Stakeholders and Likeminded
Organizations
Love and Hope Centre has been
closely working with various stakeholders and Likeminded Organizations. In the
thematic area of Health, where the Organization majorly falls, we have closely
worked with the Ministry of Health since 1998. Here is a snapshot of some of
our Key Likeminded Organizations.
·
National
Government – Through the County Commissioner’s office we closely work with area
administrators such as deputy County commissioners, Assistant County
Commissioners, chiefs, Nyumba Kumi members, Community policing committees,
Community GBV committees etc. Our major engagement was in 2017 – 2020 when we
facilitated the establishment of Community GBV committees in eight informal
settlements of Nakuru town East and West though a project funded by United
Nation Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. Other agencies of National
Government that we closely work with are: Departments of Gender, Youth, Social
services and GOK Affirmative action Funds, National Gender and Equality
Commission etc.
·
National Police
Service – We closely work with Police station and Police posts particularly gender
and children desks/Units. This has been through our GBV prevention and response
in our target commonalities.
·
Ministry of
Education and Teachers service Commission. We build the capacity of teachers
and students in prevention and respond to child abuse cases. We have
established Rights of Children clubs in schools, trained teachers and school
management teams on how prevent respond to GBV cases in schools. We also train
boys to become male champions in preventing violence perpetuated toward girls.
·
County Government
of Nakuru. Under the County Government of Nakuru we work with the department of
Health. Since 2012 we have consistently worked with 25 community volunteers who
were seconded to Love and Hope Centre by MOH. During the emergence of COVID-19,
the ministry of Health seconded additional 15 Community Health Volunteers in order to enhance
community response to COVID-19 prevention and response. Through the support of
United Nation Trust Fund and Misean Cara, we have been building the Capacity of
Health care providers and Health facility Management Committees in the areas of
management of sexual gender based violence and management of health facilities
respectively. Other County Government departments that we work with are
Directorates of Gender, Youth and social services.
·
Love and Hope
Centre has a very cordial relation with other Civil Society Organizations in
Nakuru County and beyond. This relationship has seen Love and Hope Centre
establish Consortiums that have successfully delivered on projects. Key among
them was a ‘Joint prevention of violence against women and girls in Nakuru
Municipality 2017 to 2020’’ The project was funded by UN Trust Fund and Coordinated
by Trocaire Kenya. Love and Hope Centre (LHC) was the host of this project that
was jointly implemented by LHC, Centre for Enhanced democracy and good
Governance (CEDGG), Legal Resources Foundation Trust (LRF) and Women
Empowerment Link (WEL). LHC is a member of Nakuru County Civil Society Organizations
Forum (NACCSOF), the Current Chair for Nakuru Town East and West GBV Cluster
group and also a member of Nakuru County GBV Technical Working Group. As an
Organization we have continually enhanced the capacity of Civil Society
Organization in delivering their mandates in HIV/GBV prevention and respond,
good governance and system strengthening, referral and Case management.
·
Community at
Large. LHC is a grass root Organization in Nakuru County. Our Community
presence particularly in Nakuru Municipality is comparable to none. For over
twenty years we have continued to build community competences in addressing
their concerns in a holistic and sustainable manner. We have trained hundreds
of community focal point persons such as Community advocacy champions,
Community facilitators, Community GBV committees, Community - Home based care
providers, male and boda boda(motorcyclist) champions on Violence against women
and girls etc. Though this partnership we have witnessed communities exercising
their civil rights by demanding resources for their priority projects from both
National and County Governments. The community has also participated in social
audits of project hence ensuring accountability and transparency in utilization
of Government funds etc. We have also continued to experience community
ownership through the generous gesture either in cash and/or in kind extended
to LHC from our surrounding community.