A concert by Kenyan musical superstar Suzanna Owiyo and talented young rappers from Mathare’s Sejorooney Kids will kick off Nairobi celebrations of 2016’s on Friday. Kenya’s football greats, including John Baraza and Tusker’s captain James Situma, will…
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Green Passport: UNEP’s travel app for 2014 FIFA World Cup
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Brazil’s ministries of environment, Sports and Tourism has launched the 2014 edition of the Green Passport initiative, which is an online mobile application aimed at promoting sustainable tourism during the…
Wainaina, Owiyo appointed as UN Goodwill Ambassadors
Musicians Eric Wainaina and Suzanna Owiyo have been appointed as Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations Environment Progamme, for a period of two years. The singers were officially appointed this afternoon at an event attended…
Gisele Bundchen samples village life in Kenya
Brazilian multi-millionaire model Gisele Bundchen took time out of her busy schedule to spend a week exploring grassroots sustainable energy projects in Kenya. As the mixture of poverty and entrepreneurship caught her attention, she decided…
Gisele Bundchen winds up Kenya tour
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen winds up her Kenya tour on Friday this week with a tree planting exercise at the UNEP offices in Nairobi. She’s been invited by the local chapter of Practical Action, a…