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GKI signs Memorandum of Understanding with Uganda National Council for Science & Technology
February 21, 2014Pedestrians walk through downtown Kampala, Uganda. Photo Credit: GKI. The Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) is pleased to announce the formalization of a relationship we have long enjoyed with Uganda’s National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST). On 6 November 2013, GKI Program Officer Andrew Gerard (on behalf of Chief
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Thinking While Doing: What We’ve Been Reading, v. IV
February 14, 2014Looking for something new to read this weekend? Check out these suggestions from some of GKI’s fantastic staff. This fourth installation of our “What We’ve Been Reading” series is particularly exciting because it features selections from GKI’s two new interns, Karim Bin-Humam and Caroline Smeallie. Happy reading! Article: Irela
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GKI Trainings Broaden Reach
December 17, 2013Students at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) learn methods for collaborative innovation at a GKI trainingPhoto Credit: GKI 2013 saw tremendous growth in the scope of GKI’s training. We’ve developed new curricula and trained across several geographies, empowering a growing cohort of worldwide collaborative innovation expe
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Students, Researchers, and Community Members Initiate Water Challenge Collaboration in Air Papan, Malaysia
December 5, 2013The Air Papan Village Head and key community members sit with students, sharing those ideas for partnership that connect to their most pressing need: income generation. Photo Credit: GKI Settled onto the cool concrete floor of the boathouse, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) students furiously took notes as the fishermen of Ai
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Students and Communities Join Forces to Tackle Water Challenges in Malaysia
November 24, 2013
The countries of Southeast Asia struggle daily with this vexing conundrum: ample water, but much of it unsafe or unreliable. UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon states, “Water links the local to the regional, and brings together global questions of food security, public health, urbanization and energy. Addressing how we use and man
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LINK team carries out rainwater harvesting field research in Eastern Kenya
November 15, 2013Woman carries water to sand dam construction site in Kitui County. Photo: GKI Farmers in Kenya’s drylands use numerous techniques and technologies to capture the scant water that falls during rainy seasons. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) technologies, which range from simple to complex — and inexpensive to very expensive — also var
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Learning from those Pushing the Boundaries and Reaping the Benefits of Science and Innovation Policy
November 1, 2013Every so often, we are lucky enough to see the full spectrum of a challenge—from cutting edge research to glowing accounts of positive outcomes. As September drew to a close, GKI Chief Operating Officer Sara Farley had just such an experience with science and innovation policy. Sara traveled to Atlanta for the annual Atlanta Co
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Research team to tackle rainwater return on investment in Kenya
October 14, 2013Dr. Patrick Kariuki of South Eastern Kenya University analyzes a farm pond in Kitui County. Photo: GKI Governments, non-profit organizations, and farmers have built rainwater harvesting structures across East Africa’s drylands. These structures are designed to provide water to communities that need it for agricultural productio
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GKI Spotlight on Water Innovations: Ceramic Filters
September 30, 2013The United Nations has projected that by 2030 nearly half of the world’s population will face the problem of water scarcity as the demand for fresh, clean water increases in the face of limited supply. Essential on its own, water is also fundamentally linked to the most important global development challenges: food, energy, hea
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Stop, Collaborate, and…Read: GKI launches 2013 Collaborator’s Toolkit
September 12, 2013Technology can be vital for collaboration. GKI introduces Tanzanian entrepreneurs to the Toolkit. Photo credit: GKI In our work, we often encounter researchers, students, policymakers, and other leaders who know the benefits of working together, but are unsure of what tools exist or how to utilize them to help create an effectiv