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FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY : UPCYCLED CRAFT
FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY : UPCYCLED CRAFT
Did you know that Millennials are becoming the world’s most powerful consumers? Millennials (ages 21 to 35), are expected to surpass Baby Boomers in population in 2019 and hold a collective annual buying power of $24 trillion by 2020. In this current technological revolution, personal devices are more sophisticated than ever before, the speed of information has never been faster, and the…

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Top 10 Inspiring African A-listed Teenagers
Top 10 Inspiring African A-listed Teenagers
So far these young champions caught my attention with their inspiring work. Their intelligence, creativity and drive is beyond remarkable and most definetly landed them on my A-list. 10. Kevin Doe, 15 , Sierra Leone. Kelvin Doe (born 26 October 1996), also known as DJ Focus, is an African engineer. He is known for teaching himself engineering at the age of 13 and building his own radio station in…

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#2014#Alisted#HistoryMakers#African#Artists#Champions#DreamChasers#Forbes#Global#NextGeneration#TED#WorldChangers
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A-Listed Male Stars to Watch out for in 2014
A-Listed Male Stars to Watch out for in 2014
1. Owuor Arunga He was born in Kisumu in Kenya and moved to New York in the early 2000s, where he studied in The New School’s Jazz & Contemporary Music Program.Some of the artist he’s played amongst or apprenticed with include Charlie Persip, Candido Camero, Billy Bang, The Cadillacs, Robert Glasper, Louis Reyes Rivera, Olu Dara, Jimmy Owens, and Chico Freeman. In 2005 he recorded with Ahmed…

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RenaissanceMan, Olivier Laouchez .
RenaissanceMan, Olivier Laouchez .
TAKE 4 : With Olivier Laouchez . TRACE is a brand and multimedia group focusing on two of the most popular entertainment segments for youth: Music and Sports Celebrities. TRACE offers five formats of thematic television channels with 18 localized versions distributed in 180 countries. TRACE is also active in FM radios, digital and mobile services and organizes special events related to its…

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#Alisted#HistoryMakers#RealDreamChasers#Africa#AlistReviews#Forbes#France#Marcel Temba#OlivierLaouchez#theAlistByMarcelTemba#TRACE#TRACETv#TrendSetters
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A FLOODED BUDALANGI — Voices of Youth A FLOODED BUDALANGI — Voices of Youth.
#Kenya#2015#Adopt A Negotiator#Budalangi#ClimateChange#ClimateMapper#End Poverty In Kenya#Environmentalist#Marcel Temba#UN#UNFCCC#unicef#VoicesOfTheYouth#Youth
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IT’S IN YOUR HANDS – Inspiring Change through Design with the ABURY Design Experience Must participate for all fashion lovers.
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YOUTH LEAD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
We celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, and its definition of new goals reflecting the imperative of global sustainable development that recognizes, and is enriched by, cultural and linguistic diversity, which is as much a chance to look back on the Organization’s contributions to peace, human rightsand development as an opportunity to look forward. 2015 is not just another…
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#Kenya#70TH#Africa#Ban Ki Moon#Climate Change#Climate Talks#End Poverty#History Makers#Marcel Temba#Sustainable Development#United Nations#World Bank#Youth
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END POVERTY IN KENYA 2015
What has impressed me about Kenya’s efforts to reduce poverty ::
First and foremost I would like to thank the Honorable President of Kenya Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta for re-launching the National Youth Service in Kenya. The National Youth Service aims at equipping the youth with skills and also providing internship opportunities for them hence gaining working experience. Together with the National Youth…
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#Kenya#MarcelTemba#Beyond Zero Campaign#Clean-up#ENDPOVERTY2015#GOK#Kibera#Margaret Kenyatta#National Youth Service#NYS#Uhuru Kenyatta#WeCan#WORLDBANK
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Part 3 (finally) : The Chronicles Of Owuor Arunga . [ His Creative DNA ]
#owuor arunga#Kenya#Marcel Temba#the alist by marcel temba#macklemore#ryan lewis#gogo anyango#trumpeter
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Part 2 : The Chronicles Of Owuor Arunga. [ Ritual Of Preparation ]
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One of my favourite interviews ever done with the amazing Owuor Arunga .
Hailing from Kisumu in Kenya and moved to New York in the early 2000s, where he studied in The New School’s Jazz & Contemporary Music Program.Some of the artist he’s played amongst or apprenticed with include Charlie Persip, Candido Camero, Billy Bang, The Cadillacs, Robert Glasper, Louis Reyes Rivera, Olu Dara, Jimmy Owens, and Chico Freeman. In 2005 he recorded with Ahmed Abdullah. He was given the nickname of ‘The Pied Piper’ by his elder musicians.
Arunga has also played with Seattle hip hop acts including Macklemore (The Heist), The Physics, and Black Stax.
From his origin as a member of the Garfield High School Jazz Band, Owuor has since played around the United States and toured around the world, including Canada, Europe and South Africa.
Lets enjoy as we take this journey with him through his life. The good , bad and truth...
Words and interview conducted by :
Marcel Temba.
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All Eyes On Adopt A Negotiator 2014
ABOUT THE PROJECT :
Climate change is the defining issue of our generation. How we confront it is literally shaping the world we grow up in. It’s shaping our challenges and our opportunities, from the cost of food to whether there’s any food to put on the table; from how we get energy to power our phones to how we get energy to power our classrooms and lift our communities. It touches almost every aspect of our lives.
Our leaders have worked on climate change for decades, negotiating amongst themselves and on our behalf how to deal or not deal with our changing world.
"So why do we leave the most important decisions in the world to a few hundred people? Why doesn’t everyone know about it? Why aren’t we all having our say? And what can we do about it? These are the questions we asked ourselves.
And we came up with an answer: Adopt a Negotiator. We thought it was time to let our leaders know we are here and we are watching them and we are going to take our future into our own hands."
Climate change is the defining issue of our generation. How we confront it is literally shaping the world we grow up in. It’s shaping our challenges and our opportunities, from the cost of food to whether there’s any food to put on the table; from how we get energy to power our phones to how we get energy to power our classrooms and lift our communities. It touches almost every aspect of our lives.
Our leaders have worked on climate change for decades, negotiatig amongst themselves and on our behalf how to deal or not deal with our changing world.
So why do we leave the most important decisions in the world to a few hundred people? Why doesn’t everyone know about it? Why aren’t we all having our say? And what can we do about it? These are the questions we asked ourselves.
And we came up with an answer: Adopt a Negotiator. We thought it was time to let our leaders know we are here and we are watching them and we are going to take our future into our own hands.
Representing 13 countries and 9 different languages our mission is to change the way citizens from around the world engage in shaping climate change solutions at a global level.
As young people who will live with the decisions being hashed out in meetings between our country’s leaders in places like UN, the fact these negotiations were go on with little scrutiny or public participation doesn’t seem right. For years negotiations about our future have been happening in a bubble.
It’s time that bubble is burst!
One of the reasons engagement in global negotiations is so hard is because they are complex, dry, and full of language that no one outside the system can understand. That’s where we come in.
By going to UN climate talks and other key negotiations and by trying to translate this process into real life situations, we hope to make it open and understandable to many more.
By showing up, participating wherever solutions are being discussed and decided, we hope to bring the voices of the many that can’t attend to the people who have our fate in their hands.
As a group of independent young people writing from our own perspectives, we give you a raw take on who is doing what in this effort. We tell it like it is, with all the emotion that comes with failure or with progress. We bring a human element to a too soulless process.
We hope that by following our work and getting involved, you too can start to understand the decisions taken in your name and make your voice heard on the defining issue of ours, and perhaps all generations to come.
Adopt A Negotiator is a project supported by the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA). You can found out more about GCCA and it’s other activities at www.tcktcktck.org.
#Adopt A Negotiator Project#Kenya#United Nations#climate tracker#Climate talks#A Kenyan Economist#vision#2014#Climate Change#Marcel Temba#youth
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SATAO VICTORY CLAIM


"Today I had to write my official report to KWS and confirm to them that Satao is dead," wrote Richard Moller, executive director of the nonprofit Tsavo Trust, in an interview with the Guardian. "It was the hardest report that I have ever written. I couldn't see past a wall of tears." Moller found Satao's body in a Tsavo East National Park swamp on June 2.
The Tsavo Trust, a not-for-profit organization located in Kenya,reported Friday that one of the largest and oldest bull elephants in Kenya's Tsavo Conservation area – and likely the world – Satao, had been killed by poachers. Satao, who was likely born sometime in the late 1960s, had tusks weighing more than 100 lbs., making him a prime target for ivory poachers. The Trust announced that Satao had been shot with a poisoned arrow on May 30, and that a carcass the group believed was his had been spotted on June 2, but they refrained from making a positive identification until Friday. The group reported that the poachers had hacked off the elephant's face and taken his ivory. ~ People.com
Satao is a victim of an illegal ivory trade that has doubled worldwide since 2007, with the United States among the top markets for illegally acquired tusks because of unregulated ways of purchasing ivory, including the Internet and auctions. China is the largest market, and other Asian nations such as Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam also drive demand.
Conservation groups say the recent surge in the illicit ivory trade has resulted in the killing of 30,000 African elephants annually in recent years. The tusks sell for thousands of dollars, making it a lucrative trade and endangering already fragile populations in Africa. .~ CNN
"The surge in the killing of elephants in Africa and the illegal taking of other listed species globally threatens not only wildlife populations but the livelihoods of millions who depend on tourism for a living," said Achim Steiner, executive director of the U.N. environment program.
Kenya has lost a family member, a friend,and a also major tourist attraction.
Looking for a silver lining, the Trust noted that Satao's offspring likely populate some portion of the park's elephant population and "they may become tomorrow’s generation of great Tsavo tuskers."
#satao#kenya#ivory hunt#poachers#crime#Goverment Of Kenya#cnn#peoples magazine#guardian#2nd june 2014#Marcel Temba#Tsavo trust#United Nations
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