Global Partnership Hub
Since 2021, the Global Partnership Hub in Nairobi has been dedicated to developing concepts for global development cooperation between partners on an equal footing. The Hub's work focuses on global trends, a new division of labour between the Global North and South and the role of increasing systemic competition.
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Forging a new, bold, blueprint for global development
In Nairobi, global leaders called for a reset in development cooperation, moving beyond aid dependency towards fair markets, mutual interests and partnerships that deliver real growth.
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Making global trade work for SMEs
Kenya’s trade ties with Europe are stronger than ever, but SMEs risk being left behind. The real opportunity lies in helping growth-stage green businesses clear compliance barriers and scale.
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How global power shifts are rewriting Kenya and Africa’s role
As global power shifts, Kenya and Africa face a defining choice: be pulled into rivalries shaped elsewhere, or claim their place in shaping a new world order.
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Building what matters through youth-led innovation
Most hackathons chase ideas. Ubunifu solved real business problems, pairing developers with industry, building with empathy, and delivering solutions local companies actually adopted.
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Mombasa’s women find dignity in the circular economy
Women in Mombasa are turning textile waste into opportunity. Through Green Stitch Africa, discarded fabrics become fashion pieces, creating jobs, protecting the environment, and restoring dignity.
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Market immersion opens doors for founders in Tanzania
Five Kenyan entrepreneurs expanded across borders via FNF Kenya’s ENEA program, testing products, meeting partners, and refining strategies during a five-day market immersion in Tanzania.
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A new era of collaboration
On Sept 13, 2024, FNF Berlin signed an MOU with Kenya, Hamburg Chamber, and Qhala Trust to boost labor and skills exchange between the Global North and South amid job and talent gaps.
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The future of democracy depends on informed, principled, and prepared leaders. Through political education and leadership training in Kenya's Coast Region, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Kenya brought together members of the Orange Democratic Movement ODM 🍊 Youth League to strengthen issue-based politics and democratic leadership ahead of the 2027 elections. The training focused on young members intending to vie for political seats. Hassan Mbangwe Athumani Suleiman Shahbal Judie Kaberia
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Über die Förderung des populären Ballsports kann nachhaltige Entwicklung erreicht werden – und Einfluss genommen werden. Warum Deutschland eine Fußballstrategie für Afrika braucht.
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Football connects people long before politics does. Our new publication, Beyond the Pitch: Football as a Bridge Between Germany and Africa, looks at football as more than sport. It is a space for youth opportunity, soft power, local ownership, economic potential, and stronger Germany-Africa cooperation. Read the publication and explore why the future of partnership may also be written on the pitch. Download here: English: https://www.freiheit.org/de/node/53450 German: https://www.freiheit.org/de/publikation/jenseits-des-rasens
