My Community Newsletter

8/3/2019 My Community Newsletter

1/42

A KCDF PUBLICATION

Communities. Resources.Prosperity


2/42

1 = 3For every Shilling that is contributed to KCDFs work, the Ford Foundation has committed three.

So when you contribute just Kshs. 250 to keep a child in day care or a week, or Kshs. 1,250 to help one personachieve ood security or Kshs. 4,400 a month to keep a girl in school, Ford Foundation will contribute 3 times that.

Giving is G

Mpesa your donation to:522 800

Mpesa your donation to: 522 800


3/42

5

contents Communities. Resources.ProsperityYou will also meet MCDA, an example o a communityorganisation that has consistently built a rm oundationor prosperity over the last thirteen years and that is now ashining example o how Kenyans can achieve ood securitydespite the weather.

In this magazine you will meet the young men and women

who have been supported through the KCDF scholarshipprogramme and who are going on to shine in universityboth in and outside this country. You may orgive the hint opride in these pages as we speak o Caroline, Khadija andMary, who are now global representatives o the GlobalGive Back Circle, just one o the initiatives in our extensivescholarship programme.

All o these stories, show one thing: that the support youcontinue to accord to KCDF and our communities goestowards improving the lives o peopl e right across Kenya.There is so much more that we would like to show you armore than these pages could allow us to. This is why we havedeveloped our new website.kcdf.or.ke, to enable

you to ollow developments rom the communities in realtime. From July 2010, you will be a ble to track the supportthat you give and see the impact that your contributionhowever small goes into making a big dierence.

At the end o it all, through this issue, you will meet thepeople who work hard to make it all happen. In the whois who section, you get to meet every member o the KCDFteam rom our highest organ, the Trust to every lastmember o sta.

With this issue, all o us at KCDF are saying, come, legve nd ork ogeher ord properounon.

The KCDF EDITORIAL TEAM

elcome to the inaugural MyCommunitymagazine;the magazine that we hope will keep all o usconnected with what communities around Kenyaare doing to make lie better. This magazine isthe bumper issue that incorporates the AnnualReport or the KCDF scal year October, 2008-September, 2009.

This magazine is another step in KCDFs movement to become moreaccessible to more people in more diverse elds. It is another milestonein strengthening the connection that we all have with our communitiesby telling stories o the amazing work that they do to overcome dicultcircumstances they are orced to c ontend with everyday.

It is true that many people around the country are plagued by poverty,disease, hunger and lack o education and opportunity. Thankully, thatis not the whole story. In the other part o our peoples story, communitiesare organising themselves to improve their lives incrementally one aspect

at a time.

Over the last 13 years, we have learnt that rapid and enduring change isachieved when our people have the knowledge, condence and capacit yto take control o the issues aecting them and drive the solutions to theirproblems. As a public ounda tion, KCDF comes in to build on that energy inmany ways and through this partnership, we are able to see prosperity.

Through MyCommunity, we shall regularly tell stories that illustrate theways in which Kenyan communities are taking control o their destiny.In this issue or example, you will have a chance to meet young peoplewho are making a dierence by demonstrating leadership and socialaccountability and who are mentoring their peers to do the same.

Be the change you want t o see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

W

Communities. Resources. Prosperity 5

Golng or Good 8

The Beneeciaries 11

We are Shabaa 12

A Shining Example: MCDA 16

News 18

Nurturing Global Citizens 22

Catching them Early 26

Artists Proles 28

Who is Who? 31


4/42

6 7

Some o todays greatest leaders were underprivilegedchildren. The best git they got was an education.

THE

MAGAZINE

http://education.kcd.or.ke

F jus Kshs. 40,000(US$ 500) a year, youcan see a student througha year o high schoo.



5/42

8 9

On 16th October 2009, KCDF organisedThe Community Open, a undraising goltournament towards our ood securityinitiative (ustawi) at the prestigiousMuthaiga Gol Club.

Despite the early morning showers, thegame couldnt have been any better: the

sunny atmosphere that ollowed and thechallenging layout o the course thanksto the large undulating greens certainlymade a good ingredient or a day wellspent.

It was a day that saw the assembly ocaptains rom all industries: corporateheads, nonprots executives andgovernment ocials among other golacionados. Leading companies, Smalland Medium Enterprises (SMEs), werealso well represented and their banners, placed atvantage points in the course, proved as much. Theseincluded: Saaricom Foundation, KCB Foundation,Lion o Kenya, Old Mutual, Commercial Banko Arica, Mumias Sugar Ltd, General AccidentInsurance, Octagon Services, Pinnacle Projects,

Amiran Kenya, Kickstart, Serena Hotels, ZucchiniGrocers and Saarilink Ltd.

Ater hours o enjoying the game, the golersassembled at the Muthaiga Gol Club Houseor the evening cocktail. They were joined byrepresentatives o the various sponsors, ourcommunities, sta and riends o KCDF. True to the

GolFING For Good

NEWS

A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE ON THE COURSE

The Community Open is the

main opportunity or goersand corporates to showsoidaity with communitiesand change ives.Dr. Evans KideroManaging Director, Mumias Sugar

1. Mehul Devani o Kulgraphics 2.The Womens our ball team -Cheryl Pedersen, Archana Patel, Madhyi Kapila, Espy Dsouza3.TheCBA Team (L-R) Joel Karuhiu, Timothy Kuria, James Abiero.

Continued to page 10

SWINGING BACK

THEcommunity

open

Mzee Ikumi has taught many business leaders how to golf. On October 15th 2010, at Muthaiga Golf Club,they will play to give back to communities.

The Community Open is a premier golf tournament that raises funds for food security in Kenya.Join us as we golf for good. Register your 4-ball team with Simon at 0722 168480/ 0736 449217.www.kcdf.or.ke

A KCDF INITIATIVE


6/42

10 11

HANdING ovEr oF tHE GrEENHoUSE to UCAHAIn the morning o February 13th 2010, the winning team, represented by Muthaiga Gol Club Chairman Mr.Philip Kungu and Mr. Dan Owino, travelled to Sega Market, Ugenya to handover the greenhouse to UgenyaCommunity Against HIV Aids( UCAHA). They were joined by a team rom KCDF and jubilant members o thecommunity. The day, however, belonged to the very beneciaries o the project: orphans (some living with HIV/Aids) and malnourished children.

At noon, Philip and Dan ocially handed over o the greenhouse to the elated group. I was just hitting a ball. I

didnt know that by playing a game l love would mean so much to a community, more so to these children,Philipsaid.

Inside the warm greenhouse, in rows o tomatoes andspinach, Dan stood next to Maurice Ochieng, anorphan living with HIV/Aids and a beneciary o theproject. Nothing gave me more satisaction today thanseeing the happy kids who will benet rom this project.This is my motivation to participate in the CommunityOpen, 2010, Dan said.

UCAHA plans to have 10 greenhouse installed by 2010,a eat that will enable them support orphans in the entiredivision. While this might seem like an incredible target,all indications are that the group is on course to achievethis. It has so ar received an extra greenhouse rom anAmerican based organisation; a milestone that showsinitiative rom young people.

Like one wise person said: the essence o lie is to helpothers win, even i it means slowing down or changing

your own pace. Every participant in the Communityopen is a winner; he or she carries the unspoken hopeso communities, ar and beyond.

CoMMUNIty opEN FACtSThe Community Open tagine is: gofngor good. Good has two meanings: frst, itsignifes that the event is a nobe activity andsecond, a activities are geared towardsaddressing an identifed community need(ood shortage) or good.

THE BENEFICIARIES:

THEcommunity

open

very objective o the Community Open, the evening unction providedan opportunity or our communities to reap hugely.

To start with, the winning our ball team that had, Mumias Sugar CEO, Dr.Evans Kidero, Deloitte CEO Sam Onyango, Muthaiga Club ChairmanPhilip Kungu and businessman Dan Owino, donated a greenhousethat they won to Ugenya Community Against HIV/Aids (UCAHA).The greenhouse was sponsored byAmiran Kenya, a leading player inthe agriculture industry. On the otherhand, the overall individual winner, Mr.Mehul Devani, donated a MoneyMaker

hip pump that he won to Tembea YouthCentre or Sustainable Development,a group rom Kakamega district. Thepump was sponsored by Kickstart,a leading local social enterprise thatpromotes small scale armers, throughaordable technology.

Addressing the unction, KCDF CEO,Janet Mawiyoo, called on corporatesto support eorts geared at makingKenya a ood secure country. Sheadded that through Ustawi, KCDFwas working with partners to supportKenyan communities to grow oodinnovatively, through modern technologies like greenhouse arming,drip irrigation, among others. One o the key note speakers, SaaricomFoundation Trustee Nzioka Waita, hailed KCDFs Ustawiprogramme

terming it as the surest way o cushioning armers rom the vagaries oweather.

Businessman Dan Owino o the winning our ball team standsnext to Maurice, one o the target beneciaries, inside thecommunity greenhouse that his team donated to UCAHA

Proceeds rom this greenhouse will be used to support Mauriceand many other orphans and vulnerable children like him

Continued rom page 8


7/42

WE ArE

SHABAATHECH

ANGEMAKER

S

Main o is a sot spoken lankyyoung man rom Kisumu town. Calm,collected and diplomatic, Martin cutsa poise that easily envelopes his activerole in the post election unrest in Kenya.Like so many other young people romthe town who were angered by theoutcome o year 2007 election, Martindidnt just riot; he was at the centre othe destruction that the youth carriedout in the town. Two years later, he isa dierent man, who is ocused and

working to reconcile communities in

the region. Looking back, he says: I

was a very bad man. I was violent andinpatient. I am a changed man now,working to change young people in myneighbourhood.

Martins case epitomizes a storynarrated by many young people inKenya ater the inamous post electionviolence. During that ugly chapter youngpeople bore the brunt o the violence,

either as perpetrators or victims. Thiswas a dicult moment or a generationthat was used to tranquility.

Ater deeply interrogating the roleand the actors that led the youth toparticipate in the violence, KCDFs

youth programme, came up with aleadership initiative to equip the youthwith skills and a set o values thatwould make them more ocused andactively involved in development. Quest

Leadership Centre (QLC), an authorityin leadership, contributed in the designo the initiative.

In May 2008, KCDF mobilised youngpeople rom dierent corners o thecountry to attend the rst leadershiptraining. This group ormed what cameto be known as Core Group One.During this time, the participantswere as tense as the countrywas. This tension, however,thawed ater the participantswere taken through rigorous sel-examination exercises and ventingsessions The youth also agreedthat to be responsible citizensand good neighbours, they would

observe the ollowing seven values:intergrity, responsibilty, humility, truth,drive, dynamism and initiative.Seeing how the training had enabledthem to look at each other as brothersand sisters, the youth decided tospearhead a reconciliation exercisewithin their localities. They agreed thateach o them would transorm and recruit

at least 10 young people to participatein the reconciliation campaign. Thisinitiative proved successul when KCDFstarted receiving inspiring stories ohow the young people under ourprogramme were showing leadershipin their communities and infuencingseveral o their peers.

Working with KCDF, the youth agreedto come up with an inspiring identitythat captures their spirit o dynamism

and vibrancy in the communities. Tothis end Shabaa was born. Shabaastands or One Leader, who observesand instills seven values to at least 10people who will then reach out to aninnite number o people.

T h eShabaa brand

was ocially unveiled on 2ndNovember 2009, at a LeadershipConvention held in Nakuru. During theconvention over 200 Wanashabaa

Shabaaisayouth

leadershipinitiativ

ethatinvolveson

e

youthleader,who

espousessevenva

luesandtherefore

impactsaninfnit

enumberofpeople

.Thesearesomeo

f

thestoriesoftheyo

ungpeoplechangi

nglives

KCdFyouthdevelo

mentprogra

mme

TheYouthDevelopmentProgramm

eaimstostrengthen

inclusion,participat

ionandempowermentofyou

ng

peopleincommun

ity-levelandnation

aldevelopment

processesinKenya.

Itissupportedbyt

heWorldBank

andJapanSocialD

evelopmentFund.

the Seen vaues f ShabaaIntegrity, responsibility, humility,trust, drive, dynamism, initiative

12 13


8/42

14 15

reely shared inspirational experiences o their works aschange makers in their communities.

Miania Wanjiku, a 24 year old young woman romMuranga told the participants how she was able to inspirethe youth in her district to start income generating projects.I was able to apply the confict resolution strategies that Ilearnt rom the leadership orums, to mobilise the youth rom

my area to engage in income generating activities. Many othem are now eking a living rom their eorts, Milania said.Through her, young people who previously ound solace incriminal gangs have since dished their underworld past andare making a living by rearing poultry and rabbits, makingwine and growing mushrooms.

Through the Shabaa initiative, hundreds o young people aremaking a dierence in the society and proving indeed thatthey have a stake in the national a genda. When we held ourrst training, the youth looked disillusioned by the system andconcerned that Kenya had sunk into the post election tu rmoil.I am happy to see them playing their part in rebuilding ourcountry, Sonia, the Youth Programme Coordinator says.

dihus Ki, a24-year-old man romEldoret, the epicentre o

post election violenceand a holder o aBusiness Managementdegree rom CatholicUniversity is a perectexample o the Shabaaexperience. He hassince transormed roma bitter young man to an

ambassador promotingpeaceul coexistence o communities. Looking back, hesays: I became an angry man when I saw my riends dyingin Eldoret during the election violence. I cursed my country.

Ater the training, I decided to orget the past and play mypart in healing. I have since conducted training sessions inEldoret, Lugari and Mt. Elgon, areas that were aected bythe violence.

For Jce lk,who works withYoung Proessional

or Development(YPD), a nong o v e r n m e n t a lorganisation inMachakos Town,the leadershiptraining gaveher condenceto communicateclearly to thecommunity. I was a very shy person. Ater the training, Ihave become a condent communicator and a communitymobiliser, she says.

Like a mustard plant, Shabaa has grown rom a group o170 young people to be a movement o the youth givingthe youth the opportunity to show leadership in their areas.Wanashabaa have since ormed regional (provincial)

chapters that are harmonising their activities. With an activepresence in social media platorms like acebook and twitter,they share their success stories on a daily basis.

Through the Shabaa initiative,hundreds o young peopeare making a dierence in thesociety and proving indeed thatthey have a stake in the nationaagenda. I am happy to see thempaying their part in rebuidingour country.

WHAT CANYOU GETFOR 250/-?

The KCDF Eary Chidhood DeveopmentProgramme works with Kenyan Communitiesto ensure that chidren under 8 years od are

we cared or in sae and secure environments,during this critica stage o their ives. As theycontinue to grow heathy sociay, physicayand mentay, their mothers are reed to workand end or the amiy

www.kcd.or.ke

MPESA YOUR DONATION TO: 522 800

(I ges me a week f a cae.)

1 2


9/42

17

... a beacon ohope, in an areawhere 12 yearsago, deveopmentseemed ike a pie inthe sky.

Ikombe Division, like many other dryparts o Yatta District, has been vast,rocky and known or all the wrongreasons: poverty, yawning illiteracyrates and biting hunger.

Determined not to live in this desperatesituation, in early 1997, the inhabitantso the area agreed to start anorganisation that would bring thepeople together, inspire sel-belie andenable them to address their challenges.

They settled on Makutano CommunityDevelopment Association (MCDA),under the leadership o RaphaelMasika who was actively involved inmobilising communities during his stintas an agricultural ocer working withAction Aid, a leading international nonprot organisation.

That year, MCDA received undingrom KCDF to conduct a sel discoveryexercise that would enable the memberso the community to understand theirrole in community development as wellas conduct a survey on its needs. Thesel discovery process enabled themto acknowledge and appreciate theresources within our locality, dene

our priorities and device strategiesto address them. They identiededucation, ood security, health and

youth unemployment as their priorityareas.

Thirteen years later, MCDA hasscripted a story o a ccomplishment andhope. It has taken visionary leadership,community participation and buildingpartnerships with organisations thatbuy into MCDAs agenda.

The organisations structure and rolesare clearly dened. It has a board odirectors and secretariat.

13 yEArS lAtEr:

ACHIEvEMENtSEucainIn its roll o achievements, theorganisation boasts o a secondaryschool, Father Makewa SecondarySchool that caters or children rompoor backgrounds. The school reserveadmission places or over 50 orphanedstudents. MCDA is one o the partnersin KCDFs scholarships programme,through which students that have beenawarded high school scholarships.

Heah an saniainThrough volunteer health ocer, MCDAhas been training community memberson sanitation and basic hygienemeasures like washing hands, boiling

water among others. All communitymembers have dug pit latrines in theirhomes a step that has raised thestandards o hygiene in the area.

F SecuiMCDA is a success story on waterharvesting. The organisation has atotal o 10 dams, 7 shallow wells andone borehole. It has trained thousands

o Yatta community members ontechniques o harvesting water, orinstance, roo top harvesting anddigging water pans.

To combat hunger, the organisation hasbeen working with communities to growdrought resistant crops like sorghum andmillet. MCDA has ventured into valueaddition technologies like extractingsunfower oil. The organisation is agood case study on how communities

can address the challenge o cerealsglut in Kenya with its community storethat can store 5000 bags o cereals.

Through Ustawi, MCDA has beengrowing ood innovatively in twogreenhouses donated by KCDF. Theorganisation has become a shiningexample o development in an areawhere locals could only depend onrelie ood.

Eame hesIn the last ve years, Masika has b eenreceiving delegations o individualsand organisations interested in learningrom MCDA. Some o these includeMembers o Parliament who are

keen to see organisations like MCDAspearheading development in theirconstituencies. I am happy wheneverI receive people interested to learnrom us. This shows that we are makingprogress, Masika says.

MCDA has since spread its ootprints toKatangi Division as well and is currentlyserving at least 85,000 people.

A SHINING ExAMplEMAKUTANO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

1

1. Raphael Masika who provided wisdom and vision behind MCDA.2. This year MCDA has harvested more than 1000 kilogrammes o but ternut.3. One o the more successul programmes at MCDA, where dairy g oats are givento amilies caring or HIV/AIDS aected children.4 & 5. Some o the produce that MCDA has been successul in growing orsubsistence and their local market.

2

4

The organisation has become a shining exampeo deveopment in an area where ocas coudony depend on reie ood.

5

I am happy whenever I receive peopeinterested to earn rom us. This showsthat we are making progress

16

3


10/42

18 19

NEWS

KCDF ood security initiative, Ustawi, got aboost when Saaricom Foundation announceda Kshs. 10M support towards the programmeon 2nd December 2009.

This will enable at least 50 communities togrow ood innovatively through an integratedprogramme incorporating water harvesting,greenhouse arming, drip irrigation technology,conservation and value addition o the producedood.

The announcement ollowed the success oearlier ood security programmes implementedby communities supported by KCDF, throughSaaricom Foundation.

Announcing the support, Saaricom FoundationChairman Mr. Les Baillie said that his Foundationwould continue to support initiatives that willaddress the challenge o ood production inKenya in a sustainable way. He termed KCDFs

experience with the communities as a casestudy that should be emulated in the region.We are proud to work with KCDF to ensurethat Kenya becomes a ood secure country. Awell ed nation (Kenya) will drive prosperity inthe region, Mr. Baillie noted.

KCDF CEO Mrs. Janet Mawiyoo thankedSaaricom Foundation or boosting Ustawi,noting that more Kenyan communities wouldbenet rom the initiative. She also appealedto other corporate organisations to support thisapproach, as it enables needy communities tokeep their dignity as they see the ruits o theirlabour.

The announcement was ollowed by a successuleld visit by Saaricom Foundation and KCDFsta to ood security projects implemented byMakutano Community Development Association(MCDA) one o the beneciaries o the Ustawiinitiative.

SAFArICoM FoUNdAtIoN ANNoUNCESKSHS. 10M SUpport toWArdS Ustawi

AFRICAN GRANTMAKERS TO ASSEMBlE IN NAIROBIThe Arican Grantmakers Network, o whichKCDF is a ounder member has announcedthat it will hold the rst Panarican GrantmakersAssembly in Nairobi rom November 3rd to5th 2010. KCDF Programmes Director, Tom

Were, a member o the organising teamsaid that the assembly was meant to set theagenda and consolidate the voice or AricanPhilanthropy. More than 250 participantsare expected to converge in Nairobi and this

will be the rst step towards more coordinatedphilanthropy across the continent, said Mr.Were. He encouraged all interested tovisit www.aricangrantmakers.org or moreinormation.

A loNG JoUrNEy toGEtHErThe Saaricom Foundation is one o the

earliest supporters o the Ustawi initiative.

In 2006, as KCDF opted to investigate

the most eective techniques or more

sustainable practices or ood production,

the Saaricom Foundation gave a grant o

Kshs 5 Million that was used to support

communities in Arid and Semi-arid areas

in Kenya.

These included:

Nomadic Integrated Development Re-

search Agency (NIDRA) is a commu-

nity based organisation rom Kajiado

district. It bought Sahiwal cows towomen, in area where only men own

cows an initiative that gave them a

voice in the community.

Genesis Community Development

Assistance purchased 28 high yielding

goats that were distributed to armers,

in Mwingi district.

Mordern Farmers Nguumo supported

30 households to grow drought

resistant ood crops like cassava and

sweet potatoes in Yatta district.

Pastoralist Development Organisation

supported 40 armers to grow drought

resistant variety o sorghum and millet

in Garissa

Women and Youth Against Aids and

Poverty (WAYAAP), is a community

based organisation. Grew ood in

community gardens. This supported

13 schools and more than 300

orphans and vulnerable children rom

60 households in Isiolo.

Saaricom Foundation

Chairman, Les Baillie (r)

handing over the Kshs

10M cheque to KCDFs

CEO Janet Mawiyoo 1

2

3

4

5On November 4th and 5th in Nairobi, Kenya, the African Grantmakers

Network will host the 1st Pan African Assembly of African grantmaking

organizations, bringing together at least 250 participants from across

Africa. The AGN Assembly will set the agenda and consolidate thevoices for African philanthropy.

For more information, please email the Assembly Organising

Committee on [email protected]

Online registratiOn frOm July 1, 2010

TrustAfrica Lot 87, Sacr Coeur 3 Pyrotechnie x VDN BP 45435, Dakar-Fann, Senegal Tel: +221-33-869-4686 [email protected] www.africangrantmakers.org


11/42

20 21

For Carolyne Gathuru, the MarketingManager o Nairobi Hospital, seeinga 5kg pumpkin in the heart o Yattadistrict, an area that has or longdepended on ood relie, was an eyeopener. It changed her perceptionsabout the region. The Yatta that shehad or long known, was a regionplagued by hunger and an area wherelocals had been deprived hope o livingproductive lives due to the vagaries othe weather. Spending seven hours inthe region made all the dierence.

Carolyne was part o a team romNairobi Hospital who, on 21st April

2010, paid a visit to MakutanoCommunity Development Association(MCDA), a community organisationsupported by KCDF. The Nairobi Hospitalteam wanted to interact and learn roma successul community (supported byKCDF) that is implementing sustainableprojects, so that it can work with KCDFto replicate such a model through itscorporate social responsibility (CSR)Programmes.

Mr. Daniel Mbatha, an ocial o theorganisation, welcomed the visitorsand took them through the history,mission and vision o MCDA. From thepresentation, it was obvious that MCDA,like all successul communities, has beenkeen to have a vision that is bought by allits members a key tenet in communitydevelopment. Dr. Mary Kisingu, theChie Pharmacist at Nairobi Hospitalwas particularly impressedby the act that MCDAgovernance is an organisationdriven by ordinary people inthe community. When I lookat this team (MCDA), I see

ordinary community members whogenuinely eel they have something tooer to the societ y, she said.

Ater the eye-opening presentation,the team was taken to the eld. Thisbecame a practical session where theywere able to connect the projects on theground. Among the projects that theyvisited were the water dams, boreholes,water pans and Father Makewa HighSchool.

As part o our agenda o sharing ourlearnings, KCDF has been organisingeld visits targeting key players incommunity development. We expectthat through these insightul visits,organisations will learn rom our modeland promote sustainable development.

pUMpKINS For tropHIESNAIroBI HoSpItAl CSr tEAM lEArNS FroM oUr CoMMUNIty

When I ook at this team (MCDA),I see ordinary community memberswho genuiney ee they havesomething to oer to the society

CHANDARIA COMMITS KSHS. 6.6M FOR SCHOlARSHIPS

300 CHIldrEN HAvE A rEASoN to SMIlEOn 30th April announced Chandaria Foundations new education grants o Ksh. 6.6 million that will go towards supportingneedy students across Kenya to access secondary education. The grant will be administered by KCDF and support a totalo 300 needy students over three years.

While announcing the sponsorship commitment, Dr. Manu Chandaria, the chairman o the Chandaria Foundation, calledon more well wishers to support bright students rom humble backgrounds. Education is the most priceless git that wecan bequeath to our children. Unortunately, it remains a luxury to children rom needy backgrounds, he said.

KCDF CEO Mrs. Janet Mawiyoo thanked the Foundation or the support, noting that thousands o children havent beenable to proceed to high schools, despite posting good marks in KCPE exams, due to lack o ees. With support rom or-ganisations like Chandaria Foundation, KCDF has b een supporting over 200 bright children every year, Mrs. Mawiyoosaid.

Mrs. Mawiyoo urther called on more companies to work with KCDF to support more needy students to access education,adding that most o them are wasting away in homes due to la ck o ees. We are particularly interested to support theeducation o girls since they encounter countless hurdles in the society, she noted.

Through partnership with Chandaria Foundation and other like minded organisations, KCDF has in the last ve yearsawarded scholarships to over 1000 students rom needy backgrounds.

Dr. Manu Chandaria, Chandaria FoundationChairman (Second Let) presents a dummy chequeto KCDF CEO, Mrs. Janet Mawiyoo (third right). Onthe ar let is Hirji Shah and Sunil Chandaria (thirdlet) rom Chandaria Foundation. Also there wereCatherine Kiganjo (second right and Simon Wachira(ar right) rom KCDF.

1&2. Carolyne Gathuru andDr Mary Kisingu happily holdup their prizes o Prosperity.3.Lilian Sang (right), CustomerRelations ocer o NairobiHospital prepares to enjoythe bounty o the harvest. 32


12/42

23

NURTURINGGlOBAl CITIZENS

22

tHE CoNvErSAtIoNBy Mary Mwende Alex

Listen, Watch and Listen

And now we are going to tell you our story..

We are honoured to converse with you today in our shoes,Which came with our high school sponsorship,

Shoes that we chose to walk in,And to choose the best in them.

So our hopes were ignited,And we could walk with pride and dignity.

Four years on,And my shoes got worn out,Although I had b een mentored to have dreams,

I could not make them happen,So I had to stop walking.

Then From heaven came a haven o great hearts,And made me walk and dream again,And in my shoes I choose to bow or,ATE Bank, Equity Bank and Microsot.

For I have learnt to give,Even though I have no money,

I have a secretThat I learnt rom the book GIVING

President Bill Clinton made it clear,That you can give your time and talent,So we have a commitment to undertake,

And in our shoes we will do it!

Now I keep on walking,From being a girl to b eing a mentor o other girls,

From accepting aid, to giving trade or aid,With skills to ollow my dreams.

But in my shoes I still worry,Will I walk alone? Am I reed alone?

Thousands o girls are poverty stricken,But where do they get the shoes?

As or us, we choose to GIVE BACK,For we are Global Citizens.

tEllING tHEIr oWN StorIES, lIvING tHEIr drEAMSThe aim o our education programme is to help young people on towards a betteruture through access to uninterrupted education. In addition to the Global Giveback Circle, we continue to collaborate with The Chandaria Foundation to providescholarships and bursaries to over 200 students in various institutions all overKenya.

Looking at the impact that these scholarships are making in the lives o girls, onegets convinced that given equal opp ortunities, girls can realise their drives. EstherNyamburas story articulately capture this. Esther comes rom a humble background.She always wanted to be in Investment banker. Ater graduating rom StareheGirls Centre, she decided to pursue a career in nance. She has since qualiedor a Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) loan and will pursue a Bachelors o

Commerce degree at Kenyatta University and will graduate in 2015.

A very similar experience to Esthers is Rosemary Kimengeles. She loves workingwith children and has always wanted to be a teacher. She qualied or a three-

year Diploma programme at a Kenyan teachers college ater nishing her highschool studies in 2009. She will graduate in 2013. Rosemary and Esther are notvery dierent rom Josephine. Raised on a arm in Central province, Josephineloves putting her green thumb to good use. She has always dreamt o pursuing aproession in agriculture. She will be starting a Diploma Program in Agriculturalpurchasing at Jomo Kenyatta University o Science and technology. She graduatesin 2012.

These girls are a shining example o the unquantiable benets o a structuredscholarship and mentorship programme or girls rom disadvantaged backgrounds.When Caroline Macharia, Mary Mwende and Khadija Said joined Starehe GirlsCentre, they had no idea what the uture held in store or them. They were selectedto be a part o the Global Give Back Circles scholarship programme, which inaddition to providing ull scholarship support or the girls, provides mentorship and

oers lie skills training opportunities or all its beneciaries.

Caroline, Mary and Khadija, all rom poor backgrounds, are now the programmesglobal representatives, shuttling rom international meetings such as the ClintonGlobal Initiative in 2009, where GGBC secured unding support rom the ATEbank o Greece, and their University studies in the American University in Dubai.Caroline is pursuing a Bachelors o Business Inormation Technology; Mary ispursing a Bachelors o Commerce degree while Khadija is pursuing a Bachelorsdegree in B usiness Administration.

Poem presented by Khadijah Said, Mary Mwende Alex and Carolyne Macharia at the 5th Clinton Global Initiative in New York, USA

Image courtsey o CGI & GGBC


13/42

24 251

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

GGBC an KCdF: Fas FacsSince 2009, The Global Give Back Circle (GGBC), through KCDF has supported 77 students rom StareheGirls Centre, St. Martins Centre and Blessed Generation School. So ar 26 o these girls have gone topursue university degrees while 9 are pursuing diplomas.

Guided by the Five Dimensions o Mentoring, all mentors go thorough a selective recruitment andpreparation procedure beore being paired with one o the girls. The girls and their mentors are in constantcommunication through letters. The appointed social worker ollows up the Mentorship relationship.

Microsot (EA) sponsored the set up a computer lab at the Starehe Girls centre to enable the girls to takecomputer courses and sit or online exams more conveniently and without having to relocate outside theirschool compound.

The girls are learning to be nancially responsible or themselves by preparing and holding themselvesaccountable or their personal allowance expenditure, under the supervision o their mentors and socialworkers.

In 2008, ATE Bank o Greece gave a commitment o US$ 300,000 towards the GGBC initiative

All the girls have identied and are currently carrying out their give back commitment in various institutionsin Nairobi with the help o the appointed social worker.

There is constant communication amongst the girls, the school administration, the social workers andKCDFs implementing ocer to ensure that the girls needs are suciently met.

The girls are empowered to realize their goals through a mentoring model based on remembering Gratitude,Articulating Goals, and actualizing successes while also Giving back.

My Story:My dream and beyondMy name is Rogers Walubengo. I was born 17years ago atKaimosi village, Vihiga district. My parents separated when I wasjust two years old. The task o bringing me up was thereore letto my unemployed mother.

I grew up with so many unanswered questions wondering whathappened to my ather and where he was. My mother did allsorts o menial jobs to cater or our needs. It was challenging.

Despite the challenges, my mother believed in a higher purposeor me. She wanted me to excel in school and pull the amily outo poverty. This made me work very hard in school. Though mymother struggled to raise school ees or my education, I wasalways the best in my class.

I sat or my KCPE exams in the year 2006 and as expected,I emerged the best student in my class - getting 411 marks out o thepossible 500. There was celebration in my amily. I was, however,aware how hard lie would be: raising school ees and catering or myneeds. This act wore me down. I elt helpless, despite having a foweryresult slip and an admission letter. It was just another piece o paperwith good grades that didnt mean much i I couldnt continue with myeducation. I didnt know that good perormance could leave me withsuch mental torment. The uture was so near yet so ar.

As I was struggling to nd a solution, strange enough, my ather - a manI hadnt seen or many years resuraced. He was rail and suering rom

a lie threatening heart complication. This only added to my worries andpain in my heart. I had to take care o him, which meant orgetting myeducation, as you know, blood is thicker than water. All this time, I sawmy mother deeated.

Fortunately, a amily riend known as Rose who livedin Nairobi came at the eleventh hour. She had heardo Edumed Trust, an organisation that to givespartial scholarships to needy high school students.She encouraged me to apply, which I did. I wasoverjoyed when I was later called or an interviewby the organisation. I passed the interview this

meant that I would be considered or scholarship! Ihave never been that hap py.

What then started was a journey o hope, aschooling career that initially seemed too ar nowbecame a reality. I joined Chavakali High Schooland continued with my outstanding credentials. In2009, when I was a candidate, at a unction that

Edumed Trust had organised, I was lost or wordswhen I met ocials rom KCDF, the organisation thatunded my education, through Edumed Trust.

I sat or my KCSE exams in the year 2009. Whenthe results or year 2009 were announced I wasoverjoyed when I learnt that I got grade A-. I am

hoping to be an actuarial scientist andhelp many other needy children. I know

mine was a chance o a lietime; I willnever let KCDF down.

Thank you KCDF.Rogers Walubengo


14/42

2726

Maini Eucain an deemen Assciain (MEdA) is one o the localorganizations supporting the implementationo quality education and Early ChildhoodDevelopment programmes in Malindi district.MEDA is an active member o Star o Hopenetwork o organisations in the district.

In 1987, Al- Islam society took the initiative oestablishing the rst integrated ECD centreknown as Al-Islam in Malindi town. MEDA,just like most organizations and institutions inKenya, was supporting the ordinary nurseryand pre-school programmes or children4-years where emphasis was on increasingenrolment and promoting the physical andcognitive aspects o development but alsoignored other key areas o child development.Children continued attending Madrassaclasses where they learnt Islamic religiouspractices and learnt to recite the Koran beorejoining the ECD programme.

Ater a visit to the Madrassa ResourceCentre in Mombasa and other organizationsimplementing integration o ECD andMadrassa, MEDA realised that children whowere spending their early years in Madrassasystem, tended to join ECD and primaryschools at a later age in lie, which contributedto high school dropout rates.

Where the two systems were allowed, they

usually took place in dierent venues at dierenttimes. This was a burden to most children.Some community members had also realisedthat Muslim parents were straining to provideresources and related support to maintain

the two programmes. There was a need tocombine the two systems or eectiveness,improved perormance, discipline whichwould then lead to the reduction o age atwhich children joined primary schools.

When MEDA through the support o KCDFstarted intensive community sensitisationcampaigns ocussing on the importance ointegrating ECD Programme and Madrassasystem, they aced strong resistance rom theMuslim community who elt that the secularnature o the ECD Programme would intererewith the positive development o children andwater down the Islamic community values.Through meetings with Islamic religiousleaders and conducting other awarenesscampaigns to support the idea, MEDAmanaged to increase their understanding othe eort and soon gained support or theinitiative. Exchange learning visits to promotelearning and experience through sharing withorganisations that were already implementingsimilar projects were also conducted.

The system worked so well that within aew months, the increase in demand orspace led to MEDA coming in to support theintegration process. The integration strategyis a combination o secular and religiousteachings. Integration is encouraged in theearly years o lie because it is the most criticalperiod or childs holistic development and

when growth in all ways takes p lace rst.

Currently, there are 30 integrated ECD centres,which are eeder centres to various primaryschools in Malindi district and Tahdhib Muslim

Academies. 8 out o 30 centres have outdoorplay equipment such as slides, see-saws,swings and climbing rames. This was bornout o MEDAs collaboration with other ECDpartners.

There is attitudinal change in MadrassaMaalims (Madrassa male teachers) andMaalimas (Madrassa emale teachers)evidenced by the speed at which theyhave embraced the integration system oeducation and are actively advocating orits implementation in all Madrassas. ECDteachers have come together and ormed theintegration ECD teachers Association wherethey meet once a week to share ideas andresources.

An integrated ECD teachers college startedin Malindi this year 2009, and it has startedoering its services rst to Madrassa Maa limsand Maalimas. Many parents are nowenrolling their children in the integratedProgramme and are willingly supporting theintegration initiatives.

The rst lot o 25 pupils rom the rst integratedprimary school sat or KCPE examination inNovember, 2008. The perormance was goodwith the highest pupil scoring 423 marks whilethe lowest had 278. The Malindi community isnow actively contributing towards the initiativeand has already contributed Kshs.4.1 Million

towards the construction o an integratedsecondary school.


15/42

28 29

In Cut o my tongue, Sitawa Namwaliehas injected reshness and creativityinto the way we experience poetry,verse, and the spoken word in theNairobi urban arts scene. A holdero a degree in Botany and zoologyrom the University o Nairobi, and

a Masters degree in Environmental Studiesrom Clark University in Massachusetts USA, Sitawa is not yourtypical run-o-the-mill poet.

She writes with a playulness and rom a perspective that thoseo her generation and younger have described as breathtakingand mind blowing in its simplicity. Her hugely popular bookCut O My Tongue, is a collection o poetry and choral versethat explores who we are and why we do the things we do asAricans.

Story Moja Arica, a leading publisher, developed it into a stageperormance with support rom the Changamoto Arts Fund. Theresult was simply amazing. Cut o My Tongue was made intoa dramatised poetry perormance with song and dance. Theperormances would have you breaking into song and dance,

Ais: Siawa Namwaie

pjec: Cu ff m ngue

Ais: Wanui Kahiu

pjec: pumzi

Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Wanuri is an acclaimed lm directorwith extensive experience in the lm industry both locally andinternationally. While attaining her Masters o Fine Arts degreein directing at the School o Film and Television, University oCaliornia, Los Angeles, she received the Motion Pictures oAmerica Associates Award and the Hollywood Foreign PressAward or distinguished director.

Wanuri has evolved into a visionary director, whose impressivelm roll is a testament o her powerul skill in the use o lm asa tool or the expression o societal issues. While studying in

the in the United States, Wanuri had the opportunity to workas a Production intern in Pinewood Studios, London and lateras a Producers assistant in Alexandria Productions, Virginia.Her experience in the Motion Picture Industry was gained whileworking as a Directors Intern in Paramount Studios during theItalian Job.

Wanuri directed a behind-the-scenes documentary The Sparkthat Unites or the lm Catch-A-Fire directed by Phillip Noyce,starring Derek Luke and Tim Robbins. She is the talent behindRas Star, a short lm or M-Net, released in June 2007.

Pumzi is uturistic; science ction 21 minute lm set in EastArica 35 years ater World War III when water is on the vergeo extinction and going outside is banned because its too toxic.The story is told through the eyes o, Asha, (portrayed by SouthArican actor Kudzani Moswela) who is living in an enclosedspace in a community that relies on urine purication as thesole source o water.

A curator at the natural virtual museum o the MaituCommunity, Asha receives a package containing a non toxicsoil sample, in which she plants a seed. The germinatingseedling proves to her that lie does exist outside. Sheescapes to the outside world to prove that lie exists outsidethe sanitary utopia like world o the inside.

Pumzi is indeed a ground breaking short lm; not onlybecause it is the rst science ction lm directed by aKenyan, but also because o the cinematography employedin its production. Its was shot using ol d but rarely used lmtechniques such as matt painting technique, which allowedor the exploration o creative story telling techniques on asmall budget. Shot in South Arica, its story line tackles the

consequences o destroying nature, to the point where weare orced to recycle our own water.

Pumzi has since won worldwide recognition since its launchin October 2009 at the Kenya International Film estival. In2010, where it was , or instance, selected or the SundanceFilm Festival 2010.

Pumzi was produced with nding rom Focus eatures, TheGoethe Institute and the Changamoto Arts Fund.

Additional ino rom w ww.ocuseatures.comwww.wired.com

My frst concern is making fms orand about Aricans; fms that are aceebration o peope, traditions andthe and that are the ie-source o artand cuture. Wanuri Kahiu

www.dadaproduction.net

laughing at the colourul and satirical portrayals o the stateo corruption and politicising characteristic o leaders in oursociety.

Sitawa Namwalie is amous or writings that explore howwe dene ourselves as Aricans in our current modernsociety. Her work was ignited by the ethnic violence andpolitical turmoil that ollowed 2007 general elections. Thebook ocuses on the highly ethnicised political and socialsituation in Kenya. First perormed at the RAMOMA artsgallery in June o 2008, In Cut O My Tongue she tacklesvarious themes, most notably politics, tradition, the individual

identity and love. The dramatised perormance continues tobe showcased to audiences locally and abroad.

FASt FACtSThe KCDF Arts Programme supports exciting and

innovative creative projects that nd new ways t o

ampliy the voices o Kenyan artists, reach new local

audiences, and expand the role and value o the arts in

Kenya so that they become better rooted as an important

part o modern lie. The hope is that, seeds o innovation,

new directions, new insights, borne rom the projects,

will steadily germinate in the mainstream and

contribute to a dynamic, regenerating,

exciting arts and culture sector.


16/42

30 31

WHOSWHO

Grati art is among the most popular urban modes o ex-pression. It is a orm o expression used by young people tocelebrate hope and triumph over struggles.

Trained in a variety o arts oriented disciplines, such asgraphic design and interior design, a group o twenty youngpeople passionate about grati art rom Kibera recentlygave their neighbourhood a acelit. Their intention was to

make the slum much more beautiul and in the process lit thecheer o the residents, and make them think more positivelyabout lie.

The Intensecities group is a coming together o various gra-ti artist crews in Nairobis urban inormal settlement locali-ties. The crews range rom three to six members, and artisticcompetition amongst them is sti, bringing out more vibrantand new designs and concepts rom the grati artists.

With unding support rom KCDF, Intensecities group took thearts to the people o Makina in Kibera, showing them thatbeautiul artwork is accessible and easy to apply.

Such was the success o the project that many residents othe area wanted the artists to go and beautiy their premisesas well. Local children also tend to hang around the artists,eager to learn a trick or two. According to Esen, a gratiartist in the group and graphic designer by proession, by

the time they had completed the project, quite a number ochildren had tried their hand on the spray cans. This was just

a sign o how much a rtistic talent and interest there is in thenew generation.

The process was challenging a revelation or the team. Italso allowed them a unique opportunity to interact with thecommunity, who helped them prepare the walls or the art bywashing o dirt and painting o the base coat or the art work.They had to interview various proprietors, consult on the mes-

sage the resulting artwork would take on b eore starting theprocess. The our-day project was also a test o skill or theartists, who are accustomed to one day projects, on a muchsmaller scale with teams that usually do not range beyondsix members.

Ais: Inenseciies Gu

pjec: Uban Cncee Beau

In this inaugural issue o MyCommunity magazine, weare happy to introduce you to everyone at KCDF rom theTrustees and the Directors to Management and sta. All

o these motivated and passionate individuals spend theirdays and considerable energy or the betterment o our

communities lives.

Eng. Isaac WanjhiCh i th KCDF T t

d. vij raansi, oGWTrustee


17/42

32 33

Chairman o the KCDF TrustHe is the ounder o Wanjohi Consulting,the rst indigenous civil engineeringconsulting rm in Kenya and a charteredarbitrator. He is the Chairman oGateway Insurance Ltd. In the early70s, Eng. Wanjohi was the Directoro Housing Development in NairobiCity Council where he infuenced theconstruction o low cost housing whichbeneted people with low incomes.Eng. Wanjohi currently serves on severalboards o a number o secondaryschools and has particularly beeninvolved in advancing and advocating

or education opportunities amongstrural communities.

TrusteeDr. Rattansi heads the RattansiEducational Trust, an organisationthat awards scholarships to needystudents in universities. She also servesin the Board o Governors o HighwaySecondary School, Slums Inormationand Development Resource Centre(SIDAREC), Michael Blundell Trust,Daisy Eye Cancer Fund (DECF) Centreor Arica Families Studies (CAFS),Northern Kenya Education Fund (NKEF),Flying Doctors Society o Arica andAllavida. She is also the Vice-Chair oEast Arica Association o Grantmakers

(EAAG). She received an honorarydoctorate rom Moi University in 2006and Order o Golden Warrior (OGW)in 2005 rom the President o Kenya orher philanthropic initiatives.

M. dna KaniauTrustee

He is an advocate and the managingpartner o Kaniaru & Kaniaru Advocates,a leading law rm in Nairobi. Heis a specialist in International andEnvironment al Law. Mr. Kaniaru hasworked in the Ministry o ForeignAairs and and Ministry o Environmentand Natural Resources in Kenya andthe United Nations EnvironmentalProgramme (UNEP) where he servedor close to 30 years. In 2009, hewas the laureate o the prestigiousElizabeth Haub Prize or EnvironmentalLaw. Mr. Kaniaru is a past Chair o theBoard o Alliance High School and anactive member o several philanthropicorganisations.

M. Kibuga KaiihiTrusteeMr. Kibuga Kariithi, a banker byproession), is the immediate ormer CEOo City Finance Bank Ltd and a oundero Baraka Arica Fund. He is also aDirector o Arika Investment Bank, amember o the Nairobi Stock Exchange(NSE). Up to April 2005 he was the ChieExecutive Ocer o the Nairobi StockExchange. He is the Chair o ChurchArmy East Arica (the missionary arm othe Anglican Church in Kenya) and LieMinistry, Board member and Treasurer oAction Aid International Kenya, MathareYouth Sports Association (a slum youthprogramme),Jamii Bora Trust (a micronance organisation), and ChristiansFor Just Society (a regional social justicegrouping).

pf. Mhamme Sai AbuahChairman, Board o Directors, Trustee

H i F lt M di i

Ms. Eunice MahuTrusteeM M h i h Edi i Chi


18/42

34 35

M. Emun MuibBoard memberMr. Edmund Mudibo is the Chie Executiveo Forward Vision Communications, anadvertising/PR agency ounded. He hasalso been a reelance news anchor withthe Kenya Broadcasting Corporation(KBC) since 1989. Mr. Mudibo has beena member o the Rotary Club o NairobiNorth where he served as the ClubsSecretary in 2006 and a Trustee o thePalmhouse Foundation, a trust that oersscholarships to needy secondary schoolstudents.

Ms Aia yahaBoard member, TrusteeShe has worked in senior positions atAon Minet Insurance Brokers and APAInsurance and has vast experience in theinsurance industry. She was a member othe advisory committee o Association oKenya Insurers (AKI) Health insurance.

She is currently engaged by GeneralAccident Insurance as ManagementConsultant to develop its Health Divisionas a prot centre. Atia has been avery active Rotarian since 1998 andeven served as Vice President in the

year 2005/06 and is also a Trusteeor Friends o Spinal Injury Hospital inNairobi.

He is a Faculty proessor o Medicineand a specialist physician at Aga KhanUniversity Hospital, Nairobi and is a pastchairman o a number o governmentboards including Kenya MedicalResearch Institute (KEMRI), NationalAIDS Control Council, National HealthResearch and Development Centre,and National Council or Scienceand Technology. Pro. Abdullah is amember o the Board o Trust o theUmmah Foundation (a communitydevelopment organisation), a trustee atMalindi Education and DevelopmentAssociation (MEDA), ounder member o

NUSRA Technical Institute (a vocationaltraining institution) and the Chairmano the Board o Directors o KAMMP (acommunity healthcare and educationorganisation).

Mrs. Mathu is the Editor-in-Chie oParents magazine, the Chie ExecutiveOcer o Stellan Consult Limited andthe director o Bodywise Health ClubLimited. A recipient o Order o theGrand Warrior o Kenya (OGW), Mrs.Mathu is also a ounder member oMedia Owners Association, Associationo Media Women in Kenya, KenyaWomens Finance Trust, Public RelationsSociety o Kenya amongst others.Mrs.Mathu serves as a Trustee and a oundermember o Starehe Girl s Centre. At KCDF,she chairs the Resource Mobilisation andCommunication Committee.

Ms. Nuia FaahBoard member

Ms Jane MawiCEO and Ex Ofcial Board member


19/42

36 37

M. Ahu NamuBoard memberMr. Namu holds a Bachelor oCommerce degree and Masters in PublicAdministration rom University o Nairobiand Harvard University respectively.He is a retired banker and securitiesand corporate nance expert and hasserved in various high prole roles in

the corporate sector. Mr. Namu hasa strong passion or volunteerism andphilanthropy. He is the Vice Chairmanand Trustee o Wanjiru Kunyiha AsthmaTrust Fund, Secretary o GCA Savingsand Credit Cooperative Society andounder member o Embu DevelopmentForum.

Currently a businesswoman, Ms. Farahhas vast experience in the educationsector, having served as a SeniorAssistant Director o Education, heado Admissions Section, SecondaryEducation division at Ministry oEducation headquarters, Nairobi. Shehas played a key role in the promotionand development o Girls Education inNorth Eastern Province. At KCDF, shechairs the Programme Committee.

Having worked in the development sectoror over 20 years, Janet is an expert oncommunity development- knowledgethat comes handy when she is mentoringsta members and providing strategicdirection at the organisation. When sheis not in the oce, Janet likes to spendat her arm.

tm WeeProgrammes DirectorTom heads the programmes docketand is the sort o person who takesprogrammes like a duck takes to water.He articulates strategies, outputs, targetswith gusto that the Programme teamdirely needs. In his docket, coordinatesall the programmes, developsundraising concepts and proposals andalso coordinate the implementation andmonitoring aspects o the programmes.He has also been driving the Ustawiprogramme. His consuming desire anddream is to see Kenyan communitiesgrowing ood enough to eed thiscountry and thereore end dependenceon relie.


20/42

38 39

Al KAGSHead, Marketing and Partnerships

His belt has every notch o creativity: a poet, actor, writer and marketer.Kags is armed with a galaxy o skills that he needs to drive KCDFs

marketing and partnerships agenda. He is the Author o the Book -Living Memories (http://living.alkags.com), a collection o true storiesnarrated to him by ordinary people who lived in the extraordinary timeso the 1950s. Kags has pub lished the Quarterly Colour Series o Poetry,a series o ebooks since 2009. He has over 10 years experience inmarketing. When he is not with his pen, you will nd him at theatres ormeet ups o the creatives.

dENNIS GItArIAccounts Assistant

His work involves ensuring that nance procedures are ollowed,acilitating payments by scrutinising every document against the laidprocedures. When he is not working with the gures, Dennis playsbadminton and has won many awards or his prowess in the court.

THEKCDFTEAM

CAtHErINE KIGANJoProgramme ofcer, Institutional Development and Governance

Aunty Cathy, as she is ondly called by the girls supported by KCDFs girlchild programme, is a caring person, with an inectious warm personality.She is also an ardent ootball an, who will not miss a vantage seatduring national ootball tournaments at Kasarani or Nyayo Stadium.At KCDF, she drives the agenda o scholarships and girl child causesthat she is very passionate about. She also coordinates Governanceactivities o the Board o Directors in addi tion to Human Resources andthe overall administration unction at the Secretariat. Having been atKCDF since its inception, Cathy is the person who literally shows theway and orients other sta members to the organisation proceduresand history.

Gas MiiiProgramme Ofcer, Early Childhood DevelopmentGladys is known or her passion in serving children and ghting or therights o vulnerable children. She is a recognisable ace in childrensadvocacy circles. Gladys loves travelling and reading current aairsmagazines.

Juih MuingeCommunication Intern

Judith is a budding poet. She is a creative writer and debater. Sheis a meticulous event organiser. Judith is the key plank that links theMarketing and Partnerships team( MARK Team) with the communities.She loves travelling and reading thought provoking books.

lnnee GacheiProgrammes InternLynnette, a psychology graduate, is keen in demystiying what drivespeople to think and act the way they do. She preers to sit at her deskand research on a wide array o topics. Through this, she is able tobolster the programmes team with a repository o inormation. Lynnettealso mentors young girls during weekends.

Mec ManenExecutive AssistantMercy is known or her warm personality and the smile that she alwayswears while welcoming guests to KCDF oces. She is also known orher culinary prowess, especially Arican cuisines.

Fancis KamauFinance and Investment ManagerHis oce looks like a nance library a resource with anything rombooks, newspaper cuttings, magazines to journals. He oversees all thenancial matters at KCDF and also carries out administration duties.Francis is also the link between the endowment unds service providers(und managers, custodians and administrators. When he is not battlinggures at KCDF, he likes to spend time at his arm.


21/42

40 41

THEKCDFTEAM

Simn WachiaCommunication OfcerKnown or his sense o humour and creative one liners, Simon is thesort o person who tames the pressure in the oce. At KCDF he drivesthe communication docket, ensuring that KCDF is well proled inthe media, publications and online platorms. He is an avid debaterwith keen interest in international aairs. He is a gited writer and acartoonist. A passionate supporter o what he calls the cause o theordinary people, Simon has been a consistent advocate o the rightso the vulnerable especially persons with disabilities and childrenwith autism. He is also a road saety campaigner.

Muheu MbnProgramme Ofcer, Arts and CultureNothing captures Mutheu than the array o talents under her sleeve. Sheis a musician, guitarist a nd a writer; perhaps this explains her versatilityin dealing with artists rom dierent genres. Mutheu attended BerkleeCollege o Music in BostonUSA.

oie KnaLogistics OfcerOliver is the sort o person who will drop everything when any stamember is stuck. He ensures that we are supported to work smoothly.He is also a good debater with a warm smile. When he is not at KCDF,Oliver likes to participate in community projects in his church.

Saah MunuaGrants Management AccountantSarah is known or her ability to go through complex gures with atoothcomb. At KCDF, she oversees and participates in the budgetingprocess o all the grantees, builds the capacity o grantees on nancialmatters and also prepares all nance journals. She is a sot spokenperson, who loves travelling and reading ashion magazines.

pee WechuiProgramme Assistant, Youth ProgrammePeter is an amiable person, known or his determination to get thingsdone. His work involves supporting the Youth Programme by providinglinkages with the community organisations and individual young people.When he is not traversing the country, Peter plays rugby and also singsin his church choir.

Snia rasuguCoordinator, Youth Development ProgrammeSonia is a bundle o joy. She greets every person with a smile and about o optimism that uels her passion to serve young people. Shehas traversed every corner o the country, inspiring young people andchallenging them to be ocussed.

CoNNECtWITH PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES

(And support Communities too!)

Advertise [email protected]

20082009


22/42

Whichever way you look at it,

giing is g.By contributing what you can (no amount is too small)you can be part o improving many Kenyans lives


2008 2009ANNUAL REPORT

contents SUPPORTiNG


23/42

contentsSupportng Countes n Perpetuty 3

Reapng Goernance 4

Accountabllty or Prosperty 5

Nurturng Prosperty 7

KCDF Prograes Oerew: 2008-2009 8

Youth Deelopent Prograe 10

Arts and Culture 11

Food Securty 12

Educaton Scholarshp Prograe 13

Grl Chd Prograe 14

Early Chldhood Deelopent Prograe 15

The Nubers 17

KCDF Grantees 24

COmmUNiTiESin perpetuity

Ths s the rst te that the Charan o theKCDF Trust s wrtng to you n the annualreport. The KCDF Trust was created n year2004 as the custodan or the Foundatons

propertes and unds to speccally ensurethat the resources aalable to KCDF contnueto grow and are anaged n the ost prudentanner, n trust or Kenyan Countes. it

was an eort to ensure that a credble check andbalance raework s nsttuted or Kenyas rstpublc oundaton.

Howeer, the organsaton s not astranger to you, i dare say. 2010s the 13th year snce KCDF wasored by sonary people whoworked n the both deelopentworld and the prate sector, andwhose nterest was one: to see Kenyan countestake control o ther ate n an organsed andsustanable way.

We hae grown oer the years, and currently hae

reached ore than 300 countes around thecountry. Together wth these countes, we haen partcular been able to touch the les o orethan 200,000 needy chldren under the age o 8

years, ore than 60,000 young people and wehae seen ore than 1000 students through hghschool and beyond. Such pact s ery rewardngor us and or our county partners who haeproen that, we work together as Kenyans, andexplot ully the resources wthn our grasp, we canbe able to ake great progress. in addton, weshall be able to attract other partners who wll seekto support our work.

in a country categorsed as poor, KCDF s a poneer organsaton ndeonstratng that an endowent s also possble n Arca! Ater sx

years snce the regstraton o the Trust, KCDF through collaboratonwth countes, rends and wllng donors, has been able to growts endowent ro about US $ 1 llon to close to US $ 4 llon.Een wth the downturn o the global econoy, we hae been ortunateto antan a reasonable return on the nestents that we contnueto ake towards the sustanablty o our countes through goodbusness practce and prud ent nestent. Our Trustees eet wth ourproessonal nestors (Old mutual Asset managers) on quarterly bassto ontor and adse on the growth o the und. We hae also engaged

a Custodan (Barclays Securtes) and anAdnstrator (Octagon Penson Serces) toensure ecency n und anageent.

The Ford Foundaton, an organsaton thathas been close to KCDF snce the begnnng,n support o our cotent to ulnerable

Kenyan countes agreed to prode a Challenge und n 2006.They cotted US$ 3 mllon on condton that we cae together wthKenyans o all walks o le to rase US$ 1 mllon (whch s about Kshs.75 mllon). Ths eans that or eery shllng that you and i rase, Ford

Foundaton wll cot three. So ar, we hae ade good progress byrasng about a hal o the requred aount and are let wth the task orasng the derence.

As Charan o the KCDF Trust, the organ that s workng hard togrow the endowent or Kenyan countes, i appeal to you as annddual, as a rend o KCDF and especally as a ellow Kenyan wholoes ths country, to jon hands wth us to rase these unds and ensurethat our dsadantaged countes hae the undng they need nperpetuty to uplt ther les ro poerty and other socal njustces.

Thank you to all those who are already part o ths eort.God bless you.

For every shilling that youand I raise, Ford Foundationwill commit three.

e. i Wjo

Chairman, KCDF Trust

3

ACCOUNTABiLiTYrevaMping


24/42

4 5

ecently, whle refectng on theacheeents and challenges o the last

year, i cae across ths quote that exede:

We philanthropy proessionals areprobably working in the only industry that

is essentially accountable to NO ONE other thanour Boards o Trustees

Ths stateent could not be urther ro the truth ny experence. For nstance, oer the past year, ytea and i hae ully engaged wth the deandso beng response and accountable to anncreasngly large group o nsble stakeholders,who despte ther relate slence, are eer p resentn our les, thoughts and conersatons.

Wth the nancal down turn especally n the North n 2007-2009,any unders hae had to reew ther strategc areas o work as theygrapple wth ewer resources or ther eer growng undng portolos.KCDF has not been spared o ths challenge. in such a stuaton, ouraccountablty s to the countes that we support to progresselybetter ther les and we hae been consued wth one ajor queston:when shall we hae our own oney, as Kenyans, so that we can decdeour prortes and und the?

it has been a coon experence or us to st n arous eetngswth donors (an ncreasng nuber o who are Kenyan copanes),justyng what we ust do and how we ust support our countesand then turn the to grantees and work wth the to ratonalse thergrants soetes workng wth the to ncrease ther condence tohandle ore resources and do ore.

To one group we hae to explan what countes need and how theyshould be epowered to ulll ther needs. To the other group, we haeto balance expectatons and ncrease ther condence to deler oreand better. All along, we ust constantly be aware o the o the largenuber o requests that we are orced to regret.

my tea and i, (who you wll eet n the who is whosecton) are eerso conscous o the huongous cloud o wtnesses whose aces arereal and known to us, the countes we work wth, whose strugglesare our struggles and whose success we share.

Whle workng hard to be accountable to our countes, we are alsoaccountable to these nternatonal organsatons, prate copanesand ndduals who stand wth us to support countes at ther ponto need. To these, we endeaour to show that we hae been prudent nensurng that we stretch eery cent to coer ore and achee greaterpact. Wth ths group, we go to the countes and work wth theand when they succeed, we all celebrate together.

FOr prOsperity

RCEO

J Mwoo

revaMpingGOvERNANCE

elcoe to MyCommunity, thebuper publcaton or 2010. Ths sa publcaton that we are cottng

ourseles to publsh at least twcea year or the express purpose oensurng that we keep you closelyapprased on the progress that we

are akng and the pact that we are delerngeery year.

i hae worked n the non-prot sector n arouscapactes and soe o the key ssues that haedogged the sector or a long te are accountabltyand transparency. The lacko these two alues has oerte reduced the nterest andtrust o any o our people nolunteerng and contrbutng togood causes.

in an eort to bolster KCDFs

cotent to good goernanceand accountablty, the Board o Drectors andTrustees saw the need to ncrease ecency andeecteness by reorgansng the two entteswhch were establshed n an eort to ensure acheck and balance syste s renorced n ths rstKenyas County publc oundaton.

The reogansaton has, aong other thngs,resulted n ull axsaton o the sklls andtalents that exst aong the ndduals n both.Ths reorgansaton has also been extended tothe Board and Trust Cottees to ensure that we

ncrease ther nddual knowledge about the work o the Foundaton,thereore enablng the to be better placed to sell the organsaton toall stakeholders that they encounter n ther daly assgnents.

The process has reduced duplcaton o the two enttes unctons andncreased ther strategc engageent n the aars o the Foundaton.Both wll now be better placed to ncrease ther connectons to theajor role that KCDF s playng n transorng Kenyan countesand enablng the to take charge o ther les.

Fro a goernance and accountablty perspecte, the KCDF Boardwll henceorth be responsble or ensurng the strategc drecton o theoperatons o the Foundaton by oerseeng the work o the manageent

n supportng Kenyan countes to push therown deelopent agenda.

The Board wll structurally be able to be oreartculate and accountable to the KCDF Trustwho wll, aong other roles, ocus n ensurngthat the resources rased and nested orthe work o the Foundaton are used n anaccountable and credble anner n perpetuty.

The reorgansaton has thereore sered to ncrease ecency n KCDFsablty to ensure the sson and sons are better realsed wth oredlgence and accountablty.

in the cong onths, we hae cotted to take our accountabltyto the next leel by nsttutonalsng an nbult echans whch wllensure we are ore accurately and proptly able to show you thepact we are akng wth the resources bestowed to us by our donorsand especally the Kenyan publc.

Thank you once agan or walkng wth us n ths journey and or yoursupport and encourageent especally to our tea on the ground.

W

Chairman, KCDF Board

D. M.s. abd

Our reorganisation hasincreased efciency...diligence...accountabilityin realising our vision andmission.

nurturing


25/42

6 7

PROGRAMMEDIRECT

OR

nurturingprOsperity

The year 2008-2009 was the year when our ocus was to nurturethe structures o prosperity, despite the economic challenges thatthe world had to ace and the extreme challenges that many oour communities were aced with due to a prolonged drought.Thankully, we were able to achieve our targets.

jucness o the succulent toatoes, the rchness o the sukua wk,how hot the red chlles were, the onons, the dark green aze... andthey go on.

i can clearly say, that the Ustawiprograe has been a rang success.Our challenge s to ensure that ths work s sustaned and expanded,rather than lost wth the onset o heay ranall n any parts o thecountry. Through ths, Kenyans wll say kwaher to ane and to oodrele.

At the sae te, we celebrated wth the orphaned chldren that wehae been supportng through secondary school n the last 4- 5 yearsas they graduated to jon arous colleges and unerstes. Ther success

proed that the nestent has been worthwhle. Gong orward, Weplan to contnue to encourage the oraton o alunae assocatonso students n each o the schools or groups we work wth who aresupportng students, to prode an opportunty or the to supportother needy chldren benet n uture.

Ths year we were also able to take our new brand to another leel, byartculatng n a ore coherent anner about how we present ourselesacross the board, n all our unctons, and n ALL our councaton.We also rased our prole through closer nteracton wth a largernuber o copanes who are nterested n pursung derent wayso workng wth us through ther CSR departents, to support needycountes n a ore sustanable anner.

We are ery uch aware that ncreased awareness by the publcabout our work n transorng the les o ulnerable peoplen our country, wll also lead to a greater deand or oreaccountablty, as ore people becoe engaged n not just

hearng about what s happenng, but n supportng theseeorts nancally. in 2009/2010, we shall take ths eort

a notch hgher by ncreasng opportuntes or all types obenecares to show the pact o our work.

i trust you wll enjoy gong through these pages a s they take youdeeper nto the le o the countes that we work wth.

Thank you so uch or all your support and encourageent.

This year, I witnessed more

than ever beore, the joyin the aces o our boardmembers, my team and ourpartners celebrating andmarvelling at the impactthat we are delivering to ourcommunities.

Ths year, i wtnessed ore than eer beore, thejoy n the aces o our board ebers, y teaand our partners (such as the ones aboe roNarob Hosptal and Saarco), celebratng andarellng at the pact that we are delerng toour countes. Together, we celebrated wthour countes who saw buper harest, atera long te because o hang adopted oderntechnologes to grow ood. There are any storesn our oce about the sze o those pupkns, the

1500


26/42

8 9

he year 2008-2009 was arguably the ost challengng perod or KCDF n ts prograng andcapacty buldng suppor t to countes n Kenya. Durng ths perod, the country experenceda prolonged drought that saw any countes depend on rele ood as well as decaton other lestock. Ths was also the perod when the country was gradually recoerng ro the eectso the 2007 post electon unrests. Due to ths, our prograes had to be adjusted accordngly torespond to those new challenges. Through ths, we deonstrated nternal organsatonal fexbltyto respond to eergng urgent ssues o natonal nterest.

At the start o the prograe year 2008-2009, KCDF had the ollowng prograes: YouthDeelopent Prograe n partnershp wth World Bank, Changaoto Arts Fund n partnershp

wth Ford Foundaton (East Arca Regonal Prograe Oce), Early Chldhood DeelopentPrograe, n partnershp wth Bernard an Leer Foundaton (Netherlands), ScholarshpsPrograe n partnershp wth the Chandara Foundaton (Kenya),Grl Chld Support Prograe n partnershp wth GlobalGe Back Crcle(GGBC, USA) and undng ro the AteBank(Greece) and Food Securty Prograe Support to Countesn partnershp wth the Saarco Foundaton (Kenya). in total KCDF had ore than US$1.025 mllon to prode as scholarshpsand grants to chldren and county organzatons across the country respectely.

t o 2009-2010Our prograes targeted to reach at l east 350,000 youth (drect and ndrect), oer 60,000 chldren aged below 8 years,at least 200 educaton scholarshps to orphans and chldren ro poor ales and educaton and gap perod (18 onthsT

KCDF PROGRAmmE OvERviEW:

2008-2009

ro copleton o secondary educaton and reportng to college or unersty)support to at least 100 grls ro poor ales. in the sae year KCDF supportedat least 1,500 households across the country to adopt new ood productontechnologes that ebrace water harestng, conseraton and drp rrgaton nresponse to the agares o global warng and weather changes.

am d o 2009-2010 Despte the dcultes assocated wth ths perod, KCDF was able to achee ts settargets. As part o our contrbuton to peacebuldng and reconclaton ntates,the organzaton dented strategc partners n the ost aected regons (anlyRt valley, Western and Nyanza) and proded grants support to the tune oUS$270,000 dollars to support peace buldng and local econoc recoery.in addton, ore than US$60,000 was gen to countes to address oodsecurty challenges n the ost aected regons o Eastern Pronce and SouthernRt valley. Oerall, KCDF ade a total o 123 grants to countes acrossKenya and proded 235 scholarshps.

KCDF contnuously carres out research and docuents learnng ro ts workwth countes. As a result, our prograes contnue to adapt to eergngdeands and eectely respond to the need to achee the hghest leelso results and pact. Ths perod wtnessed the brth two ery nnoateprograe ntates .e. the USTAWi intate, whch s the new b rand naeor KCDFs Food Securty Prograe, now ebedded wth odern agrcultural technologes and water and enronentalconseraton concepts; and Shabaa Youth intate, a new and create way to oblze and stulate entorshp andleadershp deelopent aong young p eople..

KCDF also broke ground nto new regons n the Northern ronter. These ncluded West Pokot, marsabt and Turkana aongother reote and argnalzed dstrcts n the country.

As we start the New Year 2009-2010, KCDF s optstc that the opportuntes and support to county deelopentprojects can only grow n leaps and bounds despte receng new noraton at the start o the perod ro soe o ts

donors ndcatng strategc changes to ther undng polces and sectors n the cong years.

The prograe tea wll contnue to oblze new partnershps and prepare countes or possble separaton n waysthat address ther resource oblsaton derscaton and ncoe generatng acttes. The target s to reach at least 3,000ood nsecure households, 450,000 youth, 70,000 chldren below 8 years, 400 scholarshps and 100 grls. To accoplshths, the prograe tea s currently n dscusson wth at least 5 possble undng partners across ts prograes wth thea o rasng an addtonal US$500,000 annually towards capacty buldng and grant akng or county ntates.

Congratulatons to the prograe tea and to the rest o the KCDF sta or all the support.

Programmes Directortom W

Households supportedor Food Securty

us$270,000in support o Peace buldng

123Total Grants gen

235Scholarshps gen

Youthll h ll l h A


27/42

10 11

PROGRAMMES:YOUTHDEVELOPMENT

DeelopentPrograe

yOuth shOW leaDership in their cOMMunities

The year 2008- 2009, was the year that Kenya was rsng

ro the ashes o post electon olence. Ths was the perodwhen the country was rebuldng and puttng up structures tooster coheson. All these attepts were ade wth the canddrealsaton that the youth were at the centre othe olence that rocked the country, ether asperpetrators or cts. The rebuldng eortswere thereore aed at osterng ntegratonaong young people as well as addressng thepredsposng actors that ade the take sucha rontlne role n the olence.

KCDFs Youth Deelopent Prograe ocusor year 2008-2009, was largely nored bythe need to hae ocused, nspred and responsble youngpeople who would be change a gents who would be wllng tolead and b uld cohese countes. To accoplsh ths, theYouth Prograe launched a leadershp tranng prograetargetng the whole country. A total o 170 young people

were traned on leadershp, responsble ctzenshp, peacebuldng and confct resoluton. Ths prograe led to thebrth o an nspratonal ntate known as Shabaa. Conedout o Swahl words Saba and Shabaha, eanng seen andocus respectely, Shabaa rended the graduates o theprograe on the need to be ocused and to be guded by7 leadershp alues that they learnt.

Through ths ntate, the nspred Wanashabaa, as theycae to be known, traersed the country, preachng hope and

rallyng ther ellow young people to jon the oeent.They also shared aluable case studes o ther successwth the countes. Workng wth respected natonalgures, the Youth Prograe contnued to nspre andentor the, een ater they had deonstrated theywere puttng the tranng nto practce. There s no doubtthat Wanashabaa wll contnue to play a potal role nbuldng ther countes.

The Youth Deelopent Prograe also adetangble lestones n buldng youth serng and youthorgansatons. As a atter o act, the nuber o partners

grew ro 31, n the preous year, to 42 n the year 2008 2009. The prograe reached at least 200,000 youngpeople across the country, out o whch 60,000 beneteddrectly ro tranng and grants. Our challenge reans the

lower partcpaton o young woen ncounty ntates.

in June, the Youth DeelopentPrograes partners and granteesrefected on the pact o the Prograe,lookng at both grant adnstraton andoutcoes snce 2007. The general ewwas that KCDF was a good partner,prodng entorshp and capacty

buldng support that resulted n stronger youth organsatonsand epowered youth. Partners urged KCDF to ncrease thesupport or nsttutonal and core costs.

in 2010-2011 we wll ocus on tranng youth people to

enable the partcpate n the audt o unds and projectswthn consttuences and local authortes, n ther areas oresdence. The Youth Prograe wll also support youthprograe aed at ncreasng the partcpaton o grlsand woen n county deelopent. Ths, we shalldo, by supportng county organsatons workng wthwoen and woen led organsatons, especally ro theargnalsed regons o the country.

Arts andCulture

KcDF places great value On the arts and theany roles they play n our les: as an expresson o ourdentty as a people; a career; a way through whch we cangrow Kenyan audences to be consuers o our countrys rchand ultcultural hertage. As part o our Arts and Cultureprograe, we partner wth the GoDown Arts Centre topleent the Changaoto Arts Fund.

in year 2008- 2009, we hae had the great opportunty to

support ery nterestng art projects under the ChangaotoArts Fund. The work supported was groundbreakng nntroducng new art nto the Kenyan arts scene. The uturstcl Puz, Prson Sex ii, Conteporary Dance Fl Scenaros;potentally controersal exhbtons such as mchael SosDshng Out and the deeply county rooted Kayole-Uoja Draa Festals, Kchaja and Orot the ull story areexaples o the new and rereshng works supported.

All projects were algned to the objectes: new; authentc;experental; publc and engagng. in the year 2008-2009we receed the ost qualty applcatons n e years, out owhch we ade 19 grants and pacted approxately 250artsts n the year.

We also ncreased the capacty buldng aspect o theprograe. To add to that, we supported our grantees toproe on ther organsatonal deelopent capacty by

lnkng the wth proessonals who supported the n thsprocess. We also acltated busness plannng sessons wthartsts and began challengng the way that the arts countylooked at tsel n the past by ntroducng the concept thatartsts should be entrepreneurs, who ekes a lng out o therworks.

We also anaged to brng artsts and the eda togetherto begn akng lnks between these two sectors n a bd

to ake the artsts ore sble. The prograe also tooka ore busness nded approach. Ths was nored bythe need to ake arts aluable and sgncance n aroussectors o the econoy.

The year was not wthout challenges. We receed the largestnuber o applcatons n our hstory n the our calls orapplcatons that we ade. Ths ncrease eant that we couldnot und all the worthy projects presented due to the ltedundng. Ths experence justed the need to nd ways togrow our local resources or the uture n order to be able tosupport ore projects.

The ocus or the cong year wll, thereore, be to ncreaseour resources or the und so that we can hae a largerktty ro whch to ake grants and run other prograeaspects. We shall also be keen to broaden the prograes

ocus areas. Whereas n the past year we hae workedalost exclusely wth brngng new and nnoate art andprojects to the Kenyan publc, we would now lke to ntroducesupport or projects that hae ore o a county-ocusedslant. 2010 wll be a year ocused on growth or the Arts andCulture prograe.

PROGRAMMES:ARTS

ANDCULTURE

Sonia RasuguCoordnator,Youth Deelopent Prograe

Mutheu MbondoPrograe Ocer,Arts and Culture

LivelihoodsParticipationLeadershipAccountability

Educaton


28/42

12 13

Catherine KiganjoPrograe Ocerinsttutonal Deelopent and Goernance

in recent years, the mnstry o Educaton hasbeen allocatng soe unds to subsdze tuton nhgh school educaton. Whle ths has been haledas a step n the rght drecton, parents are stlleelng the burden o coerng the other costs lkeaccoodaton, eals, unors, constructon andany others. For students ro poor backgrounds,hgh school educaton s stll a pe n the sky.

Workng wth arous partners, KCDF hasbeen awardng scholarshps to brght needystudents through secondary educatoneery year. The scholarshps are genthrough credble organsatons that cantransparently and ably anage bursaryschees.

in the year 2008-2009, a total o 171needy students beneted ro thescholarshps. Out o these, 100 weresupported by Chandara Foundaton,the phlanthropc ar o Cocrat groupcopanes whle 71 were supported byKCDF. The two organsatons cotted Kshs.1.2 and 1.86 mllon respectely. The nubero grls and boys that were sponsored was 89 and 82respectely.

in the last two years, concerns hae been rased aboutthe requency o rots, unrests and reports o ndscplnen secondary schools. Ths has been attrbuted to generalndscplne, lack o entorshp prograes targetng

students, aong other actors. Ourpartners deonstrated a degree oresponseness when they organsedentorshp and le sklls caps or our

students. We coend the or that.We are proud to report that none o our

students was caught n the web o unrestsand ndscplne.

As we look orward to 2010, we wll ncreasethe nuber o eale students benetng andachee our desred balance n raton o grlsto boys to 60:40. Ths target s nored by

our concern that educaton o grls aong any countesn Kenya reans low due to the tendency to ge preerence

to boys oer grls where a choce has to be ade, partcularlyn relaton to educaton opportuntes. more prohbtecultures lke early arrages and eale gental utlaton(FGm) contnue to ake educaton aong a drea too ar.

We shall also put ore ephass on dentyng students roargnalsed countes n the country especally ro theNorthern ronter. Our corporate outreach wll be ntensed,aed at to nte ore partners to bolster ths prograe.

PROGRAMMES:FOO

DSECURITY

PROGRAMMES:EDUCATIONSCHOLARSHIPS

EducatonScholarshpsPrograe

in recent years, Kenya has been

experencng cyclcal ood shortages,jeopardzng lelhoods and slowngeconoc growth. The response has beenpredctable: rantc appeals by organsatons andndduals at the local and nternatonal leel, whch s but ashort ter easure.

As a response to ths, n early 2007 through SaarcoFoundaton support, KCDF supported countes n thedry parts o the country to pleent plot projects aed atshtng the

My Community Newsletter

Documents

Transcript of My Community Newsletter