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While documenting environmental stories on the route to Buliisa, we captured these images that illustrate the profound gap in our global energy transition. This firewood is typically harvested at the edges of @MFNPark, where the daily energy requirements of local communities create significant pressure on protected ecosystems. The technical reality of this struggle is often overlooked. This is raw firewood, characterized by an extremely high moisture content that significantly increases its physical weight. Because of the urgent need for fuel, families are often forced to use this wood before it has dried, leading to incomplete combustion and the production of thick, suffocating smoke. If you look closely at the young girl's eyes, they are filled with tears a stark reflection of the heavy burden, the exhaustion of the long distance, and the intense stress of enduring this grueling labor when she should be attending school. This daily labor traps women and girls in a cycle of "time poverty," diverting hours away from education and economic opportunities. Once this moist biomass reaches the home, the danger shifts indoors, where toxic smoke leads to severe respiratory illnesses that disproportionately affect mothers and children. At @greenlensug, we believe that we cannot achieve climate justice without fundamentally changing how the world cooks. Transitioning to modern, clean energy alternatives like electric pressure cookers is not just an environmental goal; it is a critical, life-saving intervention. True progress means ensuring that the communities living on the front lines of conservation, like those near Murchison Falls, are not left behind in the dark. It is time to protect women's health, keep girls in school, and finally lift this crushing weight from their shoulders. Photos by @nellysalvatoreB @CCUMEMD @unacc_ug @CleanCookingKe @cleancooking @UKinUganda @NLinUganda @brianisabirye @NREP_Uganda @ICLEIAfrica @GggiUganda @MEMD_Uganda @min_waterUg @Educ_SportsUg @nemaug @ugwildlife @AfDB_Group @NicMukisa @Nabaho_Emmanuel @JayAkumu #CleanCooking #EnergyTransition #SDG7 #ClimateJustice #GenderEquality #GreenLensInternational #Sustainability
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What climate issue is shaping your future the most right now? Your voice matters because you are this future! #YouthManifesto #OurWorldOurPlanet #SikilizaSautiYetu #YouthVoices
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We are pleased to convene partners for the Institutional Clean Cooking Sector Pack Validation Workshop - a key milestone in positioning clean cooking not only as a development priority, but as a strategic green investment opportunity for Kenya. This engagement brings together government, investors, development partners, and private-sector innovators to validate the data, strengthen the investment case, and align around a shared vision for scaling clean cooking across schools, hospitals, prisons and other institutions. Together, we move one step closer to unlocking finance, accelerating green industrialization, and delivering modern, sustainable kitchens for Kenya. @cleancooking @UNDPKenya @RockefellerFdn @mwangazalightEA @DCA_Kenya @county017 @InvestmentKenya @BurnMfg @Feionventures @CleanCookingKe #CleanCooking #InstitutionalCooking #GreenInvestment #EnergyTransition #GreenIndustrialisation #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction #EnergyAccess #PublicPrivatePartnerships
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As preparations for #KIICO2026 gather pace, the 3rd Inter-Ministerial Meeting was convened this morning at the Prime Cabinet Secretaryโ€™s Boardroom, bringing together Government MDAs and key strategic partners. The meeting reviewed progress across the KIICO programme, the COMESA Investment Forum, the Africa Green Industrial Initiative (AGII), and related side events - including priorities of OSECCโ€™s Clean Cooking Delivery Unit, with a focus on clean energy, green industrialisation, and emerging technologies. We look forward to continued coordination as Kenya advances toward investment-ready outcomes. @MITIKenya @GovtOfKenya @MoICTKenya @Environment_K @CleanCookingKe #KIICO2026 #InvestInKenya #CleanEnergy #GreenIndustrialisation
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We are excited to partner with @Finovista on this 7th session of the talk series- Phase IV titled โ€œManaging the Load Requirement for eCookingโ€, on Thursday 18th Dec 2025 at 1330 โ€“ 1430hrs (EAT). Register๐Ÿ‘‰:events.teams.microsoft.com/eโ€ฆ @UKMECS @CleanCookingKe @PikaNaPower @ACCESSCSOs

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Prepare for an enlightening discussion! We are excited to share that Dr. Eng. Fenwicks S. Musonye, Deputy Director, Energy Efficiency, @EPRA_KE . Join us as a speaker for the 7th session of the @UKMECS Talk Series Phase IV, Managing the Load Requirement for eCooking.
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Recently, our Executive Director Patricia Mbogo appeared on @cnbcafrica where she spoke about ACCESS Coalition's efforts in accelerating just energy transition in Africa. Here's an excerpt from the interview... @MottFoundation I @CleanCookingKe I @KCCWG
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๐Ÿฅœ๐Ÿชฉ๐Ÿ”CASHEWS aren't just a snack anymore - they're becoming one of the most innovative plant resources on the planet! ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ #NationalCashewNutDay #Sustainability #lectins #HealthyNuts #TraceableFoods #FoodScience #FoodSecurity ๐ŸŒณโญ๏ธNational Cashew Nut Day - Celebrating one of the most beloved snacks around the world. ๐Ÿ’šFOOD SCIENCE: Cashews create luxurious plant-based cheeses, cultured yogurts and ultra-smooth milks thanks to their natural creaminess. ๐Ÿ’šMATERIAL SCIENCE: Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) is now used in bio-based plastics, friction materials, coatings and even self-healing polymers. ๐Ÿ’šSUSTAINABILITY: The often-ignored Cashew apple is being transformed into meat alternatives, wines and even biodegradable materials. ๐Ÿ’šQUALITY CRITERIA: Top-tier Cashews are whole, ivory-coloured, low-moisture and graded W180-W240. ๐Ÿ’šLECTIN TIP: Concerned about lectins? Roasting, boiling, pressure cooking or fermenting Cashews breaks down lectin activity almost entirely, making them safe, nutritious and delicious. ๐Ÿ”โœˆ๏ธโ›ด๏ธWHAT CERTIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR EXPORT? ๐Ÿ’šHACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points): mandatory for many buyers. Ensures risks like aflatoxin, pests and contamination are controlled. ๐Ÿ’šISO 22000/FSSC 22000: global food safety management systems covering production, packaging, storage, transportation. FSSC 22000 is especially preferred in Europe. ๐Ÿ’šBRCGS (British Retail Consortium Global Standard): required by large supermarkets in the UK and Europe. Covers strict food safety and traceability. ๐Ÿ’šFDA Registration (for export to USA): US importers require that the facility be registered with the FDA. Also requires compliance with the FSMA (Food Safety Modernisation Act). ๐Ÿ’šEU Compliance Certificates: for shipments entering the EU: Aflatoxin Certificate, Pesticide Residue Certificate, Phytosanitary Certificate and COA (Certificate of Analysis). ๐Ÿ’šOrganic Certifications: EU Organic, USDA Organic, JAS Organic (Japan) require testing for synthetic pesticides, fertiliser residues and cross-contamination. ๐Ÿ’šFair Trade/Rainforest Alliance: focus on ethical sourcing and sustainable farming. ๐Ÿ’šSGS/Intertek/Bureau Veritas/TUV Lab Certificates: many importers require independent verification of: Aflatoxins, Pesticide Residues, Heavy Metals, Microbial Safety and Quality Grade. These third-party labs issue a Certificate of Analysis (COA) for every shipment. ๐Ÿ’šโ—๏ธHigh-risk products (like ๐Ÿฅœnuts) may be randomly re-tested at port of entry in: EU RASFF System, US Customs and FDA, Japan MHLW. Shipments which fail are destroyed or returned. ๐Ÿ’šFrom advanced Cashew protein isolates to CNSL-based self-healing materials, research is unlocking remarkable new applications for this humble nut. And with international food-safety rules becoming increasingly strict across ALL consumable products, leading Cashew processors are investing heavily in rigorous testing, certification and compliance to meet the global standards. JOIN US, CONTACT US๐Ÿ“žโ˜Ž๏ธ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ: info@kencannagence.com #transformtoprosper #evolveorrepeat @kenya_science @YSTKenya @ScienceRI_Kenya @KenyaCIC @INN_Resource @IILAinfo @CS_MoALD @kalromkulima @cookindly @realdavidtarus @HealthPolicyW @CleanCookingKe @onjolo_kenya @KibabiiUni @DiscoverJKUAT @DrRonohpaul @NLC_Kenya @egertonunikenya @uonbi @foodtank @discoverseku @DrJuma_M @Belive_Kinuthia @HerbalistChief @KonstanceFarms @DrDennisOuma @Nig_Farmer @DGAfrica_MFA @cobbo3 @MSEA_Kenya @healthyuke @kenya_afa @AFABoardChair @FarmAfrica @allafrica @kenaff_farmers @kayanutsafrica @naivas_kenya @BD_Africa @keprecon
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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐–ง๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—‹๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐—Œ๐—๐–บ๐—‹๐–พ ๐—‹๐–พ๐–ฟ๐—…๐–พ๐–ผ๐—๐—‚๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—Œ ๐–บ๐— ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐–ง๐—‚๐—€๐—-๐–ซ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—… ๐–ฒ๐—Ž๐—†๐—†๐—‚๐— ๐—ˆ๐—‡ ๐–ด๐—‡๐—…๐—ˆ๐–ผ๐—„๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ฅ๐—‚๐—‡๐–บ๐—‡๐–ผ๐–พ & ๐–จ๐—‡๐—๐–พ๐—Œ๐—๐—†๐–พ๐—‡๐—๐—Œ ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–จ๐—‡๐—Œ๐—๐—‚๐—๐—Ž๐—๐—‚๐—ˆ๐—‡๐–บ๐—… ๐–ข๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡ ๐–ข๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—„๐—‚๐—‡๐—€, ๐—€๐—‹๐–บ๐–ผ๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐–ป๐—’ ๐–ง.๐–ค. ๐–ฑ๐–บ๐–ผ๐—๐–พ๐—… ๐–ฑ๐—Ž๐—๐—ˆ, ๐–ฅ๐—‚๐—‹๐—Œ๐— ๐–ซ๐–บ๐–ฝ๐—’ ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐–ฑ๐–พ๐—‰๐—Ž๐–ป๐—…๐—‚๐–ผ ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐–ช๐–พ๐—‡๐—’๐–บ, ๐—๐—๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐–พ ๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—‹๐—Œ๐—๐—‚๐—‰ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—Ž๐–พ๐—Œ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ฝ๐—‹๐—‚๐—๐–พ ๐–บ๐–ผ๐–ผ๐–พ๐—Œ๐—Œ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ผ๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—„๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐—๐—ˆ๐—†๐–พ๐—‡ ๐–บ๐–ผ๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐—Œ ๐–ช๐–พ๐—‡๐—’๐–บ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ป๐–พ๐—’๐—ˆ๐—‡๐–ฝ. ๐–  ๐–ฟ๐–พ๐— ๐—’๐–พ๐–บ๐—‹๐—Œ ๐–บ๐—€๐—ˆ, ๐–บ๐—…๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—€๐—Œ๐—‚๐–ฝ๐–พ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹๐—†๐–พ๐—‹ ๐–ฒ๐–พ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ซ๐–บ๐–ฝ๐—’ ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐–ฆ๐—๐–บ๐—‡๐–บ, ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐–ฅ๐—‚๐—‹๐—Œ๐— ๐–ซ๐–บ๐–ฝ๐—’ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜-๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ (๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—–๐—ฃ๐˜€) โ€” ๐—‹๐–พ๐—†๐—‚๐—‡๐–ฝ๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—Ž๐—Œ ๐—๐—๐–บ๐— ๐–ผ๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—„๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—‚๐—Œ ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐— ๐—ƒ๐—Ž๐—Œ๐— ๐–บ๐—‡ ๐–พ๐—‡๐–พ๐—‹๐—€๐—’ ๐—‚๐—Œ๐—Œ๐—Ž๐–พ, ๐–ป๐—Ž๐— ๐–บ ๐—ƒ๐—Ž๐—Œ๐—๐—‚๐–ผ๐–พ, ๐—๐–พ๐–บ๐—…๐—๐—, ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—‚๐—‡๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—๐–บ๐—๐—‚๐—ˆ๐—‡ ๐—‚๐—†๐—‰๐–พ๐—‹๐–บ๐—๐—‚๐—๐–พ. ๐–ฆ๐—‹๐–บ๐—๐–พ๐–ฟ๐—Ž๐—… ๐—๐—ˆ ๐– ๐—†๐–ป. ๐– ๐—…๐—‚ ๐–ฌ๐—ˆ๐—๐–บ๐—†๐–พ๐–ฝ, ๐–ฒ๐—‰๐–พ๐–ผ๐—‚๐–บ๐—… ๐–ค๐—‡๐—๐—ˆ๐—’ ๐—ˆ๐—‡ ๐–ข๐—…๐—‚๐—†๐–บ๐—๐–พ ๐–ข๐—๐–บ๐—‡๐—€๐–พ, ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐—๐—‚๐—Œ ๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐–ฝ๐–พ๐—‹๐—Œ๐—๐—‚๐—‰ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—๐–พ๐—‡๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—Œ๐—Ž๐–ผ๐— ๐–บ ๐—๐—‚๐—†๐–พ๐—…๐—’ ๐—Œ๐—Ž๐—†๐—†๐—‚๐—. ๐–ถ๐–พ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—†๐—†๐—‚๐—๐—๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐—‰๐—ˆ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–บ ๐–ข๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡ ๐–ข๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—„๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–จ๐—‡๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—๐–บ๐—๐—‚๐—ˆ๐—‡ ๐–ข๐—๐–บ๐—…๐—…๐–พ๐—‡๐—€๐–พ โ€” ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—‡๐–พ๐–ผ๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—‚๐—‡๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—๐–บ๐—๐—‚๐—ˆ๐—‡, ๐–ฟ๐—‚๐—‡๐–บ๐—‡๐–ผ๐–พ, ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—‚๐—†๐—‰๐–บ๐–ผ๐— ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐—‰๐–พ๐—ˆ๐—‰๐—…๐–พ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—‰๐—…๐–บ๐—‡๐–พ๐—. @FirstLadyKenya @MamaRachelRuto @SingoeiAKorir @ForeignOfficeKE @cleancooking @CleanCookingKe
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Catch our latest blog reflecting on CCW 2025 held in #Kilifi County. We spotlight the various thematic sessions held throughout the week & a glimpse of the #eCooking zone at exhibition area. Read the blog ๐Ÿ‘‰: bit.ly/4q32wWu @CleanCookingKe @KilifiCountyGov @geccoHQ

At Clean Cooking Week in #Kilifi, #Kenyaโ€™s First Lady Rachel Ruto said โ€œ#cleancooking transcends mere technology & embodies #dignity, #health, & #equalityโ€. Read this blog for more insights from the event: mecs.org.uk/blog/electrifyinโ€ฆ #ElectricCooking
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๐Ÿ”ฅIndoor air pollution kills 23,000 Kenyans annually and millions worldwide. Women and children are the hardest hit, trapped in smoky kitchens where solid fuels dominate. ๐Ÿ’กSolutions exist โ€” from improved stoves to LPG expansion and e-cooking pilots โ€” but affordability and cultural barriers persist. โ—๏ธKenyaโ€™s clean cooking transition is a health, climate, and gender equality imperative. ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธโžก๏ธhealthpolicy-watch.news/smokโ€ฆ @cleancooking @CleanCookingKe @AFDB_Group @KEMRI_Kenya @KenyaPower_Care @EnergyMinK @WorldBankKenya @MOH_Kenya
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