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Rich and Poor Project

National Discourses on Poverty, Inequality and Growth

The gist of this programme involves using the media to create awareness to the public on inequalities in Kenya and how it affects their growth in terms of economic decision, political decisions and how resources are used. The project seeks to engage with the editors of the media houses on how effectively to cover inequality issues while at the same time train journalists throughout the country on how to mainstream inequalities in their articles with a view of impacting policy.

Partners of this project are:

ActionAid International Kenya
African Woman and Child Feature Service
Society for International Development (SID) in collaboration with SIDA and the Ministry of Planning and Development

A result of the project was the National Conference on Equity and Growth. This conference was held from 22nd - 23rd May 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya.

More on the project: http://www.inequalitykenya.or.ke

Kenya Poverty Maps

"The Geographical Dimensions of Well-Being in Kenya" (also known as Poverty maps) generally indicates the geographical spread or distribution of poverty and well-being in Kenya.

The first volume provides data on poverty up to location level, and the second volume provides data up to constituency level.

They were produced and published by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and National Development, and the second volume was in collaboration with the Society for International Development (SID) and The World Bank.

The second volume can be accessed from the Central Bureau of Statistics site at
http://www.cbs.go.ke/surveys/poverty/pdf/KenyaPovAtlasIIfinal2cl.pdf

Call for Papers for the Media & Diversity Journal

The Media and Diversity Journal is a research-based and peer-reviewed quasi-academic journal published three times a year in the months of April, August and December. It is published by the University of Nairobi’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the African Woman and Child Feature Service.

The Media and Diversity Journal (MDJ) is inviting submissions for its special issue on Identity and Conflict planned for December 2010.

Find out more on the MDJ and the Call for Papers