Youth Empowerment and Engagement
Youth-led peace, social cohesion, and mental wellness through sports (Playmakers Programme-GAME) Overall objective. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to youth in local underserved communities being less prone to participate in crime and violent acts, and for the overall frequency of youth inflicted crime, drugs, and substance abuse) to drop in the targeted […]
RPS
RESILIENCE, PEACE & STABILITY PROGRAM (RPS) MIDRIFT HURINET in partnership with Act Change & Transform (ACT!) is implementing the Resilience Peace and Stability program in Nakuru and Baringo counties in Kenya. With support from Royal Danish Embassy, the program aims to decrease violent extremism, political and natural resource-based conflicts. The main objective of the program […]
REINVENT
Reducing Insecurity and Violent Extremism (REINVENT) This is a security intervention program funded and supported by the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) based in the United Kingdom and implemented by Tetra Tech International Development, Danish Demining Group (DDG) and Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).This is a five-year program Project Objectives MIDRIFT HURINET has been implementing […]
ARIVE
Accelerated Response Initiative Against Violent Extremism: ARIVE In Nakuru County, there exists factors that increase vulnerability that terrorist can exploit to radicalize and recruit persons. Some of these factors includes; Unaddressed historical grievances, unresolved land disputes, high number of youths who are unemployed exacerbated by increased rural-urban migration to Nakuru urban areas, low police-citizen trust […]
Violence Prevention
Violence Prevention (IUVP) Programme-a Trust- And Relationship Building Programme. IUVP is founded on intersectoral approaches such as the Public Health Approach (PHA), the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) and the Human Security Approach (HSA)). The focus is on creating coalitions of intersectoral leaders as agents of change, while also working on creating citizen agency for change. […]
MHPSS
VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IUVP is founded on intersectoral approaches such as the Public Health Approach (PHA), the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) and the Human Security Approach (HSA)). The focus is on creating coalitions of intersectoral leaders as agents of change, while also working on creating citizen agency […]
Nyumba Kumi Initiative: Strengthening Communities with Mental Health Support
Women Leaders during the International Women Day 2024 commemorated in Kuresoi South,Nakuru County Francis Waiganjo, a respected figure from Rubiri in the Karagita area of Naivasha Sub County, holds significant roles in his community. He is a Nyumba Kumi Committee member and a Community Health Promoter, demonstrating his deep involvement and commitment to community health. […]
Driven by Hope: CHP Champions a Drug-Free Future with Compassion and Action
Mental Health Stakeholders during a reflection meeting facilitated Samwel Maina, a Community Health Promoter from the Bondeni intervention area, noticed that one of the young people in his community was a drug addict. This is his narration. “From my observation, I noticed a young man in our community was into drug and substance abuse. The […]
Community Health Promoter Uses Diverse Skills to Heal and Uplift
Thomas Okumu,third on the right row (tall guy) ,behind the lady with the red T-shirt ,during a Team Building activity facilitated by MIDRIFT HURINET “As Thomas Okumu, I serve as a PFA provider in the Bondeni intervention area. This role has equipped me with the necessary skills and knowledge to address mental health issues. I […]
Bridging Hearts and Minds
Sphia during a team building activity facilitated by MIDRIFT HURINET “When I was deployed as a Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW), I had no training in Psychological First Aid (PFA). Thanks to MIDRIFT HURINET training, I can now address the Community’s needs and refer them for further interventions. I am now fairly conversant about matters […]