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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.

¡Levántate y Actúa en acción!

Este año, la campaña Levántate y Actúa Contra la Pobreza y la Desigualdad movilizó la increíble cantidad de 173.045.325 millones de personas durante más de 3.000 eventos en más de 120 países. Además del aumento en los números y de batir un nuevo Récord Guinness mundial con la movilización más grande de personas que registra la historia, Levántate 2009 se caracterizó por mensajes políticos más fuertes que otros años, a medida que se acerca el vencimiento de plazos del año 2015 para cumplir con los ODM y los efectos devastadores combinados de las crisis -climática, financiera, alimentaria y de género- han comenzado a manifestarse en el aumento de la pobreza y la desigualdad.

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 de cada 5 adultos no pueden leer esto - La gran lectura

"Aprender a leer y escribir cambios vidas, significa trabajo, dinero, salud y sueños que se hagan realidad." Reina 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

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.

Kenya: Concert to Stop the Food Crisis (Kenya, desde el 31/05/2008 13:00 hasta el 31/05/2008 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.

Make Poverty History: what will work

Kenyan statement delivered the 1st july, 2005 at St. Pauls Chapel, Maringo Estate, Makadara Division.

Kenya: interfaith march to promote trade justice

The march is organized by the Kenyan Global Call of Action Against Poverty (GCAP). Participants are asked to wear a white band.

Bold first steps taken at the Nairobi GCAP Consultation

Seventy representatives from international, continental and national organizations and coalitions working in over 26 countries from all the regions of Africa have pledged ownership over GCAP campaign and have committed themselves to playing a leading role in the global campaign.

Bold first steps taken at the Nairobi GCAP Consultation

Seventy representatives from international, continental and national organizations and coalitions working in over 26 countries from all the regions of Africa have pledged ownership over GCAP campaign and have committed themselves to playing a leading role in the global campaign.

Voices against poverty: Snapshots from the Nairobi GCAP meeting

The voices against poverty are growing stronger and more urgent in their demand for a more just world, in which wealth is shared more equitably between the rich North and the poor South.