Archive for February, 2007

An economy grows among Somali Refugees

(February 27th, 2007)

Just inside Kenya’s border with Somalia, some 170,000 Somalis live in refugee camps, waiting for peace in their homeland. In the camps, people balance dependence on aid with grassroots economic development. Gretchen Wilson reports.

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stories   audio   writing   Somalia   refugees   Marketplace

Kenya’s farmers connect to better prices

(February 19th, 2007)

Africa’s small farmers often fall victim to local traders who dictate prices below market rates. But in rural Kenya farmers now have technology in hand that cuts out the middleman. Gretchen Wilson reports.

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stories   audio   writing   Marketplace   Kenya   agriculture