This study was conducted in the highly populated culturally diverse informal settlements of Kaptembwa and Karagita of Nakuru County, Kenya. The area has reported an increasingly high prevalence of GBV incidences (DIGNITY, 2018 and NGEC, 2016). The study explored opportunities for future work on GBV in the County. The qualitative methodology adopted was guided by Davis et al (2009) and was done within 14 days. The detailed findings are in the main report.
The PBLD program is designed to help different sectors synergize in preventing violence and achieve safe and secure communities by working on individual leader’s mindsets to embrace different perspectives, thereby enabling leaders to form collaborations for social transformation within and across place and sector. The programme has focused joint work towards reducing ‘risk of violence’, reducing ‘at risk groups’ vulnerability by strengthening their agency for resilience and agency to fight violence before it occurs.
This Policy Brief presents key lessons from the implementation of the Place-Based Leadership Development (PBLD) programme at the Nationa Criminal Investigations Academy (NCIA)
The purpose of this endline evaluation is to compare baseline and endline values to assess whether the program has contributed to violence prevention efforts and access to mental health services in Nakuru East, Nakuru West, Naivasha, and Njoro Sub-Counties.
This Policy Brief discusses key findings and lessons on adopting a multisectoral coordination and collaboration approach to violence prevention and election preparedness enhancement.
This study explores how social norms, power dynamics, and harmful belief systems fuel gender-based violence (GBV). Gender-Based Violence (GBV) remains a critical human rights issue…
This publication highlights the widespread and complex nature of gender-based violence (GBV) in Kenya, particularly in informal settlements within Nakuru County. It reports that GBV…
