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‘Girls are the future mothers of Kenya’

She has an untamable passion for running and a clear mission: the emancipation of African women. Top athlete Lornah Kiplagat uses her world fame and prize money to give Kenyan athletes the opportunity to develop their talent. The four times world champion wants more than ‘only’ winning gold medals. She hopes to start building the Lornah Kiplagat Sports Academy in her home country... Read More

Mudavadi: ‘This is a gigantic step forward’

“Acces to clean drinking water is a fundamental constitutional right.” These are the words of Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi of Kenya, with regard to a new statute passed at the beginning of August 2010. This new statute compels the government to place fundamental human rights -such as clean water, shelter and education- high on the political agenda. We meet the Deputy... Read More

‘A win-win-win situation for everyone involved’

The 1We Empower Centres of 1We – One World Experience, the new style development organization, combine the access to clean drinking water with the empowerment of the local population. “Clean and safe drinking water is one of the main conditions to empower people”, says Pieter Rem of the MPI-group which invented the high tech Multi Purpose Water Unit. “Only when the... Read More