menu KENYA HOME PROJECTS NEWS RESOURCES CONTACTS Jacqueline Ndirangu country coordinator Maggie Marshall program officer mmarshall@pactworld.org Kenya team kenyaprograms@pactworld.org In partnership with the European Union Trust Fund for Africa, Pact is empowering communities in Kenya to build peace and prosperity along the country's borders. Using systemic solutions that address root causes of cross-border conflict, Pact works directly with local communities to strengthen conflict-management systems and build the capacity of regional and national institutions to stem conflict. Our programming engages local government agencies, women, religious leaders, security forces and people vulnerable to engaging in conflict and violence. Pact also works to promote economic development and greater resilience to reduce insecurity and instability. With USAID, Pact is improving the public’s access to legal information, enhancing legal aid services and increasing the capacity and sustainability of legal aid organizations in Kenya. STORIES AND HIGHLIGHTS EU awards Pact €3 million to expand peacebuilding in East Africa May 19, 2021 Pact has secured the support of a European Union grant for €3,137,520 to expand peacebuilding activities in Ethiopia and Kenya. The project, SEEK II, will address drivers of conflict,... “Peace is an action of transformed thinking”: A community change agent in Kenya makes peace her life's work February 25, 2021 Asked what she does for a living, Elizabeth Kalany’s answer is an emphatic, “My work is peace.” It is this selfless pursuit of togetherness and harmony that drives Mama Amani, as she is known in... Engaging youth to foster cross-border peace along the Kenya-Ethiopia border February 25, 2021 Samuel Siyel Lotiko was seven years old when wrongly administered medication led to his total blindness. This life-altering incident meant he had to start school over again, just to learn braille.... EU-funded RASMI project hands over water pan to border communities in Mandera County February 1, 2021 The newly constructed waterpoint will help mitigate conflict over water and pasture for the predominantly pastoralist communities along the Kenya and Ethiopia Border. ‘We have to feel our neighbors’ pain’: On the Kenya-Ethiopia border, feuding groups unite after crisis November 23, 2020 In September, heavy rains drenched Ethiopia’s South Omo region, home to the Dassenach community. Nearby Lake Turkana overflowed its banks, destroying agricultural and grazing fields and displacing... In the Mandera Triangle, RASMI takes action to build police-community trust amid Covid-19 August 15, 2020 As the Covid-19 pandemic stretches on, governments are hard-pressed to return their countries to some sense of normalcy, even as the virus continues to spread. In Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia,... From peace champions to health champions: 'Boundary partners' in the Horn of Africa fight Covid-19 July 31, 2020 Since 2017, Pact's RASMI project has worked to build peace in the shared border areas of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, known as the Mandera Triangle. The region has long experienced armed conflict,... Supporting sustainable livelihoods and Covid-19 mitigation in Turkana July 3, 2020 As the economic effects of Covid-19 become increasingly severe, communities are hard-pressed to find innovative ways to stay afloat, with individuals adapting their skills to meet demand for sanitary... Pact provides investment in Tala to increase access to financial services for underserved groups August 26, 2019 Pact, an international NGO, has closed a subordinated debt investment in Tala, a global fintech. This investment will support Tala’s lending efforts in Kenya, one of several countries where they... To foster peace in the Horn of Africa, Pact supports Turkana cultural festival August 19, 2019 Pact's Selam Ekisil project supported the annual Tobong’u Lore cultural festival in Lodwar, Turkana, to help foster peace, prosperity and local development in the border region, which historically... SIGN UP TO RECEIVE NEWS AND UPDATES FROM PACT. Pact's e-newsletter offers the latest on our integrated, adaptive approach to development and our effort to end poverty and marginalization around the world. Your email address... MENU HOME PRESS ROOM ABOUT CONTACT OUR EXPERTISE NEWSLETTER CAREERS RESULTS STORIES SOLICITATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY DONATE CONTACT Pact 1140 3rd Street NE, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20002 P: +1-202-466-5666 info@pactworld.org FIND US ON Facebook Twitter linkedin Instagram