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AMECEA Conflict Management and Response Capacity Strengthening The project will be carried out in the AMECEA Region.  Within the countries, there will be a focus to work with the national conferences that have experienced conflict related to electioneering processes and governance.The project proposes to build the capacities of AMECEA collaborators to directly work with communities, governments and the private sector.
The proposed project will be achieved through strengthening the skills of the conferences as well as the various conflict management and response actors within the region through training and sensitization.  It will involve continued facilitation of conferences (Focal Persons) to play an important role in the operationalization of expected conflict management forums and AMECEA’s effectiveness. Community civic dialogue and formulation of community peace agreements, strengthening of the national Conflict Early Warning and Early Response mechanisms through the Conferences in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are core components of the project.
Mutomo Integrated Sustainable Livelihoods Project The project aims to improve the food security of up to 450 farming households in Mutomo. Mutomo district is an ASAL district in Eastern Province. Specifically, participating farmers are located in Makele, Nduudune and Kianga sub-locations, Ikanga location, Ikanga division, Mutomo. 

The main project activities are:
1. promotion of high value drought tolerant crop species and varieties through crop production.
2. Agro-forestry by introducing tree planting and fruit tree nurseries as an income generating activity and the creation of awareness on climatic changes.
3. Promotion and/or multiplication of gala goats.
4. Enhancement of natural resource management through soil and water conservation by construction of soil structures using a catchments approach.
Emergency Drought Response - Isiolo (GEF) Isiolo County is located in the Upper Eastern region of Kenya. Livestock production is the mainstay of the predominantly pastoral and agro-pastoral communities.  Ordinarily, this is supplemented by subsistence crop production, trade and bee keeping among other economic activities.  

Isiolo County is experiencing severe drought condition in all the livelihood zones characterized by among others drying up of key water sources. This is a result of poor performance of long rains in March – May 2016.  The situation was worsened by the poor performance of seasonal rains between October- December 2016.  No Arid and Semi Arid Land (ASAL) in Kenya received rain in December 2016 and in all cases the amount was depressed and its distribution rated as poor. The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) early warning reports reveal that the drought status in Isiolo County is alarm worsening, with some areas experiencing emergency food insecurity.   The Government declared the on-going drought a national disaster in February 2017.  

The foregoing situation calls for emergency interventions to avert a human catastrophe by saving lives as well as alleviating further suffering.  

This project will target 1,240 Households comprising of 6,200people (1,120 men , 1,370 women, 1,980 girls, 1,730 boys). It will prioritise population groups most affected by the drought situation who are: women, children and the aged.
Adeso/NEAR Localization Start-Up Workshop CAFOD has entered a partnering agreement with Adeso for supporting the founding of a southern-based pooled funding mechanism.  Inherent in these efforts are capacity building activities in five pilot countries -- DRC, South Sudan, Turkey, Nepal, and Somalia.  The fundamental, primary activities of capacity strengthening and research will be accomplished under a grant from ECHO (as documented in ICD 845).  This project supports a kick-off workshop not eligible for funding under the ECHO grant which occurred on  06 - 14 July 2016.
Marsabit County COVID-19 Preparedness & Response Project The main objective of this project is to enable Caritas Marsabit to save lives and alleviate suffering by contributing to prevention of COVID19 spread and mitigating its impact among most vulnerable communities in marginalized areas in Moyale and Saku sub counties of Marsabit County in Kenya
Outcome: Strengthened risk communication and community engagement to mitigate the spread and impact of COVID-19 pandemic through coordinated advocacy, WASH and Resilience building for most at risk communities
Outputs;
•Advocacy and Coordination - Strengthened Faith leaders' Voice action to mitigate COVID-19 spread and reduce its impact for at-risk populations. This will be done through supporting the county government to equip an isolation unit at Sololo Mission Hospital in Moyale Subcounty and Food provision for 80 vulnerable households in Saku Sub County
•WASH - Increased access to functional Water facilities and essential Sanitation and hygiene supplies for project participants.  
Activities;
Activity 1: Provide food parcels to 80 households in Saku County (Jaldesa- 42 and Salesa Wako- 38) consisting of 480 people (221 men and 259 Women). 
Activity 2: Equip 1 COVID-19 isolation ward at Sololo hospital in Moyale Sub County to prepare to serve approx. 44,822 people (23,468 Male, 21,354 Females) residents of the subcounty.
Activity 3: Equip 100 health workers, 200 volunteers, and 300 persons at risk ( with pre-existing conditions)  in the community with sanitizers and face masks
Activity 4: Provide handwashing facilities in the communal places in the villages and health centres targeting 4700 people
Kenya Humanitanitarian Capacity Development project phase 2 April 2016 - March 2018 Phase 2 of the HCD project builds upon Phase 1 which was implemented from 2014 to March 2016.  The HCD project aims to strengthen local organisations capacity to respond to emergencies in a more efficient and effective manner to meet the needs of most vulnerable groups and communities. The strategic Partners who will participate in this project are the old partners; Caritas Marsabit, Caritas Isiolo, Caritas Maralal and new partners; Caritas Mombasa, and Caritas Homabay. 
Humanitarian Capacity Development (HCD) process is not just one-off events, it uses wide range of approaches to develop capacities including; training, networking, coaching, mentoring, peer learning, exposure visits etc.  By bringing these different approaches, HCD will sustain a process of individual and organisational change thereby enabling organisations to achieve their humanitarian goals.
HCD addresses both human and institutional capacities.  Institutional capacities remain in place as humans move on.  HCD put emphasis on learning-by-doing experience because people learn best from real life experiences to acquire new abilities.  In this project, a centralised training sessions will be facilitated.  It includes trainings on Leadership & Management, fundraising training, Core Humanitarian Training, Emergency SimulationTraining.  An exchange & learning visits between HCD partners and from other partners, Peer learning sessions, reflection and review meetings will be undertaken.  
Two Review meetings is planned to capture lessons and experiences.   The main purpose of facilitating the activities will be to empower CAFOD strategic partners to deliver high quality and timely humanitarian assistance.  This effort will enable vulnerable people in this areas to benefit from quality humanitarian response through capacity development.
Justice and Peace Actors as catalysts of change This project aims to improve food security and catalyse the peace building and advocacy work of the diocese of Maralal, Kenya.

CAFOD has funded the diocese of Maralal, to implement a 3 year Integrated Food Security Project. The Integrated Food security programme includes, interventions on peace building, governance and advocacy with a focus on holding the county government of Samburu to account. 

In the peace building component, annual community dialogue meetings will be held in conflict prone locations, coupled with training for the farmer groups on peace building. Peace clubs will also be formed in schools and supported to hold inter-school drama and debating activities on peace. The project will further recruit community advocacy agents among the farmer groups, who will be trained and facilitated to undertake public expenditure monitoring at county level. The project will also establish a county liaison desk to be manned by the diocesan county liaison officer and a media strategy will be used to promote accountability through public information sharing.
MARALAL WATER AND LIVELIHOODS PROJECT This project will provide the targeted communities with an alternative source of water for both agriculture and livestock, in Kenya.

Two sand dams will be constructed along the river bed to trap water during the rainy season, and a reservoir to store the water. The project will also establish 8 demonstration plots at the project site. Groups of women and youth will be trained and provided with start-up inputs to enable them establish the demonstration plots. It is anticipated that crop farming using the available water will increase, and offer the community an alternative source of food. 

Lack of water for agriculture was identified during the Hazard Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment in the area conducted in 2012. The community took part in the exercise and the problems being addressed reflect the priorities of the community. Mass movement of animals during the dry season was also identified as a key issue affecting the more vulnerable members of the community. Children under five years, women and the elderly often lack enough food during the dry season, and this is directly attributed to lack of water for livestock during the dry season. 

Anticipated change to be achieved by this project will be:
• Availability of water for agricultural use by the Lekiji community
• Availability of water for livestock use, especially during the dry season
• Improved access to food through establishment of demonstration plots
Mombasa Integrated Food Security Programme Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa (CAM) provides services to People living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) including Young Single Mothers (YSM), guardians and religious leaders. The services offered include HIV prevention, psychological needs, social and economic strengthening, lobbying and advocacy initiatives and capacity building in an effort to mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS. 

The project continues to successfully assess and register young mothers for various services and empower them in the following areas: HIV prevention, sexually transmitted diseases, nutrition and importance of child immunizations. They have been facilitated to form support groups for experience sharing and support of each other. Some of them are undertaking short courses to ensure self reliance, and reduced dependency on the project. CAM has trained religious leaders, and uses them for pastoral work and counselling of beneficiaries. 

The referral system between community and health facilities has been improved through the support of community volunteers. These have helped in supporting PLWHA to adhere to treatment and early treatment of opportunistic infection. A total of 3,823 new PLWHA and 5,062 OVC have been identified and are receiving support. Formation of support groups of PLWHA is encouraged and supported.

The project continues to register good progress in Projects coordination; monitoring and evaluation, technical backstopping, and sustainability approaches are now more effective.  Strengthened linkages and networking with other diocesan programmes is another notable success.  This include OVC supported by USAID PEPFAR, HBC/OVC programme with support from USAID - APHIA II, Community Based Home Care (CBHC) programme; Shelter of Hope (CBHC) in Taita District; Solidarity with Girl child in distress (SOLGIDI) focusing on prevention of HIV for girl children whose parents are  sex workers; and youth adventure unlimited, behaviour change communication and life skills; Solidarity of women in distress (SOLWODI) programme for women in sex business and Coast Interfaith Council of Clerics. These relationships continue to contribute hugely to the success of this project.

CAFOD plans to partner with Archdiocese of Mombasa in the next three years (April 2013 to March 2016) to implement an integrated food security programme (IFS).  A needs assessment to inform the IFS design and implementation methodology is scheduled to be conducted by June 2013.  It is anticipated that following the needs assessment peace building activities, livelihoods security and disaster risk reduction will be integrated in the ongoing HIV and AIDS work to facilitate a comprehensive response to the community’s needs.
Cross border Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation Initiative Marsabit Interfaith Council (MIC) peacebuilding and conflict transformation was an initiative of the Diocese of Marsabit in late 2005 that brought together three faith families of Catholics, Protestants and the Muslims in Marsabit. MIC has over the years gained confidence and recognition of the communities and agencies (both governmental and non-governmental) in Marsabit with respect to their peacebuilding and conflict transformation activities. 

The interfaith peacebuilding and conflict transformation initiative has employed short, medium and long-term measures in addressing the conflicts in Marsabit. The medium term measures have included the development of strategies and interventions to promote and sustain the transition from violent conflict to sustainable development and to build "fire walls" that inhibit regular societal conflict from spiralling back into violence. These measures seek to encourage tolerance and understanding between different ethnic groups. They seek to address the emotive and attitudinal effects of conflicts by dissolving the hatred, suspicions, fears, anger, and hostility that can block individuals' capacities to heal, forgive, and reconcile, as well as to find new solutions - non-violent ones - to old problems. Long-term measures take into account the structural causes of the inter-ethnic animosity.
 
This project seeks to build on the medium and long-term processes to transform the conflict and create opportunities for peacebuilding. It seeks to continue creating confidence among the communities by promoting forgiveness, dissolving hatred, anger and bringing about reconciliation. In doing this, the project bases its success on an ownership structure that the community itself can recognize and approve of which essentially led to the creation of the Marsabit Interfaith Council. 

The project’s main goal is enhanced promotion of peace among the different communities in Marsabit region by encouraging tolerance, understanding and reconciliation. This is projected to be achieved through strengthening the capacity in terms of knowledge and skills of community and inter-faith leaders in conflict management and peacebuilding; promoting dialogue among the different communities residing in the District by engaging the local community and traditional leaders, women groups, youth groups, inter-faith leaders and cross-border community representatives; and increasing the level of networking with organizations and other agencies involved in peacebuilding and general development of the region. Over the last three years that interfaith peacebuilding and conflict transformation initiative has been implemented in Marsabit, there has been improved opportunity for active inter-religious dialogues and tolerance, as well as acceptance of the initiative by communities, governmental and other non-governmental agencies in the region.
Kajiado Community Based Green Energy Project (CB-GEP) As part of a 4 year programme, this project aims to increase access to modern, affordable and sustainable energy services for rural and peri-urban communities in Kenya. To do this, CAFOD, the Diocese of Kitui, the Diocese of Isiolo and Dupoto-e-Maa will work in partnership with CAFOD and Solar Works East Africa Limited, a private sector solar energy technology company. 

Community Based Green Energy Project (CB-GEP) in Kajiado will target 88,628 households through 30 schools, 8 health centres and 21 rural community based groups in the districts of Kajiado North and Kajiado Central in the Rift Valley provinces.

Energy provision for schools and health centres will be enhanced through the installation of solar photovoltaic, water heating, refrigeration and purification systems. As a result school performance will be improved, as will drug storage in the health centres. 

Income generation of women and youth groups will be facilitated through the provision of ICT centres using solar-based computers and other office equipment, and commercial kiosks, all owned and managed by selected and trained youth groups. For women groups 14 green houses with solar Pumping systems will be set up for income generation.

Management of natural resources will be improved through the installation of solar water pumping systems at existing water structures, support for solar lighting systems for schools and health centres; by the use of energy saving stoves; and through community awareness raising on environmental protection. 

Local partners and community groups will be trained to implement, maintain and manage the energy systems and on the benefits of sustainable environmental management, facilitating technology transfer and replication of the systems within the target areas.
Enhancing Policy Development, Extractive and Land Grabbing-IFSP phase 2 2018-AMECEA Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), a Catholic services organization for eight National Episcopal Conferences (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia and two affiliate members; Djibouti and Somalia) works to implement resolutions of Catholic Bishops in Eastern Africa. 

AMECEA is inspired by her vision; ‘A Holy Spirit filled family of God committed to Holistic Evangelization and Integral Human Development'. It is committed to her mission; ‘To inspire and empower God’s Family in AMECEA to a credible and Prophetic witness to Christ by Promoting Unity, Justice, Peace and Solidarity'. 

AMECEA seeks to build the capacity on climate issues of Bishop Chairmen of the Social Commissions in the respective episcopal conferences, Bishop Chairman for the AMECEA Department of Human Integral Development and National Coordinators and staff working on climate issues in the catholic secretariats. The project will foster collaboration and coordination within the region for greater impact to ensure Bishops, Conference coordinators and technical staff are accorded the opportunity to share lessons, exchange ideas and document good practices on this subject.
Amplifying the Role of Faith Leaders to Prevent and Mitigate effects of COVID19 The purpose of this project is to enable the Kenya  Conference of Catholic Bishops through the National Justice and Peace Commission to:
•	Contribute to local and national efforts to mitigate further spread and impact of COVID-19 by implementing prevention activities ( awareness raising, advocacy  etc). 
•	Support and respond to needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya and Uganda, taking into consideration responses by WHO and Kenya government and other stakeholders’ responses by addressing outstand gaps. 
•	Provide assistance to vulnerable groups that are not  covered by existing responses (whether neglected communities or geographical locations).

The overall objective of the project is to save lives and alleviate suffering by delivering coordinated protection and assistance to contain spread of covid-19. This include people from hard to reach communities and informal settlements, displaced, the elderly, women and children majority of whom rely on  Church support. 
Outcomes
-Improved community and public awareness on health-promoting behaviours and combat misinformation (Changes in the wider community)
-Changes and improvements in how health and social care services are planned, delivered and evaluated.
Linking Preparedness, survivor-led emergency response, well-being and long-term resilience Maralal Caritas Maralal intends to carry out the LPRR project in the two sub-counties of Samburu North and Samburu East Sub-Counties. The groups targeted would be from areas where there are numerous hazards and vulnerability facing the target beneficiaries. The communities targeted have recently been impacted negatively by the droughts that led to the loss of livestock and general food insecurity in the area. 
With the funds expected for LPRR project, Caritas Maralal intends to support efforts by various groups in target areas to build their resilience, recover from the impacts of the drought conditions and be able to rebuild their livelihoods or improve the household income levels or economies.
The Mimi grants aim at promoting resilient livelihoods of the target community groups by providing them with the opportunity
Kitui Home Based Care and Children's Programme Kitui Home based care and orphans programme has registered significant success in delivering services to people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS including orphans. Services were delivered through medical and nursing care, psychosocial and spiritual care, home visits, school health initiatives, and community mobilisatiion and sensitization. Among achievements realised during this period were improved health of clients using ARVs and those on treatment of opportunistic infections. A large number of beneficiaries were reached through peer education and community sensitisation by support groups of PLWHA. This has increased knowledge on HIV and AIDS among young people and the general population. 

An immediate concern is the growing number of children and young people living 
with HIV. They are faced with adolescence crisis compounded by their HIV status. They have limited skills to respond to their situation, and a well thought intervention to address their needs is necessary.

Collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) in provision of health services to beneficiaries is commendable. MoH continues to support the diocesan interventions including secondment of staff, provision of drugs and supplies and staff capacity building. Partnerships with AIDS Population and Health Integrated Assistance (APHIA 2) Program funded by USAID have been strengthened. Increased networking with local civil society organisations and community participation and involvement are remarkable. Collaboration and networking has significantly strengthened the programme in terms of reach and improved service delivery.