Partnership Programmes

Kenya Partnership Programme 2008-(ongoing)

Youth Alive! Kenya and KIOS Partnership Programme has been running since July 2008. The Programme aims to identify and support community based human rights groups to harness their full potential and become key human rights actors in their region and ultimately nationally. These pilot groups chosen in the Programme are community based groups that have shown unique commitment to advancing human rights in their communities and who have capacity and drive to become significant human rights advocates in a wider context. The central aspects of the Programme are networking the pilot groups with each other and with other relevant institutions in the country (whether governmental or non-governmental), and providing individualised training and mentoring on issues that will be identified together with the participating groups. The Programme also includes a small grant to each pilot group to implement their human rights activities in the community.

During its first year (2008-2009), Partnership Programme encaged eight pilot groups, with whom both YAK and KIOS worked closely to build the capacity. The second Programme year started in August 2009, and a new set of eight pilot groups were chosen to the programme for the year 2010. We expect to choosing new pilots next time in 2011. If your organisation is based in Kenya and interested in joining Partnership Programme in Kenya in 2011, please get in touch: kios@kios.fi or info@youthalivekenya.org.

Read more about Youth Alive! Kenya on their website.

Uganda Partnership Programme 2010

Uganda is one of the main focus countries of the KIOS strategy implemented since 2004. Currently Uganda has the largest number of KIOS grantees: altogether 12 organizations with 14 projects are supported by KIOS (February 2010).

In May 2010 KIOS organized a Partners Conference to bring together all its Ugandan partners to share best practices and learn from each other. The conference of KIOS partners, the first of its kind in Uganda provided opportunities for networking between the partners and served as a platform for sharing experiences and best practices in their struggle for promoting and protecting human rights. The conference was arranged in collaboration with the National Association of Women Organisations in Uganda (NAWOU) who is one of the KIOS partners in Uganda.

Read more of the conference (including presentations) here.