Youth for Peace: 10 Tiaty Youths join NPR to Tackle Insecurity in Baringo County
Baringo County continues to grapple with insecurity occasioned by banditry often fueled by diminishing grazing pastures due to climate change, unfair recruitment of National Police Reservists (NPR), retrogressive cultures among others. This has left a trail of deaths, destruction of property, retaliatory attacks and schools closed among others. The Pokot community mostly residing in Tiaty […]
Empowering Resilience: Transformative Impact of Psychological First Aid Training
Part of Group discussion during the PFA Training in Njoro In line with MIDRIFT HURINET’s programming of implementing a Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support project aimed at strengthening access to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services and mitigating the effects of Gender-Based Violence in Nakuru County, Community Health Promoters (CHPs) have continuously been capacity […]
Empowered Voices, Promising Tomorrows: Stories from Affirmative Fund Beneficiaries
Participants during a past event in Njoro Sub County Tuinuane Emmanuel Rhonda Women group which comprises 10 members, 9 women, and 1 man, was registered in 2018 with their main economic model being table banking. During this time, they lacked prerequisite information on how they could add more economic activities to their own source businesses […]
The Power of Small Savings – the story of Daniel Mugo
The Power of Small Savings – the story of Daniel Mugo “I have always viewed KES. 10 as very little money to save,” echoed Daniel Mugo, the Chairperson of Milimani Youth Group, a Community-Based Organization (CBO) based in Naishi, Lare Division in Njoro Sub-County. Daniel is among 52 others who attended financial literacy forums organized […]
Addressing push factors to violent extremism through socio- economic empowerment
Addressing push factors to violent extremism through socio- economic empowerment On 20 December 2022, the UN General Assembly declared 12th February, an international day for the prevention of violent extremism to raise awareness of the threats linked to violent extremism, push factors for recruitment, and enhance international cooperation. MIDIFT HURINET through the ARIVE and RPS […]
Launching the New Phase of Problem Management Plus (PM+) project
Stakeholders during the launch of the new Problem Management Plus project phase in Nakuru. The forum marked the beginning of the 3-year project that seeks to improve the referral systems to targeted clients. REHABILITATION PROGRAMME introduced a new phase of Problem Management Plus (PM+) that seeks to strengthen access to Mental Health Service provision at […]
REINVENT: Election-related conflict and violence reduction in Nakuru County.
ReInvent and SCSIC team in Nakuru Town West sub county during a Vikao Vya Usalama Mashinani meeting with the sub county peace actors in Barut and Kapkures Wards REINVENT: Election-related conflict and violence reduction in Nakuru County. MidriftHurinet in partnership with Tetra Tech International Development launched a new project to address election-related violence targeting seven sub-counties […]
National Police Service Charters: A tool for Effective Service Delivery at the Police Station
Baringo County Police Commander Mr. Robinson Ndiwa (third from the left) with the Deputy Ward Commander Kabarnet Mr. Maiyo (On the extreme right) together with other officers displays the charters for Kabarnet, Loruk and Nginyang Police Stations respectively. National Police Service, Customer Charters are important tools at the police station level that aid effective service […]
Implementation of the Nakuru County Action Plan on Prevention and Countering Violent Extremism takes shape
Nakuru County Commissioner Erastus Mbui addressing security stakeholders during the County Engagement Forum on Prevention and Countering Violent Extremism on 25th March 2021 Photo by Bmaranga Implementation of the Nakuru County Action Plan (CAP) on Prevention and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) takes shape MidRift Hurinet in partnership with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and […]
Launch Of The Gender Based Violence Report And IEC Material
Madam Celina Nkatha Acting Director Department of Gender and Sub-county officials during the Launch of Gender Based Violence Report and IEC material on December 07, 2020 The rise of gender based violence stemming from poverty, insecurity and lack of effective policing is alarming and women and girls continue to pay the ultimate price of this […]