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The Nairobi programme seeks to advance progressive political & socio-economic transformation through its thematic focus on #SustainableDevelopment #DemocraticJustice #Agroecology & #FoodRights in KE, TZ, UG. All our socials: https://linktr.ee/hbfnairobi
Kenya’s #democracy isn’t just about leaders, it’s about citizens too. On the JUST A POD podcast, Javan Ofula unpacks #humanrights, #governance, #accountability, #youthleadership & art as #activism.

🎧 Worth a listen!

#Democracy #YouthVoices #Artivism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTJT...
Just A Pod Episode 96 Feat Javan
YouTube video by Just A Pod
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August 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Kenya leads Africa with ~90% clean power
But what can we learn from Germany’s coal-to-renewables shift?
Fredrick Njau highlights these lessons for Kenya’s just transition

👉 Full piece here: bit.ly/3RA4XQx

#EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction
August 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Our Gender Justice Coordinator, Akinyi Odera, joins the #NXTHerSummit to discuss emerging Tech, AI & the future of work for #women.
Shaping the future for women & girls across Africa.
Special thanks to the Nation Media Group for orgnaising this.

#TheFutureIsHer #PositivelyInfluencingSociety
August 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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📣 The INC Chair released new treaty text that has NO MENTION OF:
❌ PLASTIC PRODUCTION CUTS
❌ REUSE SYSTEMS
❌ PHASE OUT OF CHEMICALS OF CONCERN
Frontline communities called on countries to use their voice to end plastic pollution!
#INC52 #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticsTreaty
August 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Laura Caicedo, @greenpeace.org, on Colombia & Peru's efforts to advance a strong #PlasticsTreaty & how civil society is supporting the process

“We will be here until the end of the negotiations to demand a treaty that agrees on production reduction & puts people at the center".
August 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🚨 The #ToxicBusiness: Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Kenya, @routetofood’s 2023 report reveals:
☠️ Most toxic pesticides
🌽 Crops affected
🏢 Companies involved
We need urgent regulation to protect health & the environment.
📖 Read here: routetofood.org/resource/dat...
August 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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The #PlasticsTreaty negotiations have officially begun! Follow us for updates from the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. WATCH LIVE webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n... (🧵) #INC52
August 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Highly Hazardous Pesticides (#HHPs) are linked to #cancer, #hormonal & #nervous system disorders, genetic defects, and harm to unborn children.
This stark reality is captured in this eye-opening
@ntvkenya.bsky.social documentary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcmJ...
Toxic Harvest: How farm chemicals are silently killing farmers
YouTube video by NTV Kenya
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August 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
#Plasticpollution isn’t just a government or corporate problem; it’s on all of us. 🌍
✅ Say no to single-use
✅ Choose reusables
✅ Demand better policies to #EndPlasticPollution
✅ Inspire others to do the same
Let’s clean up our act. #PlasticFreeFuture
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July 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#Pride is not a Western export. African queer voices have always existed, fighting, dreaming, and creating.
This #PrideMonth2025, we honor their legacies and the movements they inspire.
#QueerResistance #FreedomToExist #InclusiveFutures

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Fake history, misunderstanding colonial legacies, and the demonization of homosexuality in Africa | Democracy in Africa
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June 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
We finally dropped it! 🎬☺️
Our #FeministResilience doc, first screened at #GenderForumKE, is now out. It captures the struggles & strength of feminists & feminist movements fighting for a just, inclusive democracy in Kenya.
🎥 Watch and share your thoughts
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Feminist Resilience: What Does It Mean for Gender Justice and Democracy in Kenya? #GenderForumKE.
YouTube video by Hbs Nairobi
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June 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Last week, the @unitednations marked #WorldEnvironment Day with a call to end plastic pollution. The plastics crisis is multifaceted, and at a crucial crossroads.

Read more 👇🏽
https://www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/the-world-of-plastic/
The world of plastic - Alliance magazine
This week, the U.N. marks World Environment Day with a call to end plastic pollution. That means of all the many environmental threats our world currently faces, plastic rises to the top of its list. …
www.alliancemagazine.org
June 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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UN Special Rapporteur Marcos Orellana exposes how Coca-Cola's switch to single-use packaging has been contributing one-third of the plastic bottle waste in Samoa. Read more:
Break Free From Plastic Reacts to UN Special Rapporteur’s Concerns Over Coca-Cola’s Packaging Practices in Samoa | Break Free From Plastic
May 12, 2025 — Today, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, Marcos Orellana, published a letter sent to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, a UK
www.breakfreefromplastic.org
May 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The journey to a #plastic-free world starts with YOU! What’s one step you’ve taken to reduce plastic in your life? Share your thoughts in the comments! 👇
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
March 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
#Soil is a vital resource, yet it faces increasing threats from unsustainable land use. Join us as we launch the Kenyan Edition of the Soil Atlas 2025, a publication that sheds light on #soilhealth, #climateresilience, and #sustainable land management solutions.
See the event poster for details. 👇
February 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Yesterday, we kicked off the first #HumanIsMyID
meeting of 2025 alongside fellow Alliance members! We reflected on our 2024 journey & mapped out our priorities for the year ahead. Discrimination continues to affect millions in Kenya, and we remain committed to driving change.
#HumanRights #Inclusion
February 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Hello Bluesky folks! 😀
We just made it here! We are the Nairobi office of @boell.de, the German Green political foundation. We look forward to sharing information and having insightful conversations on this platform!
In case you're keen to know what we do? 👇
youtu.be/SjW3OmaDdz4
Heinrich Boll Foundation Nairobi | Who We Are.
YouTube video by Hbs Nairobi
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February 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM