User:SLTsou

About Me
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.

Renewable energy in Kenya
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.

References:

 * 1) 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
 * 2) EY. (2021, October). Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index. https://www.ey.com/en_us/recai
 * 3) International Energy Agency. (2020). World Energy Outlook 2020 – Analysis. IEA. https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2020
 * 4) Kamau, M. (2021, September 9). ECONOMIC SURVEY 2021. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. https://www.knbs.or.ke/economic-survey-2021/
 * 5) 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/
 * 6) 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
 * 7) 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
 * 8) 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
 * 9) 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
 * 10) USAID. (2021, October 5). Power Africa in Kenya | Power Africa | U.S. Agency for International Development. https://www.usaid.gov/powerafrica/kenya

Proposed New Article (Fall 2021)
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:


 * 1) “African Activist Archive.” n.d. Accessed September 28, 2021. https://africanactivist.msu.edu/organization.php?name=transafrica.
 * 2) Beaubien, Michael C. 1982. “The Cultural Boycott of South Africa.” Africa Today 29 (4): 5–16.
 * 3) 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.
 * 4) Larson, Robert Zebulun. 2019. “The Transnational and Local Dimensions of the U.S. Anti-Apartheid Movement,” 280.
 * 5) 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.
 * 6) Love, Janice. 1985. The United States Anti-Apartheid Movement: Local Activism in Global Politics. New York: Praeger Publishers.
 * 7) Minter, William, and Sylvia Hill. 2008. “Anti-Apartheid Solidarity in United States–South Africa Relations: From the Margins to the Mainstream” 3: 78.
 * 8) 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.
 * 9) Perez-Lopez, Jorge F. 1993. “Promoting International Respect for Worker Rights through Business Code of Conduct” 17 (1): 49.
 * 10) Stanford-Randle, Greer C. 2010. “The Black Student Movement at the Ohio State University,” 192.
 * 11) 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.

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Anti-Apartheid movement in the United States

Renewable energy in Kenya