Buni Banda

29/07/2026

𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚.
Key challenges continue to limit effective preparedness and response:
• Increasing climate-related hazards are putting lives and livelihoods at greater risk.
• Fragmented early warning systems often produce alerts that are untimely, imprecise, or difficult to act on.
• Critical data integration gaps limit the ability to combine community knowledge, environmental monitoring, and health surveillance into reliable, locally relevant multi-hazard warnings.

Our 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮-𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 (𝘾3-𝙀𝙒𝙎) is designed to bridge these gaps by integrating community knowledge, real-time environmental data, and health surveillance to deliver timely, locally relevant multi-hazard warnings that support evidence-informed action and strengthen community resilience.

Learn more about this work in our latest newsletter below.

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𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚. Key challenges continue to ...

22/05/2026

Gen Z is reshaping workplace culture in interesting ways; communication, creativity, flexibility, technology, ambition, and even expectations around leadership.

Some organizations are thriving with Gen Z talent.
Others are struggling to adapt.

What has your experience been working with Gen Z?

01/05/2026

Honoring the hands that build, serve, and keep the world moving. Happy Labour Day! 💪🏽

28/04/2026

A new partnership between the Government of Kenya, UNEP, and UN-Habitat that is unlocking Sh520 million from the GEF to advance low-carbon, climate-resilient urban transformation in Nairobi has been launched.

This five-year initiative focuses on Kamukunji’s “green neighbourhoods,” directly benefiting 85,000+ residents through GHG emission reductions, Nairobi River restoration, and improved urban systems including renewable energy, waste management, and sustainable mobility. It is supported by US$40M in government investment and US$2M in technical assistance, bringing together key institutions including Nairobi City County, the Ministry of Lands, and the Nairobi Rivers Commission for coordinated delivery.

Leaders including UNEP’s Inger Andersen have highlighted cities as critical to climate solutions, while UN-Habitat’s Anacláudia Rossbach points to the initiative as a scalable model for inclusive urban development. Early progress includes strengthened policy frameworks, digital planning tools, and community-led green spaces addressing flooding, pollution, and urban pressure.

Partnerships are no longer optional—they are the operating system for large-scale impact.
At Buni Banda, we see this same principle across our work in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Climate and Health, Digital Health and Telehealth, Mental Health, Health AI, and Health Social Enterprises. If you have expertise or are interested in these areas, let’s connect:
Email [email protected], Call/WhatsApp: +254 714 287073 or comment “𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱.”
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27/04/2026

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24/04/2026

𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
Here’s what part of Buni Banda has to say about working here.

15/04/2026

𝟯 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗛𝗖𝗗 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴
𝟭. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Teams run a “user workshop” and retreat to their bubble. The real power of HCD comes from iterating with people, not just taking notes once.
𝟮. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁
We optimize for “motivated, tech-literate participants” while ignoring structural constraints: time, power, gender norms, poor connectivity, and competing priorities. That’s why promising pilots often fail at scale.
𝟯. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘀, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀
When funders want “HCD outputs” (maps, personas, prototypes) but not changes in decision-making, HCD becomes decoration. True HCD redistributes power—from experts to end users, from HQ to frontline teams.
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15/04/2026

𝟭𝟬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝘀

1. Starting from a Blank Page – Unclear research questions stall drafting.
2. Unfocused Objectives – Too many or vague objectives confuse endpoints and analysis.
3. Balancing Rigor and Feasibility – Strong science can clash with operational reality.
4. Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria – Too narrow limits recruitment; too broad dilutes results.
5. Ethics & Regulatory Alignment – Different requirements cause repeated rewrites.
6. Methods That Are Hard to Follow – Ambiguous procedures risk deviations and poor data quality.
7. Stakeholder Collaboration – Conflicting inputs create version chaos.
8. Statistical Sections – Non-statisticians struggle to translate guidance into protocol-ready text.
9. Poor Structure & Redundancy – Inconsistent, fragmented sections slow review.
10. Late Feedback – Waiting until IRB or funder review forces major revisions.

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13/04/2026

𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
1. 𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Dovetail Acceleration Programme.
𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀: Early-stage, locally-led African organisations with budgets of less than US$500 000.
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 28th April 2026
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://dovetailimpact.org/acceleration-program

2. 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘: Global Impact Challenge: A Global Challenge transforming agrifood innovation.
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 15th May 2026.
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://thriveagrifood.com/thrive-global-impact-challenge-2026/

3. 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲: Ai For Science: Accelerating scientific breakthroughs with the power of AI.
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 1st May 2026.
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://www.google.org/impact-challenges/ai-science/

4. 𝗶𝗙 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗙: SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE. The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports projects that contribute to improving our society.
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 20th May 2026.
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://ifdesign.com/en/if-social-impact-prize

5. 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵:The grant will support a research project or programme for up to three years.
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 1st May 2026 00:00 (SAST)
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://jworesearchgrant.org/grant-application/

6. 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙: Strengthening the resilience of the local capacity to respond to the educational and protection needs of the children affected by the crisis.
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 20th April 2026.
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://www.unpartnerportal.org/api/public/export/projects/20449/

08/04/2026

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴!

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