Foundation for Dialogue is a limited company incorporated in Kenya without guarantee operating for non profit civic peace building, PCVE and advocacy activities
FFD has supported 11 peer mentorship groups in business and entrepreneurship coaching comprising 42 youths from the initial 60. 12 Business leaders have volunteered in the one yr journey supported by @theGCERF through Act Change Transform and @NCTC_Kenya. This can be replicated
Another girl trained in beauty and hairdressing, could not hold "a head" to work on a client's hair, now she has a salon in Ihururu and has employed 2 peers. Jibril from Majengo Nyeri, was coached in photography and video editing, now he makes short clips and sells them
PEACE MESSAGE
Regardless of the hard economic times, Kenyans must stand firm & RESIST incitements & political radicalition to turn Brothers into foe, HURT, maim & Kill each other, destroy properties & businesses . LET'S DIALOGUE & RESIST VIOLENCE. AMANI Nฤจ JUHUDI LETU. TUJILINDE
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Beyond local conflicts, we ventured into the Kenya Somali maritime boundary dispute, Kenya Constitution, Foreign Policy, vs International law, at the expense of Kenyan citizens' right 2access the territorial water & the exclusive economic zonein the ocean
The intent of the project is to improve their socioeconomic possibilities by supporting them to become entrepreneurs in their respective fields of interest.
FFD and Act Change Transform and NCTC conduct capacity development training for Nyeri CEF at Bantu Africa Resort Nyeri from 23rd to 24th Feb 2023 on Program Management, Advocacy and M&E and Learning Adaptation.
Similar tournaments held at Narumoru in Kieni East and Nyeri Central subcounties. Next stop is Mathira East #Karatina. FFD is the CSO lead in the Nyeri County Engagement Forum on Prevention of Violent Extremism. The program is supported by @theGCERF ans #ActChangeTransform
@FFDLtd2@NPSC_KE@County19Nyeri@NCTC_Kenya Trust building and cohesion activities in Nyeri is an intervention to solve insecurity by improving communication and collaboration between security actors and members of the community. This is a volleyball tournament held at Giakanja
The tournament involved Kenya Police Service, CIPU, KWS, National Government administration, County Enforcement against Boda operators, market women youth, Nyumba Kumi elders, PLWD, mechanics and taxi drivers. The AO1 Nyeri represented County Commissioner Nyeri.
@FCDOGovUK on behalf of Foundation for Dialogue we send condolences to the people of UK for the profound loss & grief at the passing on of er Majesty the Queen Elibaeth yesterday. We pray to the Almighty to give solace 2 royal family Commonwealth RIPQueenElizabeth
FFD will work with women entrepreneurs from Nyeri to mentor 100 young men and women in this group to link them to market opportunities that will enable members of thus group to initiate own income generating activities.
3. Settlements arround Nyeri Town, previous lured to crime and other vices. The synergy in environmental sanitation and waste management by recycling used cloth to create flower phases is quite innovative