From 14th to 17th January 2014, CEEC Executive Director Jane Maina and Programs Manager Nelly Njoki participated in a workshop organized by the Initiatives of Change Centre for Governance (ICCfG) on ‘Ethics in Public Governance’. The workshop that brought together around 30 participants at Asia Plateau, Panchgani, India aimed at helping participants evolve a personal […]

In 2012-2013, CEEC implemented the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Inheritance Rights Project in Central Kenya with the support of Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF). The project which was concluded in May 2013 resulted in the enhanced capacity of 27 community leaders on issues of family law and succession as well as development of a […]

On 27th November 2013, CEEC launched “Sauti Mtaani” an E-Participation platform comprising of an SMS service and a Facebook application which seeks to facilitate engagement between the youth and their Members of County Assembly (MCAs). The project is piloting with twelve wards in four informal settlements in Nairobi namely; Dandora I, Dandora II, Dandora III and Dandora IV […]

On 14th-16th November 2013, CEEC conducted a training for members of Nairobi County Assembly at Capital Hill Lodge, Nakuru. The training brought together MCAs from Mabatini, Hospital, Kiamaiko, Kwa Reuben, Pipeline, Korogocho and Sarang’ombe wards. It covered issues of leadership, transparency, accountability and public participation. The main focus was the MCAs’ mandate, duties and responsibilities and […]

On 3rd May 2013, CEEC launched a Training Guide on women’s inheritance rights in Kandara, Murang’a County. The Guide was a culmination of a year long project Promotion and Protection of Women’s Inheritance Rights in Central Kenya which was supported by Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF). The project worked with 27 community leaders, both men […]

This project which was building on the work CEEC had done in 2012 , was implemented against the backdrop of the post election violence that broke out in 2007/8 and in anticipation of the 2013 general election. The aim was to build the capacity of the youth to promote and maintain peace before, during and […]

The project aimed at building the capacity of 60 women of faith from Central Kenya to safeguard women’s inheritance rights. It had the following components; Training of 60 women of faith on gender, family law and succession as well as conflict resolution and communication skills. Packaging the law on family and inheritance in a simplified […]

Under the Promotion of Women’s Inheritance Rights in Central Kenya Project which is supported by Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF), CEEC carried out a Family Law and Succession training on 26th to 30th November 2012. The training brought together 27 community leaders from Kandara, Central Kenya, 19 women and 8 men. Using a draft guide, […]

CEEC held an inter-ethnic dialogue training for youth from Nairobi’s informal settlements on 13th to 15th November 2012. The training which was supported by Heinrich Boll Stiftung, East and Horn of Africa Regional Office brought together 25 youth, both male and female from six informal settlements. The main objective of the training was to build […]