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Assessment of household livelihoods in Mumias West Sub County, Kakamega County, Kenya. Climate change means farmers need to adapt and the Nasio Trust is taking on this challenge, supported by new insights that IHM studies are providing. Building on EfD’s initial training Nasio’s local staff team re-visited households interviewed last year (see report here) allowing […]
While studying at King’s College London, having the opportunity to work with EfD has been one of the greatest honors and the most rewarding parts of my experience in the UK. I was initially drawn to EfD’s mission of providing reliable data for policymaking in developing countries. Throughout my academic and professional background, I’ve found […]
Aware of increasing rates of poverty and growing demands on its services, The Nasio Trust which operates in western Kenya, commissioned EfD to conduct an in depth, quantitative household economy survey and training for its staff. The IHM study described in this report throws a clear light on the levels of poverty in Mumias West sub county, […]
One of the main reasons I applied for my Masters programme in Environment, Politics, and Development at King’s College London over other institutions was the opportunity offered to complete an internship placement module alongside my second semester of study, and I am pleased to say it was one of the best experiences of my degree. […]
Ngoleka S., Petty, C., Achiro E., Machuki, H., Alip L., Owour, J., (2018) Assessment of rural livelihoods in a lakeside community, Ngegu Beach, Homa Bay, Kenya Evidence for Development Working Paper 9 DOI 10.5281/zenodo.5113425 The report describes household economy in a lakeshore village in Homa Bay county, Kenya. A quantitative, household economy approach, the […]
Seaman, J.A., Acridri, J., Machuki , H., (2016) Report on a pilot study in Mukono District, Uganda, using the Household Economy Approach (HEA) Evidence for Development Working Paper 6 DOI 10.5281/zenodo.5113323 This report gives an initial summary of the findings of a survey of household economy conducted in part of Mukono District, Uganda.
Acidri, J., (2015) Scoping Study: Livelihoods around Lake Wamala (Mityana District) and Lake Victoria (Mukono District) Evidence for Development Working Paper 5 DOI 10.5281/zenodo.5113298 This report in selected sites around Lake Wamala and Lake Victoria provided initial contextual information for more detailed household economy studies, carried out as part of the HyCRISTAL (Integrating Hydro-Climate […]
Just over a year ago the UK Department for International Development (DfID), with the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) launched its ‘Future Climate for Africa’ (FCFA) project. This £20 million project, involving five research consortia, aims to “generate fundamentally new climate science focused on Africa, and to ensure that this science has an impact on […]
It’s August 2013 and I’m about as broke as a ‘banker’ in London can be. I had eagerly taken up my first position in the big city: interning at RBS’ risk department. That’s right, I had made it to the big time… And then rent happened… And bills… So with accrued holiday time but no […]