August 2024 – Inception Phase 🚀 Empowering Maasai Girls for a Brighter Future: Mental Health and Peer Support App 🌍 The Challenge In Kajiado, nestled within the pastoralist Maasai communities of Kenya, girls face a confluence of challenges that put their health, education, and future prospects at risk. The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)…
How do you keep your pet stress free during lockdowns? Lockdowns, caused by pandemics, wars, or natural disasters, can be stressful for both humans and pets. Maintaining your pet’s mental health during these times is crucial. Here are five tips to keep your pet calm and happy: Create a Routine 🕒 Pets thrive on routine,…
In the heart of Kajiado, amidst the vast, open plains where Maasai girls tend their family livestock, a quiet AI mental health support revolution is taking place. A small group of students from a local school gathers under a desert date tree, huddled together, each one holding something unfamiliar yet full of promise—a smartphone with…
World Wildlife Day refocuses the debate towards ecosystem restoration through reduction of human-wildlife conflicts. The theme of “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”, draws attention to the conservation status of some of the most critically endangered species of wild fauna and flora, and to drive discussions towards imagining and implementing solutions to conserve them. Human…
DOGS IN PASTORAL SYSTEMS Dogs at the Centre History of Rabies Rabies in Kenya’s pastoral systems Dogs at the Centre In Africa, domestic dogs are part of the community playing the role of both working animals and companionship. People primarily get rabies through dog bites and to a lesser extent from livestock. Domestic dogs are…
#3000DogsIn30Days Meeli cuddles his four 5-months old puppies born in March 2020 just as the lockdown measures for Covid-19 were being imposed in Kenya. Meeli is 14 years old and has been out of school due to the government-imposed coronavirus school lockdowns. He spends his days herding his family livestock. But today, that not what…
The coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China’s Hubei province, in late 2019. Cases of the disease it causes, COVID-19, grew by several thousand per day in China and other parts of the world. The number of infections appearing each day, owing in large part to containment efforts, but the outbreak is now a global pandemic. The…
Over 75% of veterinary and animal health workers feel they lack the necessary skills to properly help animals during disasters. According to a recent survey conducted in four countries in Eastern Africa, the lack of disaster rescue knowledge is the significant cause of animal deaths during natural disasters. “When disasters strike, animal survival rates will…