My name is Stanley Tsou, and I am an undergraduate student at Rice University majoring in Biosciences and minoring in Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities. My interests lie in the intersection between medicine, health advocacy, and policymaking. I look forward to contributing to articles on the social and cultural dimensions of health.
Kenya has one of the most developed renewable energy sectors in sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, according to the 2021 World Economic Survey, 92.3% of electricity in Kenya is generated from renewable sources, of which geothermal accounts for 44%, hydro for 36%, and wind for 11%. Currently, the “Renewable energy in Kenya” page on Wikipedia is rated as Start-Class and Mid-Importance. The article contains brief descriptions of geothermal power, hydroelectricity, and solar power. However, there is a lack of information on wind power and future renewable energy targets. I will be working on expanding the existing sections, reformatting the article’s illustrations, and incorporating the recent sustainable development goals as outlined in the Kenya Vision 2030 implementation plan.
Eberhard, A., Gratwick, K., & Kariuki, L. (2018). Kenya’s lessons from two decades of experience with independent power producers. Utilities Policy, 52, 37–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2018.04.002
EY. (2021, October). Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index. https://www.ey.com/en_us/recai
International Energy Agency. (2020). World Energy Outlook 2020 – Analysis. IEA. https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2020
Kamau, M. (2021, September 9). ECONOMIC SURVEY 2021. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. https://www.knbs.or.ke/economic-survey-2021/
Kenya Vision 2030. (n.d.). Development of New and Renewable Sources of Energy | Kenya Vision 2030. Retrieved January 29, 2022, from https://vision2030.go.ke/project/development-of-new-and-renewable-sources-of-energy/
Kiplagat, J. K., Wang, R. Z., & Li, T. X. (2011). Renewable energy in Kenya: Resource potential and status of exploitation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 15(6), 2960–2973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2011.03.023
Ndiritu, S. W., & Engola, M. K. (2020). The effectiveness of feed-in-tariff policy in promoting power generation from renewable energy in Kenya. Renewable Energy, 161, 593–605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.07.082
Oludhe, C. (2013). Chapter 10—Renewable Energy Resources in Kenya. In P. Paron, D. O. Olago, & C. T. Omuto (Eds.), Developments in Earth Surface Processes (Vol. 16, pp. 115–122). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-59559-1.00010-4
Oluoch, S., Lal, P., Susaeta, A., & Vedwan, N. (2020). Assessment of public awareness, acceptance and attitudes towards renewable energy in Kenya. Scientific African, 9, e00512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00512
USAID. (2021, October 5). Power Africa in Kenya | Power Africa | U.S. Agency for International Development. https://www.usaid.gov/powerafrica/kenya
As part of a semester-long project and BLM & AAPI Ally Edit-a-thon for my course, "Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities," I plan on writing a new article titled, "Anti-Apartheid Movement in the United States." The existing article "Anti-Apartheid Movement" focuses on the boycott protests in Britain that expanded into a larger anti-apartheid movement following the Sharpeville massacre in 1960. Coverage on the anti-apartheid movement in the United States, however, remains limited. While articles on subtopics such as the Free South Africa Movement and the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act exist, there is currently no parent article on anti-apartheid movement in the United States. The article that I will be creating, “Anti-Apartheid Movement in the United States,” will cover the origins of the anti-apartheid movement in the U.S. beginning from the Civil Rights Movement, followed by a section on demonstrations across U.S. colleges and universities, and ending with U.S. sports and cultural boycotts against South Africa.
References:
“African Activist Archive.” n.d. Accessed September 28, 2021. https://africanactivist.msu.edu/organization.php?name=transafrica.
Beaubien, Michael C. 1982. “The Cultural Boycott of South Africa.” Africa Today 29 (4): 5–16.
Culverson, Donald R. 1996. “The Politics of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in the United States, 1969-1986.” Political Science Quarterly 111 (1): 127–49. https://doi.org/10.2307/2151931.
Larson, Robert Zebulun. 2019. “The Transnational and Local Dimensions of the U.S. Anti-Apartheid Movement,” 280.
Levy, Philip I. 1999. “Sanctions on South Africa: What Did They Do?” American Economic Review 89 (2): 415–20. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.89.2.415.
Love, Janice. 1985. The United States Anti-Apartheid Movement: Local Activism in Global Politics. New York: Praeger Publishers.
Minter, William, and Sylvia Hill. 2008. “Anti-Apartheid Solidarity in United States–South Africa Relations: From the Margins to the Mainstream” 3: 78.
Novak, Andrew. 2021. “The Apartheid Divestment Movement at George Washington University: The Legacy of Student Activism and GW Voices for a Free South Africa.” Safundi 22 (1): 26–47. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533171.2020.1796471.
Perez-Lopez, Jorge F. 1993. “Promoting International Respect for Worker Rights through Business Code of Conduct” 17 (1): 49.
Stanford-Randle, Greer C. 2010. “The Black Student Movement at the Ohio State University,” 192.
United Nations Centre against Apartheid. 1991. “Artists and Entertainers Against Apartheid: An Update.” United Nations Centre against Apartheid, Notes and Documents. United Nations (New York). Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies, Northwestern University. https://www.aluka.org/stable/10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.nuun1991_05.
