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The most powerful part of designing a public space had nothing to do with design
Before any Youth City project breaks ground, there is one rule that overrides budgets, timelines and even design expertise. It…
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What Happens After the Tree Is Planted? The Part of Climate Action No One Talks About.
For years, climate action in cities like Nairobi has been reduced to a single image. A group photo. A shovel.…
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Nairobi River’s biggest problem is not pollution. It’s something far less obvious.
Most people living in Nairobi can describe what the Nairobi River looks like today. They can talk about the smell,…
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The Human Cost of Pollution
What does pollution look like up close?Not in reports, not in budgets, not in drone shots, but in the lives…
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What would it take for Nairobi River to become clean & stay clean?
If cleaning a river were only about picking trash, the Nairobi River would have been spotless years ago. For decades,…
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The Sweet Taste of Action: Cool Waters Cohort 2 Wraps Up Its Climate Journey
The Cool Waters Climate Change Academy has officially come to an end and it ended on a sweet note. Last…
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The Fight to Be Heard: How Youth Are Demanding a Seat at Nairobi’s Climate Table
For weeks, participants have mapped floods, studied heat pockets, and walked the winding paths of Nairobi’s most climate-vulnerable neighborhoods. In…
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Adaptation Is Local: Why Climate Resilience Starts in Informal Settlements
When it rains in Nairobi’s informal settlements, the story isn’t just about floods, it’s about resilience being built one idea…
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Nairobi River is dying, but it’s not from what you think
For over two decades, Nairobi has spent billions trying to clean the river that runs through its heart. Yet, every…
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400 Million Dollars Later: What Changed for Nairobi River?
For more than twenty years, Nairobi has poured time, money and promises into cleaning its river.At least fifteen major clean-up…