

This is not accidental.
Banned continue to circulate through weak regulation, porous borders, counterfeit trade, and a system that prioritises export standards over the health of Kenyan consumers. sprayed for “the market” end up on our plates. Washing them removes only a fraction of the residue. The rest enters our bodies — silently, daily.

Farmers spray without protective gear. Some mix chemicals with bare hands. Others chew miraa freshly sprayed with . And while Europe bans these substances to protect its citizens, the same chemicals are exported to Africa.

This is not just a farming issue.

It is a public , an justice issue, and a failure.

Farmers spray without protective gear. Some mix chemicals with bare hands. Others chew miraa that has been freshly sprayed with and bio-pesticides work, restoring soil, protecting , and sustaining livelihoods.

The question is no longer what is happening.

The question is: why are we still allowing it?

Watch full documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YGCxN7vu4A

07/01/2026

is no longer confined to landfills and oceans — it is now present in human , lungs, breast milk, and reproductive fluids.

This reporting by Gardy Chacha of the Standard reinforces what and justice advocates have warned for years: plastic pollution is a public health crisis. From emissions at dumpsites to microplastics entering our food systems, the impacts are deeply human and deeply unequal.

As global negotiations on a plastics treaty continue to stall, the evidence is clear — addressing waste alone is not enough. Reducing plastic production must be central to any meaningful solution.

PlasticPollution EnvironmentalJustice PublicHealth GlobalPlasticsTreaty HBSKenya

11/12/2025

Together At with our partners , we brought community voices to the global stage through our Green Room side event, “Zero Waste Systems: A Community-Driven Solution to Plastic Pollution" at the

Dorothy Otieno, programme Officer at spotlights the key discussions at the side evebts that highlights the lived realities and leadership of waste pickers—often invisible yet essential actors in Kenya’s recycling ecosystem. Their work powers local circular economies, keeps cities clean, and drives grassroots climate solutions.

Together, we explored how true zero waste systems must center communities, strengthen local livelihoods, and ensure that waste pickers are recognized, protected, and meaningfully included in policy decisions.

11/12/2025

Honored to have been part of the Upinder Awards🏆 What a moment to celebrate the incredible commitment of q***r advocates and storytellers.

An added highlight, the official launch of ✨️The publication acknowledges and appreciates the pivotal efforts in q***r advocacy. Grab a copy from and share in the q***r joy.

10/12/2025