ABG-Action for Better Governance: Realising the Faith Potential CEMIRIDE shall   work with the Catholic Church Diocesses in bid to strengthen their capacities in improving governance through lobbying and advocacy: In particular,CEMIRIDE will seek to strengthen and mentor the Dioceses of  Marsabit ,Isiolo,Nairobi and Maralal.
 CEMIRIDE will  work with the  Catholic Justice Peace Commissions in the cited areas including the  Kenya Episcopal Conference. 
In close collaroration with the church,CEMIRIDE will strengthen the capacity of the church to appreciate  and assist in improving the situation of minority and indigenous peoples in the cited areas. These includes learning and experience sharing through participation in various pan african processes where governanace and justice issues are being interrogated in relation to minority and indigenous peoples. These pan african sessions will be especially earmarked for the Bishops of  Isiolo, Marsabit and the chair of the Kenya Episcopal Conference (KEC).

The main goal of the project is to ensure that Kenya government and its agencies becomes more responsive to the needs and make better use of the capacities of marginalized groups in delivering poverty reduction, in respecting human rights and in upholding the rule of law. 

Its main purpose is to ensure that the Catholic Church in Kenya is more effectively able to foster the notion of citizenship and accountability and to support marginalized groups in asserting the responsibility of the state to deliver poverty reduction in collaboration with other sectors, to respect human rights and to uphold the rule of law. 

To attain this goal,the project shall a) Ensuring that the church leadership more effectively influences states to recognise and fulfil their responsibility to reduce poverty, respect human rights and uphold the rule of law for all citizens; b) the Catholic Justice and Peace Commissions effectively utilise and enlarge opportunities for civic engagement, support citizens to articulate their rights and collaborate for accountable and responsive governance; c) More citizens confidently and effectively network, communicate, negotiate and collaborate with the state; d) and the Church collaborates in building faith and secular alliances in order to promote and utilise opportunities to assert the responsibility of the state to deliver poverty reduction, to respect human rights and to uphold the rule of law. 
The project will offer necessary technical support to the Church at the Diocesan level to conduct civic education amongst the minority and indigenous communities in the three Dioceses. These will empower citizens from these ASAL areas to claim their political, economic and social rights. More than just being aware of their civic rights, an empowered citizen will also be expected to actively exercise those rights, and to ask for redress in cases of rights violations.

Through facilitation, coordination and technical support from CEMIRIDE, pastoralists will collect and analyze historical injustices inflicted upon them and effectively make presentation to the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission.

CEMIRIDE will facilitate Church leaders and civil society organisations from the three Dioceses to effectively participate in the mainstream national civil society advocacy initiatives.

CEMIRIDE will also enable the Church and civil society organisation from the three dioceses share learning of best practice with other Church and CSOs leaders in other regions including outside the country.

The project will assist organisations involved in the current national reform agenda in their work by providing necessary data and facilitation involving minority and indigenous communities.

Specifically, the project will support citizens to make representation to the state on access to services, the rule of law, civil and political rights, reconciliation and personal security.

The project shall be managed by a qualified GTF programme manager under the governence docket in CEMIRIDE governence and development programme.