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Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki

thevillager254@gmail.com

is a Kenyan author based in Nairobi.

All articles of Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki

Empowerment
Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki

Kenya’s female mountain climbers

In Kenya, more and more women enjoy mountain climbing and hope to inspire the next generation of female mountaineers.

Female mechanics
Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki

Breaking the gender-role system in the workplace

In Kenya, a new trend of female mechanics is challenging traditional beliefs

Alcohol abuse
Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki

Unwilling and incapable of working

Alcohol abuse of men is a major challenge in central Kenya

Kenyan election
Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki

Suggestion to legalise industrial hemp

A candidate of Kenya’s presidential election proposes to generate income by legalising hemp to reduce the high public debt

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
The Global NARS Consortium’s revolutionary approach to food security
Lessons to be learnt from Nepal’s recent excessive rains

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition
A story is always part of the currents of its time

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges
Indigenous banks collapsing in Zambia: A closer look at Investrust
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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges
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