Organisations
Uraia has partner organisations undertaking projects with financial support from Uraia at the county, regional and national level in Kenya. County implementing partners undertake projects in the county where they are based, and have a physical presence. Regional implementing partners undertake projects in two or more counties in close proximity to each other. A regional implementing partner has a physical presence in one of the counties in which it is operating. National or strategic partners have a comparative advantage in their field of work and a demonstrable expertise of working on national issues for over five years. Uraia implementing partners are sourced through periodic calls for proposals which will be communicated through our website.
Below is a list of our current county-based implementing partners:
- Alliance of Local Communities in Hardship Areas (ALCHA) – Marsabit
- Anglican Development Services – Mt. Kenya (ADS Mt. Kenya) – Nyeri
- Arid Lands Development Focus Kenya (ALDEF~K) – Wajir
- CARITAS Maralal – Samburu
- Catholic Justic & Peace Commission – Diocese of Kisii (CJPC – Kisii) – Kisii
- Centre for Enhancing Democracy and Good Governance – Baringo
- Centre for Transformational Leadership (CTL) – Nakuru – Nakuru
- Centre for Transformational Leadership (CTL) – Nyandarua – Nyandarua
- Christian Partners Development Agency (CPDA) – Vihiga
- CIPK – Taita Taveta – Taita Taveta
- Community Empowerment & Development Centre (CEDC) – Busia
- Community Initiative Action Group Kenya (CIAG-K) – Siaya
- Diocese of Embu (Caritas Embu) – Embu
- Diocese of Nyahururu (Caritas Nyahururu) – Laikipia
- Forum for Women in Development, Democracy & Justice (FODDAJ) – Kajiado
- Grassroots Development Initiatives Foundation – Kenya (GRADIF – Kenya) – Tharaka Nithi
- Haki Yetu – Kilifu
- Integrated Development Facility (IDF) – Homabay
- Iten Integrated Environmental Conservation (IIEC) – Elgeyo Marakwet
- Kwacha Afrika – Mombasa
- Lamu Youth Alliance (LYA) – Lamu
- National Council of Churches of Kenya -Western Region (NCCK-Western) – Kakamega
- Nguzo Africa – Narok
- Pastoralist Women for Health and Education (PWHE) – Isiolo
- Rural Aids Prevention and Development Organisation (RAPADO) – Migori
- Rural Development Empowerment Organisation (REDO) – Bungoma
- Samburu Women Trust (SWT) – Laikipia
- 2Sisari Women Initiative Group (SWIG) – Kakamega
- Peter’s Community Network (SAPCONE) – Turkana
- Supreme Council of Kenya Muslim (SUPKEM-Garissa) – Garissa
- Tana River Peace, Reconciliation and Development (TRPRD) – DIAKONIA II – Tana River
- Transform Empowerment for Action Initiative (TEAM) – Kisumu
- Underit Youth Group (UYG) – Nandi
- Youth for Change Action Group (YOFCAG) – Kiambu
Below is a list of our current national partners:
- Centre for Governance and Development (CGD) – National
- Transparency International ~Kenya (TI) – National
- Health Rights Advocacy Forum (HERAF – Machakos) – National
- Health Rights Advocacy Forum (HERAF – Nyeri) – National
- IPS – KDSP III – National
Uraia actively participates in key national processes and contributes to the same in both monetary and non-monetary terms. Since 2000, Uraia has partnered with a number of government ministries, State Corporations, Constitutional Commissions and government institutions by providing both financial and technical support. These include, but is not limited to:
- Technical and financial support to the Committee of Experts (CoE)
- Technical and financial support to the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC)
- Technical and financial support to the Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs.
- Technical and financial support to the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC)
- Technical and financial support to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC)
- Technical and financial support to the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)
- Financial support to the Council of Governors (CoG)
- Financial support to the Kenya Institute for Curriculum Development (KICD)
- Financial support to the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC)
Media
Through its media programme, Uraia has contributed to the growth of the media industry as well giving Kenyans civic education. Uraia has partnered with key media houses including but not limited to:
- The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)
- Royal Media Services
- Nation Media Group
- Standard Group Media
- Mediamax Network Limited
- Capital Group Limited
- Radio Africa Group
- Radio Akicha
- Sifa FM
- Iqra FM
- Hope FM
- Waumini FM
For more information, email us on info@uraia.or.ke
CENESA
Civic Education Network for Eastern and Southern Africa – CENESA
The Resolution to set up CENESA was adopted in November 2017 at the Eastern African Civic Education Forum in Entebbe, Uganda. The idea was to establish a regional network that will provide a platform to:
- Identify common challenges and improved collective approaches
- Share resources, best practices, strategies, methodologies, and project approaches
- Strengthen synergies in research
- Build relationships with similar regional networks
An Interim Steering Committee (ISC) was appointed to spearhead the creation and formalisation of the Network. It is made up of representatives working on democracy and civic education in Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda, who double as the country-specific focal points.
- Burundi: Observatory of Government Action, Solidarity For Integrated Development – Jjuka (SDI);
- Kenya: URAIA Trust, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Well Told Story;
- Malawi: National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE);
- Rwanda: Human Rights First Rwanda Association (HRRFRA), Governance for Africa;
- South Africa: Civics Academy;
- Tanzania: Youth Partnership Countrywide (YPC); and
- Uganda: Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI), Uganda Youth Network (UYONET)
The Founding Partners are:
- Network for Arab Civic Education (NACE) in Tunisia
- German Federal Agency for Civic Education Events Department
To join the CENESA network, email us at info@uraia.or.ke