Celebrating International Women´s day: 100 new trees in rural Kenya
Small scale farming is the cultural and economical backbone of rural Kenya. As recent years climate change has made the farming more difficult and ...
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Mifuko participates Wild at Heart exhibitions
Wild at Heart – A Collection of Modern Finnish Design and Art – curated by designer Tero Kuitunen, offers a look into the exciting world of conte...
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The History of Kiondo Baskets
The tradition of weaving baskets in Makueni region of Kenya started in the early 1930's. The women weaved baskets for various uses, such as shoppin...
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How do rain water tanks work and why are they important? By Mifuko Trust
There are two rain seasons in Kenya followed by a drought in-between. Heavy rain season lasts from April to June and a “short-shower” rain season l...
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Girls and sanitation - By Mifuko Trust
Have you ever not gone to school or work because of the period? Perhaps because of cramps and pain, but less likely because you were not able to af...
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Compost and cultivation - By Mifuko Trust
The ecological dry toilet in Jane Mutala’s yard is well up and running, and the first batch of self-produced compost has been left to cure in the s...
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First pilot for the Mifuko Ecological Sanitation Project is now ready! By Mifuko Trust
The first pilot latrine for the Mifuko ecological sanitation project has been finished, and the project team is eagerly waiting for feedback from t...
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Mifuko Trust collaborates with German Little Sun - By Mifuko Trust
Mifuko Trust is collaborating with Little Sun with a campaign taking place from 15.7.-15.8. During the campaign, Little Sun’s solar lamps will be c...
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Why empowering women is the solution to tackle poverty
Extreme poverty, i.e. people living with less than $1.90 a day, has tremendously declined in 25 years – from 36% of the World’s population in 1990...
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Sustainable fashion - human rights point of view
Fashion garments these days are extremely cheap. Sounds great for fashion-lovers, right? What we pay for a product does not however pay for the who...
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Fast-fashion vs Sustainable fashion: Environmental Point of View
Fashion is nowadays available to a bigger group of consumers than ever before; prices are extremely low due to mass-production and standardisation...
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