Yipe.org
A blog by fionamati
Blog description:
News and comments on youth enterprise in Kenya
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Yipe.org ranks 476 in Africa and 36 in Kenya. According to site visitors it ranks 1188, and 1283 according to page views:
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Where nobody needs to work or study hard anymore
An article published in this week's Pambazuka raises issues about policies to promote economic development. The article, “South Africa’s ‘bling’ culture is a disgrace” by William Gumede tells of a growing new-money class, living a Hollywood-esque life in the midst of poverty. He
African youth declare that governments must foster entrepreneursh
The 1st World Youth Meeting at Bari, Italy ended yesterday where African delegates released a Declaration that recognised the challenges African youth face including unemployment, corruption, poverty, lack of access to meaningful education, climate change effects, and civil wars among others. The Declaration further demanded that African
Entrepreneur Profile: Josphat Karinga
Josphat Karinga is the Technical Director of Ristech Solutions a Kenyan company he founded in 2003. The company provides a wide array of services for individual and business clients, including assisting them to overcome the obstacles of bureaucracy in the application for government documents, courier services and car rentals.
Entrepreneurship - Kenya's Economic Saviour
By Jeconia Omondi Olonde The current economic condition for Kenya is on a down hill while the population growth rate is quite high. This implies there is an increase in unemployment as the new jobs created cannot match the increase in population. A situation is created where the
Doing Business But Suffering in Silence
According to the World Health Organisation, gender-based violence is a major public health and human rights problem throughout the world. Though the assault is carried on in the privacy of the home, the violation is widely seen as a "private" family affair, and for some
Statement from Professor Wangari Maathai on the Mau Forest Comple
Press release, December 2, 2009 Nations of the world are preparing to meet at Copenhagen for the latest round of negotiations to agree on a global treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions. It is expected that reafforestation, and reduced deforestation and forest degradation, will be key solutions to
Community Youth Katiba meetings
Following the publication of the Harmonised Draft of Kenya's Constitution, the Community Youth Katiba meetings have now been confirmed. The community meetings will be low cost activities whose purpose is to collate the views of the youth in the draft constitution. The meetings in the
Kenya's Youth Fund Board resign
Youth Interactive Portal for Enterprise, 2008
What's Your Poverty Footprint?
A recently published report titled "Oxfam Poverty Footprint: Understanding Business Contribution to Development" poses serious questions - even for youth entrepreneurs operating micro-businesses. In fact, we would go so far as to say that the nascent stage of business, is exactly the right moment to think about the question:
Know Your Constitution
The Harmonised Draft of Kenya's Constitution was launched with huge fanfare this week in Nairobi. The draft has been greeted both with skepticism as well as the hope that this document will be the foundation for a new dawn for Kenya. But what does the harmonised draft
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