Kenya

Kenya

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$283,074
To improve governance at the local level to stimulate a more participatory democracy and a positive business climate across six regions in Kenya. The Kenya Associa­tion of Manufacturers will build business coalitions to work with the govern­ment on policy and regulatory issues.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$259,697
To strengthen the organizational and advocacy capacity of the Micro Small Enterprise Federation to engage in policy reform and strengthen democracy. The Kenya Gatsby Trust and CIPE will strengthen the Federation’s organiza­tional governance, assist in the creation of a strategic and business plan, lead an outreach program to inform the micro-small enterprise sector about policy issues, and hold multiple town hall meetings.

Center for Economic and Libertarian Affairs (CELA)
$37,717
To strengthen citizen participation in monitoring government services and devolved funds and promote a culture of efficient service delivery in municipalities. CELA will train a core group of participants representing 16 districts across three provinces to include municipal administra­tors, community leaders, political activ­ists, and civil society representatives on project planning, implementation, and monitoring. Citizen participation will also be discussed through radio programming.

Citizens Against Violence Organization (CAVi)
$50,098
To identify and mobilize hundreds of vic­tims of post election violence in Nairobi’s slum communities, and advocate for greater transitional justice and peace in Kenya. Citizens Against Violence (CAVi) will continue to provide support to the Nairobi Slums Monthly Assembly (NASMA) to become a prominent, neutral anti-violence lobby. CAVi will organize 10 monthly ‘baraza’ (public meetings) to educate representatives about the ongoing consti­tutional reforms and processes in Kenya.

Institute of Human Rights and Civic Values
$27,274
To promote the integration of civic values, democracy, and human rights in Busia and establish community groups which will monitor the delivery of public services and promote transparency. Through a series of trainings for various constituencies, the Institute of Human Rights and Civic Values will build its capacity for effective monitoring of public expenditures and in social mapping to enhance civic initiatives.

International Republican Institute (IRI)
$450,000
To increase the capacity of Kenyan municipal public officials to create more effective good governance policies, practices and initiatives and to enhance citizen participation in decision-making at the local level. IRI will conduct training and consultations which build upon the Local Authority Service Delivery Action Plan (LASDAP) process; bringing mul­tiple community stakeholders together to prioritize local development projects.

Kenya Muslim Youth Alliance (KMYA)
$30,810
To foster democracy, good governance and accountability through the media KMYA will expand the print circulation of its bi-monthly newspaper, the New Dawn, by 10, 000 copies and create an online edition. KMYA will also sup­port articles from freelance journalists and assign investigative journalists to conduct research on various issues.

Nairobi Disabled Empowerment Programme (NADEP)
$23,930
To enhance participation and empower disabled persons with ability to advocate for greater human rights and development in Kenya. NADEP will engage community and political leaders on issues affecting disabled members of the community in the Dagoretti and Kibera slums. NADEP will continue to conduct paralegal train­ings, community sensitization seminars, community leaders’ forums, and peer education seminars on human rights.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$250,000
To provide technical support to local civil society partners based on NDI’s assess­ment findings to carry out a parallel vote tabulation that would offer independent and credible projections of Kenya’s 2010 ref­erendum results. NDI will also assist local partners to create a rapid reporting system ensuring quick transmission and analysis of data from observers on the referendum day, and eventually the 2012 election.

Peace Tree Network
$28,578
To promote justice and peace through dialogue and reconciliation among youth in the Mt. Elgon area and educate them about responsible citizenry, human rights, participatory democratic governance, and community action. Peace Tree Network will develop platforms for structured communication and provide training programs on civic education and alter­nate methods for conflict resolution.

Youth Alive! Kenya (YAK)
$32,075
To improve the responsiveness and ac­countability of public institutions in the management of public resources. YAK will work with youth leaders and net­works to develop a strategy that ag­gressively tackles these issues within all levels of Kenyan government. Youth Alive will organize a two-day workshop for youth leaders and collaborate with the interim Electoral Commission of Kenya to engage youth in community sensitization forums in five provinces. 

The grant listings posted here are from the 2010 Annual Report, published in August 2011.