Women groups are a common phenomenon in most parts of the world but their role in economic growth is misunderstood by many and also scantily documented. Women have for a long time been segregated by the traditional society to the role of child bearing and home making. They have been viewed by traditional societies as part of the wealth men own hence in such societies men are the sole bread winners. But women have formed women groups to enhance their wellbeing in the society. The women groups help mobilize resources among members for individual and collective entrepreneurial growth and...

The global wastewater generation is increasing at an exponential rate and this is as a result of rapid population growth and urbanization. A huge volume of untreated wastewater is dumped directly into our water resources, threatening human health, ecosystems, biodiversity, food security and the sustainability of our water resources. Only a small fraction of the total volume of wastewater collected in developing cities is treated at the secondary level. In Kenya, urbanization is increasing at a very high rate and the speed at which slums are coming up is alarming. Given the sheer density of...