Remembering our friends who lost their lives in the 2019 Dusit attack

by Hamish Wilson/

all of us at Wasafiri are pausing to remember those who lost their lives in last year’s tragic attack on the Dusit complex in Nairobi

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Wasafiri’s experiences with self-organising principles

by Kate Simpson/
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An opportunity knocks for local food system transformation in Africa

by Alex Rees/

There is much talk about spurring transformation of the food system globally and in Africa. About time.

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What the development sector can learn from business (blog 2 of 2)

by Jenny Costelloe/

This blog is the second of a two-part series on cross-sector learning – the first was about what business can learn from the development sector, and in this one I want to highlight two areas where the development sector can learn from business

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Look who’s talking: The recent Business Roundtable Statement of Purpose is significant not for its content but for who is doing the talking and the promise it offers for impact at scale

by Kate Simpson/
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Understanding Violent Extremist trends in Uganda: Why does it matter?

by Noah Tumwebaze and Maia Blume/

We are increasingly uncovering hints of regional linkages and wider trends between VE actors across East Africa

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What can business learn from the development sector?

by Jenny Costelloe/

In this first blog of a two-part series, I’m going to describe just a couple of the things that I think business can learn from the development sector

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UN General Assembly and a Climate Emergency

by Jenny Costelloe/

For one week in late September, it seemed all roads led to New York, to the 74th United Nations General Assembly (aka “UNGA”)

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Equality will help agricultural transformation in Africa

by Alex Rees/

Transforming agriculture in Africa to provide sufficient nutritious foods, poverty reduction and economic growth is an essential task

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