MEMBERS & VISITORS: Greed and Corruption Wounds Global South Economic Hitman “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man,” by John Perkins, tells a compelling story about how economic manipulation and coercion are used to control developing countries, enriching corporations and expanding American influence. Perkins’s book serves as both a confession of his role in this […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: The Beauty of Intermarriage The phenomenon of African diaspora members returning to the continent and forming unions with continental Africans presents a rich buffet of opportunities and advantages across various spheres of life. These unions, often seen as bridges between cultures, carry profound implications for social, political, economic, cultural, educational, and […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Confessions of an Economic Hitman In “Confessions of an Economic Hitman,” John Perkins primarily focuses on his experiences and the economic colonization of various countries around the world, particularly in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. While he does not make direct references to Africa or specific African nations in […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Tharaka Invention Circle CBO In The News It is a relief for fruit farmers in Tharaka Nithi County who have been estimating huge losses due to rotting of fruits due to lack of market. A social organization in the area, Tharaka Invention Circle CBO, has created a fruit drying device using […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS FRESH WATER IS THE WORLD’S NEW GOLD Lake Nalubaale, later called Lake Victoria, is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was later named after Queen Victoria by the explorer John Hanning Speke, the first Briton to document it in 1858. The European colonialists were rabid about renaming everything they […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Oku’s Washing Machine SOLVING PROBLEMS… Families across the African continent spend countless hours squatting or stooping over while hand washing the family’s clothes. The toll on the back and hands is severe. The task of hand washing the equivalent of a typical single load of an electric washing machine can take up […]

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