Kenya

National Coalition

If you want to be part of the national coalition as part of the Global Call to Action against Poverty, you can contact the following:

Kenya Education and Community Development Programme
Charles Waituru Mwangi
email: waituru@gmail.com
Tel: (w)+25420241915
Tel: (m)+254 723363241

Supporting Organisations:
Action Aid Kenya – ANCEFA - Commonwealth Education Fund – KAACR – KEFEADO - Kisumu GRE Association/Shelter Forum - National NGO Council - National Youth Lobby for Reforms - Oxfam GB – PROWED - Rural Aid Kenya – SODNET - Young Professionals for Development

Last statements

• Urgent message to Kenya from GCAP International Facilitation Team

18/01/08 - We write on behalf of millions of people around the world to support the demands of our Kenyan friends and colleagues who have been calling for peace and dialogue to end the horrific post-election turmoil in your country since December 30th last. The Global Call to Action Against Poverty alliance representing millions of people from over 100 countries, from faith and community groups, trade unions, NGOs, women’s organisations, social movements among others, believe that the fallout of the contested election has put Kenya into a development tailspin from which it might not recover if swift action is not taken. More

• GCAP Kenya appeals for restoration of peace and good governance for sake of Kenyan poor

09-01-08:   Members of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) alliance across Kenya today called for an agreed, negotiated settlement so that good governance is restored.   Following weeks of violence, the country needs to be put back onto a positive path for development and ending poverty in the interests of all its people. Political de-stabilisation following disputed election results on December 30 th is a distraction from the critical work that needs to be done to improve the lives of Kenyans living with out access to water, sanitation, housing, work or education.

• GCAP Kenya alliance urges dialogue and says the political leadership has let down its people - Statement from Charles Mwangi Waituru, GCAP-Kenya National Coordinator: HTML or PDF
  

Violence sweeping across Kenya since December 27th's disputed election is undermining years of progress in the fight against poverty and inequality there.  With the economy at a standstill, violence and ethnic cleansing is devastating urban slums and poor rural areas. The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) Kenya network members most affected include slum based Korogocho Networks, Kariobangi, Mathare networks, Migori, and Molo networks. Preliminary reports indicate that network members have been beaten, lost their houses, are displaced and have had some of their relatives killed.

• Statement on the political skirmishes facing Kenya from GCAP-Kenya National Coordinator, January 3, 2008

07/07/07 Events

Micah Challenge Campaign activities report: Towards achieving and exceeding the MDGs by 2015: Taking the half-term score 2000/2007

Click here for the full report (PDF)

This report outlines the campaign anti-poverty campaign activities carried out by GCAP-Kenya and its partners in the month of July 2007. During this half-time period between signing in 2000 and achievement in 2015, GCAP-Kenya hoped to keep the public support for the MDGs alive. The campaign strategy employed involved igniting a public debate on the kenyan half time score, public petitions to the leaders and mass mobilization.

The report opens with a background information on the campaign which is followed by a summary of the activities. Detailed activity reports are then appended. More