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THE GCAP E-LETTER - FEBRUARY 23 2010 - Edition #49

 

FAIR PLAY FOR AFRICA LAUNCHED IN KENYA

Civil Society Groups, government officials, media personalities and even a veteran Kenyan player joined hundreds of Kenyans at the Railways Club to launch the local Fair Play for Africa initiative. Egypt might have been crowned African Champions for the third consecutive time in Angola yesterday, but here in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Algeria and even South Africa were fighting it out for top honours. Confused?

Climate Justice Week - Update 1

Activists from around the world have arrived in Copenhagen in trains and bikes, ready to put pressure their governments to agree a fair, ambitious and binding deal which recognises the challenges posed by climate change to those most vulnerable to its effects -- men and women living in poverty and the socially excluded -- and puts people at the heart of climate change solutions.

More Climate Justice Hearings Videos

Watch video and slideshows from the GCAP Climate Justice Hearings currently taking place around the world in the run up to the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Stand Up and Take Action Works!

This year Stand Up and Take Action Against Poverty and Inequality mobilised an incredible 173,045,325 million people during over 3,000 events in more than 120 countries. In addition to the increase in numbers and the breaking of a new Guinness World record for the largest mobilization of human beings in recorded history, Stand Up 2009 was characterised by even stronger political messages than other years, as the 2015 deadline for the fulfillment of the MDGs looms and the devastating combined affects of the climate, financial, food and gender crises have begun to manifest in increased poverty and inequality.

Kenyan Kids Stand Up!

30 orphans of kenyakids (www.kenyakids-help.com) attended the stand up campaign on October 17th 2009. The orphans live in Kawangware slum in Nairobi Kenya.

Global Call to Action against Poverty shocked and saddened by the death of Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem in Nairobi

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our beloved colleague, Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, in a fatal car accident in Nairobi.

GCAP KENYA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT KYCEP OFFICES ON MONDAY 2ND FEBRUARY 2009

 

1 in 5 adults can't read this - The Big Read!

“Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health and dreams fulfilled.” Queen Rania

GCAP Kenya - International Women's Day 2009 mobilisation report

 

GCAP Kenya leads action one year on

One year on from the conflict that erupted in Kenya, GCAP leads an action to remember the conflict and seek community solidarity

GCAP Kenya appeals for restoration of peace and good governance for sake of Kenyan poor

Members of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) alliance across Kenya today called for an agreed, negotiated settlement so that good governance is restored. Following weeks of violence, the country needs to be put back onto a positive path for development and ending poverty in the interests of all its people. Political de-stabilisation following disputed election results on December 30 th is a distraction from the critical work that needs to be done to improve the lives of Kenyans living with out access to water, sanitation, housing, work or education.

GCAP Learning Excercise 2008 - Somalia and Kenya

 

Kenya: Concert start global action against food crisis and calls on leaders to act now to stop the looming hunger

On Saturday 31st May 2008, top local vernacular singers Wangare Kabera and Kamande wa Kioi, led close to 3000 residents of Mwiki in calling for action to stop the looming food crisis. The concert organized by the Kenya Food Security Network, a member of GCAP Kenya was the first among a global chain of action in the lead up to the FAO meeting in Rome (June 3-5), demanding that governments Act Now to Stop the looming Food Crisis.

GCAP Kenya alliance urges dialogue and says the political leadership as a whole has let down its people

Violence sweeping across Kenya since December 27th's disputed election is undermining years of progress in the fight against poverty and inequality there. With the economy at a standstill, violence and ethnic cleansing is devastating urban slums and poor rural areas. The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) Kenya network members most affected include slum based Korogocho Networks, Kariobangi, Mathare networks, Migori, and Molo networks. Preliminary reports indicate that network members have been beaten, lost their houses, are displaced and have had some of their relatives killed.

Statement on the political skirmishes facing Kenya from GCAP-Kenya National Coordinator

 

Kenya: Concert to Stop the Food Crisis (Kenya, from 2008-05-31 13:00 to 2008-05-31 15:00)

Kenya Food Security Network, member of GCAP Kenya, will hold a concert on Saturday 31st May from 1pm to 3pm. Members of GCAP Kenya have met with officials from the Ministry of Finance to present GCAP demands on food security in relation to the budget.

GCAP Kenya - Learning brief 2008

 

PRESS INVITE: GCAP, UNMC press meet at Media Centre Kasarani on Monday

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and the United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC) invite the media for a Press Conference on 22 January, Monday, at 12.00 at Media Centre - Kasarani. The Press Conference is about - 07.07.07 MDG’s mid term assessment.

PRESS RELEASE: Time for governments to demonstrate accountability

July 7, 2007 will mark half of the time governments around the world have to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that they agreed to in 2000. But the way we are continuing, we will take at least 100 years and not seven to achieve the goals.