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  • Grant

    Empowerment Grant

    Project Duration

  • Rightsholder Groups

    • People with disabilities

    Impact Themes

  • Lead organisation

    Deaf Outreach Program (DEAFOP)

    Country

      Kenya
  • Organisation

    The project is implemented by three organisations namely:

    Deaf Outreach Programme ( DEAFOP)

    Deaf Empowerment Society of Kenya (DESK)

    Federation of Deaf Women Network (FEDWEN - KENYA)

    A. Deaf outreach programme contribution
    1. Activate Disability movement through identifying and mobilising 1000 PWD ( persons with disability) across Embu County.
    2. Organising mobilised persons into registered Ward group hence forming 20 Disability ward groups.
    3. Facilitate registration of formed group to enable the groups to work autonomously in their identified area of interest.
    4. Capacity builds 40 group leaders on group dynamics and management and Link them to government opportunity available for PWDs.

    B. Federation of Deaf women Network contribution

    1. Training of 8 Civic educators.
    2. Training twenty (24) groups of PWDs on key aspects of the constitution and devolution. Through Chama meetings, workplace, church groups and vocational colleges for 44 weeks targeting 4,000 PWDs.
    3. Carry out a baseline survey to establish the knowledge, aptitude, and practice on the participation of PWDs in county government processes (planning and budgeting, implementation and monitoring of county plans, budgets and service delivery).
    4. Hold one (1) community interactive forum with PWD leaders to enable them to own the voice project.
    5. Carry out scorecard in one of the health facility within the county to access service provision and the petition the county government for improvement where need be.
    6. Internal institution strengthening.
    C. Deaf Empowerment Society of Kenya contribution
    Reaching Deaf persons across Embu County to strengthen their capacity in governance and advocacy and in lobbying for inclusion in decision - making circles in Embu County with an objective of:
    1. Increasing capacity of the Deaf population in Embu County.
    2. Building Deaf confidence.
    3. Developing a transformative leadership agenda amongst the Deaf.
    4. Lobbying and advocacy for inclusion in decision - making circles at the county government.
    5. Ensuring effective involvement of the Deaf population in decision - making circles and special employment opportunities during the project time.

    • Organisation

      The project is implemented by three organisations namely:

      Deaf Outreach Programme ( DEAFOP)

      Deaf Empowerment Society of Kenya (DESK)

      Federation of Deaf Women Network (FEDWEN - KENYA)

      A. Deaf outreach programme contribution
      1. Activate Disability movement through identifying and mobilising 1000 PWD ( persons with disability) across Embu County.
      2. Organising mobilised persons into registered Ward group hence forming 20 Disability ward groups.
      3. Facilitate registration of formed group to enable the groups to work autonomously in their identified area of interest.
      4. Capacity builds 40 group leaders on group dynamics and management and Link them to government opportunity available for PWDs.

      B. Federation of Deaf women Network contribution

      1. Training of 8 Civic educators.
      2. Training twenty (24) groups of PWDs on key aspects of the constitution and devolution. Through Chama meetings, workplace, church groups and vocational colleges for 44 weeks targeting 4,000 PWDs.
      3. Carry out a baseline survey to establish the knowledge, aptitude, and practice on the participation of PWDs in county government processes (planning and budgeting, implementation and monitoring of county plans, budgets and service delivery).
      4. Hold one (1) community interactive forum with PWD leaders to enable them to own the voice project.
      5. Carry out scorecard in one of the health facility within the county to access service provision and the petition the county government for improvement where need be.
      6. Internal institution strengthening.
      C. Deaf Empowerment Society of Kenya contribution
      Reaching Deaf persons across Embu County to strengthen their capacity in governance and advocacy and in lobbying for inclusion in decision - making circles in Embu County with an objective of:
      1. Increasing capacity of the Deaf population in Embu County.
      2. Building Deaf confidence.
      3. Developing a transformative leadership agenda amongst the Deaf.
      4. Lobbying and advocacy for inclusion in decision - making circles at the county government.
      5. Ensuring effective involvement of the Deaf population in decision - making circles and special employment opportunities during the project time.

    • Project

      The proposed project Disability Social Mobilisation for Civic and advocacy training is a one year project being implemented in Embu County in Kenya. The project increases visibility of persons with disability (PWD) and promotes their inclusion in governance through civic education.

      The project is implemented by three organisations for working for the hearing impaired in Kenya namely:

      a) Deaf Empowerment society of Kenya (DESK)

      b) Federation of Deaf Women Empowerment Network (FEDWEN-KENYA)

      c) Deaf Outreach programme (DEAFOP)

      The main activities for this proposed project include;
      1. Mobilisation of at least 1000 persons with disability across Embu county into focus groups and map out disability leadership groups across the county.
      2. Facilitation of registration of mobilised persons into Disability ward groups.
      3. Training of identified PWD leaders from each ward group.
      4. Baseline survey study to establish the knowledge, aptitude, and practice on the participation of PWDs in county government processes.
      5. Civic education training to 1500 PWD and their family members.
  • Project

    The proposed project Disability Social Mobilisation for Civic and advocacy training is a one year project being implemented in Embu County in Kenya. The project increases visibility of persons with disability (PWD) and promotes their inclusion in governance through civic education.

    The project is implemented by three organisations for working for the hearing impaired in Kenya namely:

    a) Deaf Empowerment society of Kenya (DESK)

    b) Federation of Deaf Women Empowerment Network (FEDWEN-KENYA)

    c) Deaf Outreach programme (DEAFOP)

    The main activities for this proposed project include;
    1. Mobilisation of at least 1000 persons with disability across Embu county into focus groups and map out disability leadership groups across the county.
    2. Facilitation of registration of mobilised persons into Disability ward groups.
    3. Training of identified PWD leaders from each ward group.
    4. Baseline survey study to establish the knowledge, aptitude, and practice on the participation of PWDs in county government processes.
    5. Civic education training to 1500 PWD and their family members.