Before the Planting: Preparing the Soil for Localisation’s Next Harvest With Eric Onyango, Shahida Arif, Lulseged Mekonnen, Jonas Habimana, Nancy Sitima Nairobi turns 125 years old this year, its quasquicentennial…
Salam, Localisation and Zurt: The Ethiopian Localization Lab Showcase by Eric Onyango, Africa Regional Representative On 29 October 2025, the Ethiopian Localization Lab (ELL) convened a vibrant Innovation Showcase and…
Co-Authored by Enrique Garcia, Shahida Arif and Wejdan Jarrah, NEAR’s Regional Representatives, with NEAR’s Lab Convenors and Members from across the regions [Arabic العربية ] [Español] Photo Caption: [from…
NEAR’s Newsletter – May 2025: English Version Nouvelles de NEAR – Mai 2025: Traduction en français à suivre ci-dessous Noticias de NEAR – Mayo 2025: Traducción al español a continuación…
We spoke to Abdissa Bekele, Programme Manager for Afro Ethiopian Integrated Development Association about building community resilience through community participation. “AEID was established in December 2003, so as you can see, we…
We spoke with Guyo Denge, Executive Director of Community Initiatives Facilitation and Assistance (CIFA – Ethiopia) on how they build resilience by tapping into community knowledge and history. “We were…
Simon Wachira, Communications Manager at the Pastoralist Community Initiative and Development Assistance (PACIDA) in Kenya, submitted this story on how his organisation is responding to the worst drought in 40…
