Chris McKeon

Chris McKeon

Chris McKeon is a writer and production assistant at Arete Stories, a leading provider of multimedia communications support and training throughout East Africa, including Somalia. He has an MPhil in African Studies from the University of Cambridge, where he wrote his thesis on land tenure reform in Kenya.

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4 ways iNGOs can help develop local capacity

4 ways iNGOs can help develop local capacity

about 12 years ago // Devex Partnerships Forum in Nairobi

The use of local organizations to deliver aid has increasingly been at the top of the international development agenda. A workshop at the Devex International Development Partnerships Forum in Nairobi has given donor organizations and local NGOs a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences of local capacity development and reinforced the need for a paradigm shift in relationships between international and local.

What's the future of food security in East Africa?

What's the future of food security in East Africa?

about 12 years ago // News: Food security

There has been considerable progress toward food security in East Africa, yet yields have barely increased over the last few decades. In a panel at the at Devex International Development Partnerships Forum in Nairobi, questions turned to how the region could be made food-secure given the aging small-holder population.