Ambassadors For Peace The Jesuit Hakimani Centre (JHC) is a non governmental organisation social centre started in 2001.  JHC's vision is service of faith through advocacy for peace and just societal structures for all with preference for the poor and marginalised.  JHC delivers its mission through formative training on peace themes, conducting thematic researches and publications while formulating policies for sustained change.

Given the history of attempts to decentralize power and resources, devolution has remained an emotive issue, especially when understood by sections of the country as an opportunity to claim back their ancestral (tribal) land. The new constitutional dispensation, which has established the County as the unit of devolution, has the potentials for conflicts, especially in representation of minority groups and access to resources. For instance, recent incidences in Isiolo inter-group violence where some ethnic groups are considered as having no right over resources in that county, the rise of the Mombasa Republican Council calling for some ethnic communities to leave the coastal region and their threats to secede from mainland Kenya, has potentials of dividing the country along ethnic and regional lines.Over time, thousands of people in Africa and Kenya in particular continue to suffer because of ethnic related violent conflicts. More so, tribalism is highly considered as a possible factor that could trigger violence as the country gears up for the coming general elections, which will usher in the beginning of the county governance.   

JHC intends to develop through research reliable early warning systems on potential sources of conflicts as the country transition to new administrative structures. This will help in building of peaceful coexistence and reconciliation of the communities in the different counties.  The project will contribute to the production and synthesis of research information on social conflicts such as tribalism (and by extension regionalism) that will sensitize policy makers and implementer; the research will enhance peace-building strategies by providing credible information for civil society organizations, community based organization, government and religious institutions. 

Solidarity building component of  the  project in the first year of implementation the project targets to form at least one solidarity group of 10 young ambassadors for peace in each selected project area – Isiolo and Mombasa . The  project  aims; 

•	To build solidarity groups of young ambassadors for peace in marginalised and grassroots communities and sensitize on accountable leadership and inter-community dialogue, build safe and supportive environments for communities to freely participate in public debate and create vital dialogue networks for communities’ expression of themselves in diverse inter-ethnic society as enshrined in the new Constitution.
•	To provide a sustainable link between research and advocacy in a bid  to  enhance  national  cohesion.
JHK   has undergone  structural  changes   in the  last  one  year  which  has come in  with new   management  and staff  on  board. This changes   have   provided new  ideas and a  shift  from  just  undertaking  one off  disjointed trainings in ambassadors of peace concept  to  activities  that  are  linked  internally and externally  to other  stakeholders . The  kind  of  intervention  proposed seeks  to address the  root  causes  of  conflict  and  sustainable actions  to mitigate  an prevent  conflicts.