Hi there 👋

I'm a data enthusiast with a passion for open source projects. I specialize in using R for data science and dabble in Python. I worked as a data analyst in projects on asset based community-driven development, agroecological transformation and developing holistic metrics in agroecology. Driven by a love for maps and automation. Connect with me on Twitter for all things data, mapping and open source!

 

👇  Current projects

I'm currently working on Kenya Census and Hawaii. Working on a dashboard solution to display key metrics on specific administrative locations in Kenya.

 

🧰  My toolbox

         

 

🖥  Past work

• Fire Frequency Modelling
• Python tweeting bot
• Post rank simulator
• Tidy Tuesday Week 32
• Random Py Projects
• Extracting climate data

 

📚  Publications

1. Orero, L., Fuchs, L.E., Kipkorir, L., Apondi, V., van Dien, L.C. Giving smallholder farmers back the power over their data: Lessons from western Kenya. [submitted for publication]
2. Orero, L., Omondi, O. E., Omolo, O. B., (2024). A Bayesian model for predicting monthly fire frequency in Kenya. PLOS One
3. Lamanna, C., Coe, R., Crossland, M., Fuchs, L.E., Barahona, C., Chiputwa, B., Orero, L., Adoyo, B. and Geck, M., 2024. Developing holistic assessments of food and agricultural systems. https://www.cifor-icraf.org/publications/pdf_files/WPapers/TPP-WP-4.pdf
4. Nyawira, S., Bolo, P., Ntinyari, W., Orero, L., Onyango, K., Manjella, A., ... & Fuchs, L. E. (2023). Kenya Context Assessment Report: A desk-top review of the context of agroecological principles of Kiambu and Makueni counties.
5. Fuchs, L.E., Korir, H., Adoyo, B., Bolo, P., Kuria, A., Sakha, M., Gumo, P., Mbelwa, M., Syano, N., Kiruthi, E. and Levi, O., 2023. Co-designing on-farm innovations in the Agroecological Living Landscapes (ALLs) in Kenya.
6. Obwocha, E. B., Ramisch, J. J., Duguma, L., & Orero, L. (2022). The Relationship between Climate Change, Variability, and Food Security: Understanding the Impacts and Building Resilient Food Systems in West Pokot County, Kenya. Sustainability, 14(2), 765. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/2/765/pdf
7. Carsan, S., McMullin, S., Obiri, B., Duguma, L., Guuroh, R., Bah, A., Orero, L., Muthee, K. (2022). Land-Seascape Food and Nutrition Profiles. USAID Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project. World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Kenya and Forestry Research Institute Ghana. WSFS2022_04_CRC.
8. Crawford, B., Adu-Afarwuah, S., Oaks, F., Kyei-Arthur, F., Chuku, E. O., Okyere, I., Duguma, L., Carsan, S., McMullin, S., Muthee, K., Bah, A., Orero, L., Janha, F., Arnold, C. D., Kent, K. (2022). The women shellfishers and food security project: multivariate analysis of the theory of change model. Centre for Coastal Management, University of Cape Coast; World Agroforestry; Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana; Department of Nutrition and Food Science and Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island. Narragansett, RI, USA. 104 pp.
9. Fuchs, L. E., Orero, L., Ngoima, S., Kuyah, S., & Neufeldt, H. (2022). Asset-Based Adaptation Project Promotes Tree and Shrub Diversity and Above-Ground Carbon Stocks in Smallholder Agroforestry Systems in Western Kenya. http://bitly.ws/rmND
10. Fuchs, L. E., Orero, L., & Apondi, V. A. (2021). How to stop wasting money in international development: Using a structured group selection approach to counter procedural inefficiency. World Development Perspectives, 24, 100364. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452292921000801
11. Kamwilu, E., Duguma, L. A., & Orero, L. (2021). The Potentials and Challenges of Achieving Sustainability through Charcoal Producer Associations in Kenya: A Missed Opportunity? Sustainability, 13(4), 2288. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/4/2288/pdf
12. Fuchs, L. E., Orero, L., Namoi, N., & Neufeldt, H. (2019). How to Effectively Enhance Sustainable Livelihoods in Smallholder Systems: A Comparative Study from Western Kenya. Sustainability, 11(6), 1564. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/6/1564
13. Cunningham, G., Fuchs, LE, Orero, L, Apondi, VA, Kipkorir, L. The Integrated Household Leaky Bucket. Building financial and economic literacy by doing: A simple guide to help smallholder farmers separate their farm and household revenues and expenses. Coady Innovation Series, (14), 2018, https://coady.stfx.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IS14.pdf
14. World Economic Forum & NTT DATA. (2024). Scaling technology adoption for soil health: A focus on Africa. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Scaling_Technology_Adoption_for_Soil_Health_2024.pdf
15. World Economic Forum. (2024). Food and Water Systems in the Intelligent Age. https://www.weforum.org/publications/food-and-water-systems-in-the-intelligent-age/
16. World Economic Forum & Boston Consulting Group. (2024). Mainstreaming Food Innovation: A Roadmap for Stakeholders. In White Paper. https://www.weforum.org/publications/mainstreaming-food-innovation-a-roadmap-for-stakeholders/
17. Fuchs, L. E., Orero, L., Kipkorir, L. A., Apondi, V., & Owili, S. O. (2024). Scaling models for Regreening Africa: enhancing agroecological integration through smallholders’ assets and agency in Kenya. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1449615.