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About 150 leaders from 36 countries will meet in Naivasha, Kenya, starting Sept. 2 for a survivor-led convening focused on ending female genital mutilation/cutting and child marriage.

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Mental health professionals and humanitarian partners from Kenya and the U.S. gathered in Kitale for a multi-day mission centered on training, trauma-informed care, and community outreach.

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Researchers in Kenya have harvested the first cultivated enset plant ever grown on Kenyan soil, marking a four-year collaboration led by Alabaster International and partners from Ethiopia and Kenya.

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The Global Children Workers Awards, founded by Pastor Christopher Njoroge Githaiga, has been endorsed by the Global Civility Leadership Institute in recognition of its focus on children’s ministry and humanitarian service.

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Equality Now and CTWOO are urging Kenya’s Parliament to pass the Widowed Persons Protection Bill, 2026, before the current session ends.

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Denver thoracic surgeon and humanitarian Dr. Pius Kamau has published a new memoir with Koehler Books about his path from a village in colonial Kenya to medicine in the United States.

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The Global Uplift Project has released a junior version of its Science Lab in a Box for junior high schools in Africa, with Kenya as the first market.

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Influential Women is spotlighting Brenda Stevens, MA, CBA®, for more than three decades of work in entrepreneurship, workforce development, higher education, and community leadership.

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The World Food Prize Foundation announced three major awards at DialogueNEXT in Nairobi, recognizing African leaders advancing food security, youth development and crop innovation.

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Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Eldonna Lewis Fernandez is using Baskets and Beads Kenya to connect women in western Kenya with fair trade income, education support and a literacy program.

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Albany State University alumnus Justin Clements has been selected for the 2026-2027 Fulbright Program and will teach English in Kenya.

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iChange Nations™ will honor Dr. Shanequa E. Wilson with the Ruben M. West Voice of Change Award at a public ceremony on July 18, 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Courtney Kelly’s Celeste Paves the Way follows a young civil engineer through the design and construction of a new runway in Atlanta and is now available worldwide ahead of its June 30 release.

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The global avocado oil market is projected to rise from $608.84 million in 2024 to $1.67 billion by 2035, driven by premium cooking demand, clean-label buying and broader use in food, personal care and industrial products.

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Kenyan social innovator Wawira Njiru has received the German Africa Prize 2026 for turning school feeding into a model for jobs, local food systems and economic development.

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Alabaster International will hold ETCHED on Sept. 12 at Serendipity Labs Costa Mesa to raise money for its enset program and spotlight women smallholder farmers in Ethiopia and Kenya.

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The DaVinci International Film Festival will return to AMC Theatres at The Grove in Los Angeles on Sept. 25-26, 2026, with new global programming, a Randall Wallace honor and an opening-night Braveheart retrospective.

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William N. Martin, founder of Think Tank Project and SAFR, was featured on Close Up Radio in an August 12 interview about decision making, workplace culture and performance under pressure.

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The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations and Taiwan unveiled a new digital empowerment initiative in Rome on August 18, 2026, aimed at women leaders and Catholic networks in five African countries.

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Godfrey Atsing’a was appointed a World Civility Ambassador at a public ceremony in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on July 27, 2026. The honor from iChange Nations™ recognizes his journalism and humanitarian work across Africa and puts him in a network…