Water and Climate Joined at the Hip

 

Water and Climate Joined at the Hip

In March of 2020 I together with my colleagues Paul and Julie at Evidence Action, co-penned down this

https://nation.africa/kenya/oped/opinion/Water-and-climate-joined-at-the-hip/440808-5497234-11jn2vr/index.html

COVID 19 has completely changed the course of humanity. Our forbearers - those still alive, our generation and our children have experienced a phenomenon never imagined. We were all caught flat footed. It has changed the way we do business, the way we live, the way we relate. It has brought to the fore a new conversation about preparedness for the worst. It has taught us that life is very fragile. It has also taught us that material things are just things that are not as important as we have as humanity, come to embrace them.

How we live our next minute, hour, day, week, month, year, years.... is more important. How much impact you have on others will create meaning for you. The quality of life is in how meaningful you take those next to you be it family, friends, co-workers and even strangers.

What it your life's anchor?
Live your life meaningfully, because it is that meaning, that quality that will outlive you. Create your legacy.

Have yourself a meaningful week.

ED

published 5 months ago

Building Entrepreneurs or just ....

2 years ago...

Lets see....
For many years, I have come across a number of institutions stating that their mandate is to build entrepreneurship ecosystems in the region. At the same time the number of unemployed graduates continue to rise. At the same time, I meet many young entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas stating that they cant come across financing for their business ideas. Yet there are are banks stating that they have the money to support SME growth yet there are SMEs that are dying. What exactly is happening?

For the start up companies, there is no one willing to put their money in a start up.

So we shall continue to be where we are?

Someone needs to stand in the gap.

Who will it be? I don't know. But we need to have an honest conversation around this issues and unlock the potential of entrepreneurs out here. Lets have a conversation.

The Chronicles of being me in the last few years

 

I haven't written here for some time. I have been busy fixing quite a few heavy loads and may be you may have caught a few things here and there on my Facebook and twitter handle. This year I will give you blow by blow of accounts of the experiences I have had over the last four years.

1. My European journey through lifechanging gatherings and conversations.

2. My journey in establishing a big enterprise and the joys and frustrations I have faced.

3. Whey I chose to get through the learning curve at Evidence Action and what I have gathered through the world of evidence that informs large scaling of poverty eradicating interventions.

4. The power within and the influence I have, how I have utilized it and when I decided not to and what the future holds.

5. My story as I relive the current political temperatures in the country. 

6. The journey of love and happiness and everything in between. 

The last few years have been very reveling.

I have grown in bounds. I have been happy. I have made mistakes and triumphs all together. 

But before that.... let me give you a filler of what has happened.

Keep it locked here.

Thanks.

ED