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Apr 22, 20241 min read
Video Premiere - Girls Education and Climate Change in Tanzania
Video premiere telling the story of the connection between climate change and girls' education in Tanzania, through the eyes of Brenda.
Dec 21, 20202 min read
Meet the Newest Member of the CAI Team - Doris Kamathi!
We (virtually) sat down with Doris Kamathi, who is joining us as Regional Program Manager for our work in East Africa, to get to know her...
Feb 3, 20203 min read
Fresh from the Field: #TheBigFive
Five. I’m told that the number five symbolizes favor and goodness.
Oct 30, 20191 min read
Veronica, our Africa Regional Coordinator, speaks at the Obama Foundation Summit!
Veronica Thamaini - our lead in Africa - shared her story and, along with another woman, had the great honor of introducing Michelle...
Sep 26, 20192 min read
Clare's #ThursdayThoughts
On the long drive through the incredible landscapes of Kenya and Tanzania – taking in the vast expanse of the Rift Valley, the pink...
Sep 26, 20192 min read
Fresh from the Field: Taking time to learn, unlearn and refuel
By Veronica Thamaini, Africa Regional Coordinator Last month, mentors in our East African Girls’ Leadership Summit and Mentor Program...
Apr 3, 20193 min read
Fresh from the Field: Training of Teacher Trainers on Gender Responsive Pedagogy
Dreams take patience. Last month, we realized the first step toward our big dream of seeing more inclusive and gender responsive...
Feb 22, 20194 min read
Here's how Creative Action Insistute is hitting the ground running in 2019!
How did you jump into the new year? Our Executive Director, Clare Dowd, shares how Creative Action Institute is hitting the ground...
Dec 28, 20182 min read
Clare's #FlashbackFriday
For the past four years, just before the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I have had the privilege of joining extraordinary women and...
Oct 11, 20181 min read
International Day of the Girl: Meet Sarah
Meet Sarah: A scholar for the ages This year’s International Day of the Girl Child seeks to celebrate the skilled force that girls bring...
Oct 11, 20183 min read
Be the Change
Robinah Alambuya (second from left), a woman who proudly and vulnerably describes herself as someone living with a psycho-social...
Aug 22, 20182 min read
Clare's #ThursdayThoughts
For weeks we worked without rest. Researching, writing, re-writing, editing, designing. Bit by bit our creative and determined team...
Aug 22, 20181 min read
Fresh From the Field
Creative Action Institute met for two days in Nairobi with representatives of FAWE, UNICEF, UNESCO, and Ministries of Education from 10...
Apr 26, 20182 min read
Fresh From the Field
Meet Veronica & Magdalena Veronica, pictured on the right, is Creative Action Institute's Africa Regional Coordinator. Her experience...
Mar 8, 20185 min read
#TimeisNow Young Women in East Africa Transforming Lives and Communities
“This year’s International Women’s Day theme captures the vibrant state of women activists worldwide whose passion and commitment has...
Oct 14, 20174 min read
The Mentor Effect in Rural Kenya
The dusty streets and barren landscape of rural Turkana County - among the hottest, driest regions of Kenya - is known for perennial...
Stories
Learn more about our programs and their impact on communities and participants in Africa and Latin America by reading the articles below, updated monthly. Each article gives an in-depth view on a specific aspect of our programs - taking you behind-the-scenes in our work nurturing climate justice and gender equality grassroots leaders.
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