Nairobi, Kenya: Through the work of United Nations Volunteer Nurul Huda Chowdhury, more than 3,000 Kenyans have launched small income-generating activities through the Trickle-Up Programme, a U.S.-based initiative that provides US$100 grants to poor people to start their own businesses. His third initiative in Kenya was with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/ World Bank MicroStart initiative. Read

The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) in Kenya supports the Government's National Eradication Plan--a 16-year plan that takes into account the development priorities identified under the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for Kenya. In addition, 10 UN Volunteers are supporting Kenya's national HIV/AIDS programme as HIV/AIDS specialists, public health officers and HIV/AIDS district coordinators. Read

Nairobi, Kenya: Not only did he cast his ballot, the 32-year-old was one of 177 national United Nations Volunteers (UNV) who were instrumental in educating the voters and facilitating the East African country's election process. The UN's involvement in Kenya's election process started in 1997, when the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) provided technical assistance to the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK). Read