Reports

ACORD (Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development) is a Pan-African non-governmental organisation that has been working for social justice and development in Africa since 1976. Our work is guided by a number of fundamental values…

As Kenya is getting ready for the 2012 elections and the responsible actors for post-election violence in 2007/08 are yet to face justice, it is critical to build community peace and reconciliation to prevent a repeat of violence. The…

"Manage your livestock, let them not manage you. It is you who know what they need and what you need from them" This was a message from Mr. Njuguna of Jasho Dairies at a recent innovative workshop in Kenya.…

Executive Summary Over time, women and children have borne the brunt of off ensive cultural practices that perpetuate sexual and gender-based violence. Recurrent trends of violence before and after general elections in Kenya, and most notably after…

African governments must live up to their commitments to invest at least 10% of the national budgets in agriculture, in order to address the current food crisis and break Africa's present dependency on the whims of the global market. This…

Posted by: Webmaster on December 09, 2008 3:14:25 PM A community social contract was signed on Friday, 21 November 2008 by communities of Kipsigis and Kisii in an event held at Borderline Academy in Burgei to symbolize a transition…

Imagine having to walk 10km every day to get safe water? The drought in Kenya has continuously worsened since 2004. By mid 2005 drought effects had reached devastating proportions especially in Arid and semi-arid lands where up to 4.5 million people…

Many individuals and organizations have responded differently to the current severe drought in Kenya following the president's declaration of the situation as a national disaster. The prolonged drought that caused substantial crop failures throughout most of the country, as well…