Empowering Communities with Information - September 2009
Communities in rural areas of Kenya are setting up parliamentary viewing centers, with OTI support, to help raise citizen awareness of legislative developments in Nairobi and increase government transparency. The centers are also providing daily newspapers, books on topical issues, and recordings of the parliamentary sessions.
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Kenyans Watch as Parliament Asserts Power - September 2009
On September 17, Kenyans watched their Parliament send a message of legislative authority by rejecting the President's appointments for the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission. USAID/Kenya and its Office of Transition Initiatives have supported the Parliament's efforts to develop and implement reforms to strengthen its legislative and oversight functions.
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It's Our Turn to Eat - June 2009
The controversial book It's Our Turn to Eat recounts the experiences of Kenya's former anti-corruption boss. Following grants from OTI that helped break a de facto ban on the corruption-exposing tome, booksellers are beginning to order it and bring it into the country for sale and distribution.
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A New Market Marks a New Beginning in Burnt Forest - May 2009
The Burnt Forest market, which was destroyed in early 2008 following Kenya's contested election, has been rebuilt thanks to the efforts the Rural Women's Peace Link, the Burnt Forest Town Council, and OTI and has become a symbol of hope for the entire community.
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Youth Unite for Reconciliation in Keses - May 2009
Reconciliation in Kenya's Rift Valley took a positive turn following intervention of the Rural Women's Peace Link, a community mobilization group that, with OTI support, helped spur youth involvement in the process. The youth hope to bring positive change to the region and serve as a model for others in the country.
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Peace Committee Sparks Interest in Reconciliation - April 2009
The Nakuru District Peace Committee (DPC) is beginning its work coordinating conflict prevention and peace building in the district. The committee, which received operations and communication support from OTI, will serve not only as a model but also as the secretariat for all of Kenya's DPCs.
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Promoting Reconciliation through Schools - April 2009
The August 7th Memorial Trust and OTI are establishing peace clubs in Kenyan schools to help children in communities that felt the effects of Kenya's post-election violence learn and take the message of peace and reconciliation home to their parents. The project aims to challenge attitudes of mistrust and encourage those who were displaced to resettle.
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Kenya Burning: Never Forget, Never Again - March 2009
To coincide with the first anniversary of Kenya's peace accord, the GoDown Arts Center, supported by OTI, compiled an array of dramatic pictures as a unique testimonial record of the violence that befell the country after the 2007 election, publishing these images in a book and creating a travelling exhibition for Kenyans to see and experience.
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Building Dignity and Respect with Livelihoods Training - December 2008
The Dynamic Business Startup Project in Eldoret, supported by OTI, is working to improve personal business skills to bolster struggling local economies while also bridging social divisions and creating lasting relationships founded on mutual understanding and respect.
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Dialogue Heals Hatreds, Training Promotes Partnerships - November 2008
Two women are developing a business plan at an OTI-funded business skills training session in the town of Burnt Forest near Eldoret. The middle-aged Kikuyu lady talks excitedly about her plans with her Kalenjin neighbor. Their association is a consequence of the third OTI grant to promote reconciling dialogues in the town, which was hard-hit by the 2007–2008 post-election violence.
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Women’s Group Connects Elected Officials and IDPs - September 2008
The mistrust that both contributed to and resulted from Kenya's post-election violence has been a target of OTI's initial efforts in Kenya. In one of its earliest activities, OTI/Kenya worked with the Rural Women's Peace Link to provide practical opportunities for goal-oriented dialogue, using women and youth as key entry points.
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