Tag: Kwale County
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UPGro reflections: Heloïse Greeff
UPGro reflections: Heloïse Greeff
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UPGro reflections: Saskia Nowicki
Early Career Researchers from UPGro Gro for GooD reflect on their time with the programme What was your research focus in the Gro for Good project? During my MSc studies I joined the Gro for Good team to investigate health risk from faecal contamination of drinking water. In particular, I was interested in trying out…
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UPGro reflections: Wendso Awa Agathe Ouédraogo
Interview with Wendso Awa Agathe Ouédraogo from the Pan African University for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUISTI), Kenya
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Groundwater supplies on Kenya’s coast must be managed for people and industry
Photo – Diani Beach, Kenya. Dan Rata/Shutterstock, via The Conversation Nuria Ferrer Ramos, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech Industry is growing along Kenya’s coast, and some of these companies – such as mining and agricultural companies – are water intensive. To meet their demand, most industries are turning to groundwater. Groundwater is a natural resource that…
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The Top 4 Welfare Priorities for Kwale County, Kenya
My name is Jacob Katuva and I’m a researcher with Oxford University. I largely work in the water and poverty area. My research has been in Kenya – Kwale County specifically – where I’ve been looking at the links between water and welfare. Kwale County has a population of close to 900,000 people. The majority…
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UPGro Early Career Researchers: Q&A with Suleiman Mwakurya
Interview with UPGro Gro for GooD Early Career Researcher, Suleiman Mwakurya
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Back to school: the future of water starts here
New educational resource developed by the Gro for GooD team launched for secondary schools in Kwale County, Kenya to increase understanding of water and the importance of the water cycle School Water Clubs teach girls about water science, policy and management Event held on 17th March to celebrate the collaboration between the UPGro team, the…
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Long lasting rural water supplies in tough environments: lessons from Kenya
by Dr Tim Foster (from the Oxwater blog) Having just published the fourth instalment in a series of papers examining rural supply sustainability on the south coast of Kenya, it is timely to reflect upon some of the common threads that emerge from these related but discrete studies. Throughout our investigations we have examined rural water sustainability…
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Monitoring people’s welfare: where are the poor?
Gro for GooD collected data from over 3,000 households each year in 2014, 2015 and 2016 with the support of over 20 local staff trained by Oxford University. These data provide insights into who is poor, where people suffering poverty live and what is changing people’s welfare over time. The sampling strategy spans across Matuga,…
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A message from WRMA: our support for the Gro for GooD project
The Water Resource Management Authority (WRMA) is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. WRMA was established in the year 2003 pursuant to the enactment of Water Act number eight of 2002. WRMA is the lead agency in the regulation and management of water resources nationally. One of WRMA’s core functions is…
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