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Application form:
PROJECT OR PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITY
OF LESS THAN DKK 200,000
1. Cover page
Ref. no. (to be filled out by the
Project Advice and Training
Centre)
Project/activity title:
Capacity building of the Kanyakoo Self Help Group
Danish applicant organisation:
Vestkenyas Venner (West Kenyan Friends - WKF)
Other Danish partner(s), if any:
None
Local partner organisation(s):
Kanyakoo Self Help Group (KSHG)
Country(-ies):
Denmark/Kenya
Country’s GDP per capita:
70
Number of months:
12
Commencement date:
Completion date:
September 1, 2011
August. 31, 2012
Contact person for the project/activity:
Name: Ruth Lange
Email address: [email protected]
Amount requested from the Project Fund: Ca. 199.800
Is this:
[ x ] a project?
[ ] a partnership activity?
Is this a re-submission?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes, previous date of application:
Synthesis (maximum 10 lines – must be written in Danish, even if the rest of the application is in English)
En analyse lavet af WKF og KSHG viser, at KSHG har fået en central rolle i området. Dels pga de mange fælles
møder, events og nye aktiviteter gruppen har stået for og senest pga den altdominerende rolle gruppen har haft i
opførelsen af et stort lægehus, som dagligt søges af mennesker fra hele regionen. Det har trænet KSHG i dialog
med myndigheder. I Kenyas nuværende udvikling med 46 nye counties er det vigtigt at styrke sådanne
potentielle talerør i området, som kan sikre indflydelse, kan samarbejde med distrikterne og stille krav på vegne
af menigmand. KSHG har potentialet dertil, men savner en bredere viden og bedre organisering. Deres
kapacitet og formelle forretningsgange er ikke tilstrækkeligt udviklede til at løfte de igangværende projekter
op på et niveau, der kan sikre en langsigtet, bæredygtig og demokratisk udvikling i Kanyakoo samt have en
afsmittende virkning på det omkringliggende område. Projektets mål er derfor at kapacitetsopbygge KSHG
og styrke dens muligheder for at agere som forandringsagent for området i fremtiden.
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Date
Person responsible (signature)
Place
Samsø
Person responsible and position (block letters)
Ruth Lange, Chairman of WKF
2. Application text
A. The Danish organisation
West Kenya’s Friends (WKF) is a Danish organisation, established in October 2007, with the mission to
support development projects in cooperation with the local population in the western part of Kenya (for
further details on the statutes of WKF, please see annex D). The basic needs have been fighting poverty,
improving the health situation and raising the educational level. WKF has grown to a membership of 160 and
some of the present projects include: Raising funding for development work in Kanyakoo through Run-forAsembo (sponsored races by Danish school children), the Danish-Kenyan cultural exchange and information
program; the school sponsor program for kids and youths in Kanyakoo - as well as maintaining close contact
with the counterpart in West Kenya and the surrounding villages.
Amongst WKF’s recent major milestones should be mentioned the opening of our new Asembo Bay Health
Clinic in the village of Asembo in February 2011, the first in the area. During the latest cultural exchange tour
in 2010, 4 Kenyans from KSHG visited a lot of schools, some teachers' training colleges, institutions for the
handicapped, university colleges, theatre groups as well as met with the members of WKF, in all more than
3.600 Danes. The Kenyan team had the opportunity to share their work experiences back home with the
Danish team besides getting hands-on experience concerning the Danish society, organic farming, bio-gas
and sustainable energy among others.
WKF’s activities in Kenya started in 2007 in the village of Asembo. Since then WKF, together with the
cooperation partner, Kanyakoo Self Help Group (KSHG), has implemented altogether 25 projects amounting
to 1,9 million DKr of which 1,5 million have been provided by own funds (e.g. the Health Clinic in Asembo)
and partly by the Danish CKU (for more details see annex G). Among the CKU supported projects should be
mentioned the two 'Football and Circus against AIDS' events (part of the Kanyakoo fight against AIDS
program), each time with the participation of no less than 700-800 children/youths from 8 different villages.
The sustainability of this project is evidenced by the fact that today the local community continues to
organize annual football/theatre/information event, without support from WKF.
KSHG prioritizes income generating projects, especially targeting young girls and women. Based on this
WKF has supported training of women and young mothers in the use of sewing machines and in tailoring
business with special focus on making school uniforms. This has now; 3 years later, expanded into a real
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business. WKF has also rented a large building in the village of Asembo, close to Kanyakoo, and established
a knowledge/information centre equipped with 20 computers and are at present installing an internet
connection for a cyber café. It is envisioned that the Centre will also be used for training the children,
secondary school students and the local community in IT and internet.
Presently, WKF and KSHG are working together on a project geared towards providing training in ecological
farming, bio gas and alternative use of the water hyacinth for compost. The aim of this project is to ensure
food security, provide alternative energy supply and wealth creation for the local community. Although in its
formative stage, this project is showing potential for growth and possible self sustainability.
For WKF it is important that the Kenyans themselves are proactive and set their own priorities as to what
should be implemented when. We share the local communities' fear of foreign projects taking over the
strategic direction of the development in the area. WKF, like KSHG, place importance on networking, and
KSHG has proven able to establish valuable network links with other organisations engaged in the area,
including the AIDS organisation Yeshica that has been a helpful partner concerning information about
HIV/AIDS and tests and ARO or Arc-Aid, a Norwegian NGO working 20 km from Kanyakoo. Lately also Care
for the Earth, an ecological farming organisation, has provided advice and workshops on ecological farming
to a group of organic farmers and a group of women interested in dairy cows and has proven to be an
important partner. The above mentioned 8 villages participating in football and theatre against AIDS all have
trained coaches now to advocate for health in their villages and arrange football and theatre training.
Volunteers in the present project:
Ruth Lange – The chairperson of WKF. 10 years of experience in working with conflict resolution and
teambuilding in Kenya as well as Denmark.
Jesper Bertelsen – secretary for WKF. He has many years of experience with development projects, is
enrolled at African Studies at Copenhagen University and working full time as a development consultant for
Red Cross.
Torben Ulrik Nissen – member of the WKF Board. He has been involved in projects in development
countries as a photographer and as a developer of educational and information material for a number of
Danish NGOs and for Danida as well as for schools and teacher training colleges.
Gerd Lange – supplementary member of WKF Board. Gerd has been a teacher for many years and the
international coordinator of her school. Works in 2 activity groups in WKF: Education and Capacity Building.
Lena Bjørn – is a Forum Theatre expert from Dacapo Theater with experience from Uganda and
Afghanistan. Presently works as a storyteller for Danish companies. Master in Dramaturgy
Poul Thim – has 20 years of experience with project management and is at the moment a Health Policy
Adviser. He holds a master in science of economics and public administration.
B. The local organisation
The village of Kanyakoo, with its 1.500 inhabitants, is situated in the western part of Kenya at the shores of
Lake Victoria as part of the wider village of Asembo with a total of 20.000 people. The main partner for WKF
is the Kanyakoo Self-Help Group (KSHG), a CBO which emerged from the Kanyakoo Welfare Group (KWG)
in 2004.
The Kanyakoo Welfare Group (KWG) was formed mainly to support funerals and for resolving disputes
among community members in Kanyakoo. The welfare leaders were elected annually by the community
members with the major tasks of organizing meetings when someone died, discussing the funeral
arrangement, and to delegate different tasks and responsibilities to the community members. KWG also
organizes fund-raising to cover the cost of the coffin and donate food for the guests during the mourning
period. The leaders of KWG were and still are very instrumental in dispute resolutions. They arbitrate on
marital disputes, land disputes and any other conflicts, e.g. if someone’s cows stray onto someone else’s
land. The KWG is rooted in the local traditions and culture and has existed as long as the Kanyakoo
community.
The Kanyakoo Self-Help Group (KSHG) started in 2004 as an offspring from the KWG as a result of the
welfare leader's question, 'Why not start helping each other while we are still alive?' KSHG is concerned with
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resolving socio-economic challenges, alleviating poverty within the community, raising awareness about
HIV/AIDS and hygiene to combat illnesses such as cholera, the necessity of using mosquito nets, draining
stagnant water and clearing the bushes around the houses to control malaria. KSHG also supports school
programs for children including school books and uniform as well as trying to cope with the challenges of the
many early pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and prostitution (it is common that young girls and
women exchange sex for fish). KSHG in addition tries to overcome the issue of poor farming methods
leading to poor yields and that the explosion of the water hyacinth in Lake Victoria has negatively affected
the fish population.
KSHG is managed by a Steering/Financial Committee consisting of the program leaders, the project
coordinators and the community representatives, elected annually by the community members who
contribute 50 KSh per year for women and 100 KSh for men (4,20 DKr and 8,30 DKr respectively). Besides
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financial means for running the office of KSHG, staffed with a secretary and a treasurer , the main part of the
contributions is administered by the committee and used for local projects.
The Local Farming Initiative (LFI) targets the problems of crop yields dwindling due to lack of irrigation,
skills, unpredictable weather, bacterial and fungal diseases like leaf rust and the blight diseases. However,
the full potential of this initiative is still to be developed.
The Women Empowerment and Employment Program (WEEP) has received donations from WKF for
sewing machines and training. Recently this tailor unit has received an order for 4.000 school uniforms. WKF
has also provided micro-loans for material etc., and at the moment the business is humming with activity.
WEEP also runs a small shop in the Asembo market where the women sell their products. However, they still
lack basic knowledge about running a business. WEEP also runs a catering program, earning money from
meals prepared for funerals or guests in Asembo.
The Youth Empowerment and Employment Program (YEEP), organising performances, football
tournaments and campaigns against HIV/AIDS, is based on the experience from the Football and Circus
Against Aids, and through its own means KSHG has established this program involving also other villages.
YEEP also organizes guided bird watching tours and Lake Victoria boat trips for visitors to the village and
participates with their own songs, dances and drama at parties, funerals and other events, thus generating a
petty-cash income for the youth of the village.
Sustainable Tourism (ST) is provided by the community's 7 guest huts offering accommodation, catering
and event management. At KSh 2.500 a day (208 DKr), guests will be hosted in a traditional, spacy and cool
hut with beds and mosquito nets and served 3 meals a day from the kitchen, run by WEEP. The guest huts
have until now been the main source of income for KSHG.
The Health Clinic has been established with support from WKF and KSHG’s own funds (mainly collected
from the 'Run-for-Asembo' sponsored races) and was opened in February 2011 with the attendance of the
Danish Ambassador and his wife. During the 3 year building period, KSHG has been responsible for the
entire budget (see annex G). They have monitored the whole process from choosing the land to the opening
of the clinic. The services are now financed by a minor patient contribution. The government has promised to
pay the salary for a doctor after two years. Until then, a clinical officer and a nurse run the clinic together with
practical trainees from Denmark and other countries. The clinic is meant to be self sustainable and, when
economically possible, it has been discussed to add a dental clinic and an eye clinic.
The main resource persons within KSHG in the present project are as follows:
Peter Okoyo Owe – coordinator of KSHG and also studying for his master of social science at Nairobi
University. Has been a driving force in the whole project and is co-founder of KSHG
Cleophas Okota Jonyo -Chairman of KSHG
Maurice Okoth OchwedoWatari - secretary of KSHG and headmaster of a primary school in the region
Agnes Ochung-guest hostess in the village. Holds a diploma in community development work with a
certificate in HIV/Aids management and counselling
Anne Adunga - headmaster of Raliew Secondary school and about to finish her master in economics
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In addition, KSHG pays also the book keeper in the conference centre as wells as a cleaner, a cook, and a guard at the health clinic
plus a night watchman when there are visitors in the guest huts
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George Arwa –Chief and co-founder. A farmer and the village elder. George merits and enjoys a lot of
confidence and respect from the village
Frederick Osimba Wachara – a farmer and together with his brother George Arwa the founder of the
project, to which they donated their own land. Treasurer together with
Simon Okello - KSHG treasurer and part time at the office, elected as a youth member
Angeline Omondi - chairperson of the women’s group.
Roselyne Osimba – secretary of the women’s group
Alice Okeyo - treasurer in the women’s group
C. The cooperative relationship
In April 2007 Ruth Lange arranged the first Football and Drama School against HIV/AIDS, sponsored by The
Danish Centre for Culture and Development (CKU). The participants came from Kanyakoo and the
neighbouring villages of Asembo, Seme, Alego, Ugunja, Kogelo, Lwak and Kisumu town. The success of this
event inspired Ruth Lange and the group of Danish trainers to found WKF later in 2007 and it initiated
KSHG's adoption of the “pass-it-on” approach where KSHG initiatives would be seen as an inspiration for
other villages to initiate self help and development projects. The “pass it on“-strategy even underlines the
present project
During only four years since the first contact, both WKF and KSHG have developed a close and trusting
cooperation evidenced by the altogether 25 projects the two partners have implemented together (see annex
G). Especially the 5 major ongoing programs - the Local Farming Initiative, Women Empowerment and
Employment, Youth Empowerment and Employment, Sustainable Tourism, and the Health Clinic - bear
witness to the cooperation developed between the partners.
The strength of the partnership rests on KSHG being well founded in the local tradition and culture but also
being open towards change-prepared individuals in the village and the many inputs from visitors, partners
and visits to Denmark. WKF has an inherent respect for KSHG’s ability to listen to the actual local needs and
its ability to inspire. KSHG's main objective is to curb poverty through self help initiatives. Although the
cooperation was initiated through social activities, the teamwork between WKF and KSHG has developed
into also encompassing income generating activities as well as to making the community members realize
their potential and creatively utilize this in supporting an inclusive and sustainable development for the area.
D. How has the intervention been prepared?
After the skirmishes in Kenya in 2008, the partners have had many discussions on how society could regain
stability and how Kanyakoo could contribute to move forward. Kanyakoo was one of the few communities in
the entire area who received and hid refugees from both their own tribe and others during the conflict in the
Rift Valley and in Kibera. When calm was restored the discussion turned more and more to identification of
longer term plans and of local resources to fulfil these. In 2009 the attempt to formalise a 10-year plan for
Kanyakoo started. However, an evaluation at the end of 2009 showed that the KSHG had difficulties in
understanding and putting these tools into work.
With Kenya's new constitution and the recent decision of dividing the country into counties there is a strong
need to build up lasting civil society organizations in the countryside to make it possible for people to speak
up for their rights and to support each other, but also to attract attention and funding from the metropolitan
area. KSHG have discussed this development and want to fill the void as only very few organizations have a
network that can advocate for channeling money to the outlying districts where it is sorely needed. WKF
would like to help in this endeavor, full well knowing that it will entail continuous work in a long term
cooperation.
In February 2010, Ruth and Gerd Lange went to Kenya to discuss the outline of a capacity development
program with KSHG and together we tried to assess the actual capacity of KSHG. During the summer of
2010 four central people from KSHG was invited to Denmark by WKF to further discuss the details of the
program. Since then, we have had many discussions via mail and Skype communication. We also had
discussions on whether – and how - projects as the present will mean a change in the relationship between
us and even between members in both organisations. We are not quite sure what it will mean, but we
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discuss it and analyze as we go on. We also agreed that very strict procedures on accounting must be
agreed upon. During the fact finding mission to Kenya in February 2011, the partners agreed on the idea for
this project that will build up KSHG's capacity within the group and a base for advocacy concerning self
development, county development and human rights.
E. Coherence and relevance
The overall situation in the country
Kenya continues to recover steadily from the multiple shocks that the country suffered since the elections in
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December 2007 with at projected increase in GDP of 4,9 % for 2011 driven mainly by domestic
consumption. Agricultural production remains the dominant sector, contributing 25% of GDP with
manufacturing as the second-largest sector attributing 11% of GDP, followed by transportation and
communications, wholesale and retail.
Although the fiscal deficit dropped during the first half of 2010 to 5.6% of GDP, it is still relatively low and
remains within the government’s target of 6.4%. Inflation declined from 15,9% in May 2009 to 5,9% in May
2010.
Kenya's population hit 38,6 million according to the 2009 population census with an annual growth rate of 3,5
% (an approximate doubling over 20 years). This seems to have come as a complete surprise to a
government mentioning app. 30 million, and food supplies are increasingly insufficient.
Data from the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS) indicates that national absolute poverty
declined from 52,3% in 1997 to 46,1% in 2005/2006, but poverty is still high in comparison to neighbouring
countries such as Tanzania (about 36 %) and Uganda (about 31%). In rural areas, overall poverty declined
less than the country average, from 52,9% to 49,1% and poverty in the rural Western region remains one of
Kenya’s highest with 53,2%.
Also with respect to net primary education enrolment, progress is visibly increasing from 80% in 2003 to 90%
in 2008 (with an equal enrolment ratio between boys and girls).
Despite the improvements mentioned above, Kenya’s progress in achieving the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) is mixed. In spite of positive improvement related to social indicators such as school
attendance, vaccination rates, access to improved water sources, access to mobile phones and to mobile
money and other social improvements, Kenya is not likely to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (MDG 1).
Free primary education (introduced in 2003), improved access and completion rates could indicate that MDG
2 may be reached. With the improved gender balance in education, MDG 3 might be achieved. Although the
child mortality rate fell from 115 in 2003 to 74 in 2007, and the infant mortality rate from 77 to 52, it is still
unlikely that the MDG 4 will be achieved. Maternal mortality did not improve significantly and MDG 5 remains
out of reach. Due to reduction in adult HIV prevalence rate (with infection rates declining to 8.0% for women
and 4.3% for men), MDG 6 seems in reach. MDG 7, on environmental sustainability, is partly on track.
The situation in the Asembo region
Asembo is located in the municipality of Bondo, in the Western part of Kenya. The Asembo area covers
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approximately 200 km and is the residence for around 55.000 people in 76 villages. The terrain is hilly and
rocky and slopes down to Lake Victoria. The settlements are spread across the entire area, consisting mainly
of small huts with minor fields among larger patches of grass and weeds.
The infrastructure in the area is fair, with asphalt road access to Kisumu (hosting the provincial government),
connecting also Bondo and the local shopping area in Asembo and a few other villages. The remaining
infrastructure consists of dirt roads with no street lights. Transportation takes place by hired vehicles (no bussystem), by bike or by foot. Kisumu could also be reached by boat across Lake Victoria, but no one in the
area owns a motor boat.
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The World Bank’s Kenya Economic Update.
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Young people leave the community and try to find jobs in Kisumu or Nairobi because of lack of opportunities
in the area. The remaining youth take jobs on farms or temporary jobs as e.g. data collectors for NGOs but
the vast majority stay unemployed.
No valid data for description of the economy situation in the specific area exists. However, the main income
predominantly stems from private small subsistence farms producing mainly indigenous vegetables and fruit
like cabbage, guava, mango and papaya. Many women have a small scale business related to the selling of
vegetables. Today around 25 fishermen remain fishing in Lake Victoria. Previously fishing provided a stable
income but has now diminished drastically due to overfishing, poor catching methods, the increase of the
Nile patch, and the overwhelming growth of the water hyacinth.
The production technology in the agricultural sector is traditional, i.e. wooden hoes are used to till the soil
and only a few own oxen for ploughing. Despite the closeness to Lake Victoria the irrigation possibility is not
explored. The rains, which the farmers depend on, are getting rarer but heavier with the consequent ruination
of the harvest. The farmers’ knowledge about sustainable farming is very limited. The same crops are grown
in the same soil for years. Fertilizing is expensive and hence rarely used. Previously the government gave
free cotton seeds to the farmers, but with the falling price on cotton this does no longer provide a commercial
option and the cotton production in Kenya has deteriorated seriously.
The Government network of agricultural advisors can be called upon for assistance. However, farmers have
to pay their transportation and lunch so this possibility for improving the farming production is rarely used. As
access to loans and financial support is limited, it would also be difficult for the farmers to identify the needed
resources required for implementation of the advisor’s recommendations and they have no expertise or
experience in project or loan applications.
Around 30% of the population are infected with AIDS. Although the infection rate in Kanyakoo has dropped
due to improved awareness of HIV/AIDS following government information programs and WKF's initiatives
such as Football Against AIDS, there are still around 80 orphaned children under the age of 18 out of a
population of approximately 1500 in Kanyakoo. In general children are vulnerable to sexual abuse,
prostitution, unsafe abortions, infertility, reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and HIV/AIDS. The village faces
problems with early pregnancies, subsequent school drop outs, infertility due to RTIs, birth complications and
anaemia, unsafe abortions and HIV/AIDS (within two years of becoming sexually active, 18% of all women
will be infected with HIV). Young women between 15 and 19 are twice as likely to be infected as men. This
constitutes 20% of the HIV/AIDS cases/prevalence in Kenya.
The educational network in East Asembo is relatively well developed and consists of 28 primary schools and
8 secondary schools. However, only about 20% of the students continue to secondary school, and less than
5% to further education. School fees (official as well as unofficial) constitute an economic burden on the
families.
Although KSHG has proven to be able to initiate projects addressing some of the problems in the community,
they do not possess capacity nor do they have a formal structure able to bring the projects to a scale needed
to give a significant impact on the development in the village or in the wider region.
Although KSHG constitutes the hub around which the major changes in Kanyakoo pivot, its capacity is still
not developed to an extent where KSHG will be able to lift and steer the ongoing programs into sustainable
development dynamos. Nor does KSHG have the formal procedures and skills required to run the
democratic, transparent and inclusive procedures that would be required for attracting, managing and
reporting on bigger scale projects.
Issues like the election of the board, transparency with respect to financial issues, who decides what, when,
etc. are left to the initiative of individuals. As the community is not big and as the activities have mostly been
based on voluntary involvement, it has not provided any problem in the community. However, as KSHG
would like to develop its own capacity to sustain, spread and share the development in the village with the
surrounding areas, the existence of statutes and the ability to follow these become small but important steps
in establishing KSHG as a democratic organization fully able to involve the community.
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The community's and KSHG's awareness of their own ability and responsibility towards local development of
the village and the neighbouring areas need to be boosted also as part of attracting more active and capable
members to KSHG and to ensure an even more equal gender balance.
For the KSHG to take on the change agent role it is required to develop appreciative methods to engage and
motivate the members and the broader community and to establish an understanding amongst all about the
necessity of the individual/collective commitment, the proactive responsibility associated with commitment as
well as ways of giving and receiving constructive criticism. To this end KSHG’s ability to resolve conflict, to
understand the rationale behind commitment, and to improve its ability to run projects on a more professional
level needs to be developed.
It is the conclusion that the key to further develop Kanyakoo and to dress it with sufficient potential to enable
it, over time, to act as change inspiration also for the wider region, rests on the following
• Organisational capacity building
• Strengthening the democratic change capacity of KSHG
• Support individual role-models to act as change agents for the development of the community.
In the long run these change agents will be able to generate increased earnings and improve the standard of
living in the area and to build professional networks and through these KSHG will be able to attract services
to the region, fight for the rights of people and stand guard for a democratic dialogue. This project is
designed as the initial strengthening of KSHG’s organizational and change capacity.
F. Target group and participants
The primary target group is the board of Kanyakoo (KSHG). The board consists of 12 members, of whom 4
are women, 3 persons are between 18-30, 6 between 30 and 45 and 3 members are above 45 years of age.
All members of the board are chosen annually by the members of Kanyakoo. Both men, women and children
will benefit equally from the project implementation.
The target group is also the 1.500 paying members of the Kanyakoo project and the sub-groups mentioned
above (Weep, Yeep etc.). Since the start of KSHG, it has been a priority to give influence to both men and
women. However, though the women are well represented, they still need a lot of encouragement and
training – and the men need to remind each other to 'give room' to the women! The youth is considered the
future, but for cultural reasons and traditions it is still a challenge to find the right balance on issues of the
youth having influence on decision-making and initiatives in the community. For all groups it is a challenge to
take leadership, responsibility and decisions.
The wider target group for the project is the 20.000 people surrounding the Kanyakoo village. We know it is
around 20.000 as they have been identified as potential users of the health clinic. The new clinic has given
KSHG a stronger position in the area.
G. Objective and success criteria of the intervention
The vision is to contribute to sustainable development in the Asembo region by improving the change
capacity of in the area.
The project’s specific objective is to support the sustainability of KSHG’s ongoing main activities by
strengthening the formal and democratic capacity of KSHG.
The achievement of the project is monitored by the following 4 major verifiable indicators:
• KSHG has adopted its new statutes;
• KSHG has introduced basic formal administrative procedures including standard assessment of the
ongoing projects;
• A simple development plan for Kanyakoo is developed and accepted by the community
• The ongoing projects are successfully managed and the results anchored in the local community.
H. Activities and methods
The project is designed with two main tasks as follows:
Task 1.1: Strengthening KSHG’s organisational capacity;
Task 1.2: Strengthening KSHG’ change-dynamo role and its ability to involve the community;
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Task 1.1, Strengthening KSHG’s organisational capacity relates to strengthening the internal formal
procedures and its democratic and inclusive practice.
The output of task 1.1 will be:
• New statutes for KSHG approved;
• Basic procedures followed with respect to preparation of meetings (agenda), conducting meetings
(leadership, follow an agenda, order of speaking, respect of participants) and follow-up of meetings
(minutes, follow-up on agreements and informing the organisation);
• The new annual working plan for KSHG elaborated, approved and followed as well as reported on during
the following year’s annual meeting.
To deliver these outputs, task 1.1 will be implemented by the following activities:
A 1.1.1: Workshop with role-plays to define how KSHG can strengthen its own structure for the benefit
of the community
A 1.1.2: Training on statutes of an organisation
A 1.1.3: Elaboration of the draft statutes
A 1.1.4: Workshop to discuss the draft statutes for KSHG
A 1.1.5: Finalizing the draft statutes
A 1.1.6: Training on planning, conducting and follow-up of a meeting
A 1.1.7: Common meeting for adoption of the statutes
A 1.1.8: Meeting to discuss the consequences of the new statutes with respect to administrative
procedures, planning of activities, establishing written agreements etc.
A 1.1.9: Working together for the initial elaboration of a simple annual plan for KSHG, elaboration of
simple written agreements with partners, basic minutes of meetings, simple financial status, planning of
financial issues including maintenance and depreciation etc.
A 1.1.10: Follow-up on the implementation of the new procedures
Task 1.2: Strengthening KSHG’ change-dynamo role and its ability to involve the community
While task 1.1 focuses on KSHG’s technical ability, task 1.2. relates to building up its strategic capacity with
special focus on establishing and obtaining consensus about the development plan for the Kanyakoo village
and the Asembo region.
The output of task 1.2 will be:
• Consensus about the development plan for the Kanyakoo village and the Asembo region;
• Identification of realistic ways to realize the plan;
• Procedures established for how to monitor and report to the local community on progress in the
realization of the development plan.
To deliver these outputs, task 1.2 will be implemented by the following activities:
A 1.2.1: Workshop to identify the dreams for the Kanyakoo village and the Asembo region – what will it
look like in 10 years.
A 1.2.2: Workshop on how the dreams can be realized and how the existing activities of KSHG can
contribute to this development
A 1.2.3: Working together to prepare the annual meeting of KSHG with focus on elaboration of a simple
development plan
A 1.2.4: Annual meeting of KSHG
A 1.2.5: Meeting on how to follow-up on the annual meeting and how to inform the local community
about the development plan
The implementation follows a sequenced implementation strategy designed as a step-by-step approach.
With the outset in the internal problems already identified by the key persons of KSHG and their desire to
play a more strategic role, the project will gradually provide KSHG with the skills required.
The skills and knowledge delivery approach takes its outset in the practical problems experienced by the
participants and will be based on a combination of traditional training, working together and individual/group
tasks. To this end all the initial workshops are designed to excavate the problems experienced by the
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participants and will predominantly be facilitated by Kenyan trainers whom we have met and whose
qualifications we trust, and the skills/knowledge provision will be delivered by professionals with a proven
record of training, hands-on and working-together.
The day-to-day project management and reporting will be done by KSHG for which 2 part-time employees
are foreseen. WKF will by 2 monitoring visits ensure inspection and overall coherence with the project plan.
At the end of the project year 2 representatives from KSHG will come to Denmark for summing up and
further planning.
I. Sustainability and systematization of experiences
No extraordinary risks have been identified for the project. With the exception of the precondition of overall
stability during the project implementation period (which we intend to finish before the 2012 elections), all
assumptions can be managed by the project. The assumptions are as follows:
•
•
Absence of extraordinary local disturbances such as drought, outbreak of epidemics and local unrest
Equal involvement of males and females
The project outputs consist predominantly of the statutes, the annual development plan for KSHG and
visions and plans for the community. These outputs would not alone provide sustainability but have to be
seen as a precondition for establishing a new working culture which in turn will enable KSHG to act as a
change agent for the entire region. The secretary and coordinator of the project will write a report based on
reflections and inputs at the end of the project period.
The partners have already started the dialogue on a follow-up project which intends to transform KSHG’s
improved abilities in project management and fundraising capacity. The new project will be qualified
throughout the implementation of this project.
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3. Budget summary
Here a summary of the main budget items should be provided.
A detailed budget with notes must be submitted in the annex ‘Budget format’, which can be
downloaded at: www.prngo.dk. NOTICE: Remember to click on all three tabs in order to fill in all
three spreadsheets.
See also ‘Guide to budget preparation’ at www.prngo.dk
Budget summary
Currency
Indicate the total cost (i.e. including contributions from the
Project Fund as well as other sources)
199.054
DKK
Of this, the Project Fund is to contribute
199.054
DKK
0
DKK
2.388.648
kes
Of this, indicate the amount to be contributed by other sources
of finance, including self-funding by the Danish organisation or
its local partner, if any
Indicate total cost in local currency
Indicate exchange rate applied
1 dkr = 12 kes
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Main budget items:
Full amount
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Activities
Investments
Expatriate staff (volunteers)
Local staff
Local administration
Project monitoring and inspection
Evaluation (see above)
8. Information in Denmark (max 2% of 1-7)
9. Budget margin (min 6% and max 10% of 1-8)
10. Project expenses in total (1-9)
11. Auditing in Denmark
12. Subtotal (10 + 11)
13. Administration in Denmark (max 7% of 12)
14. Total
Financing
plan
Of this, from
Project Fund
71.440
14.000
71.440
14.000
48.000
5.500
33.400
48.000
5.500
33.400
17.234
189.574
0
189.574
9.480
17.234
189.574
0
189.574
9.480
199.054
199.054
Of this, from other
sources
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4. Contact information
The Danish organisation
• Organisation’s name
• Address
• Telephone and fax, if any
• Email address
• Website, if any
•
Vestkenyas Venner
Landevejen 33, 8305 Samsø
+45 61317491
[email protected]
www.vestkenyasvenner.dk
facebook: “join vestkenyas venner” samt “west kenyan friends
youth group”
Name and address of other participant
Danish organisations, if any
Contact person
• Contact person’s address (if different
from the organisation’s home address)
• Contact person’s email
Ruth Lange
-same-
Partner in the South
• Organisation’s name
• Address
• Country
• Email address
• Website, if any
Kanyakoo Self Help Group
P.O BOX 145
CODE 40611
NYILIMA.
KENYA.
Tel: + 254733809850 / + 254720226560
E-mail: [email protected]
www.kanyakoo.org
facebook: Kanyakoo youth and Kanyakoo Asembo
If there are several local partners, all the
organisations must be mentioned.
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5. Annexes
Overview, obligatory annexes:
C.
D.
E.
F.
Budget format
The organisation’s statutes
The latest annual report
The latest audited annual accounts
SUPPLEMENTARY ANNEXES:
Annex
no.
G
Annex title
Reference List WKF and KSHG
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ANNEX D
The organisation’s statutes
Vestkenyas Venner
Den dansk-kenyanske forening til støtte for udviklingsarbejdet primært i den vestlige del af Kenya
Vedtægter
De første vedtægter blev vedtaget ved stiftelsen i oktober 2007. Disse vedtægter er de ændrede vedtægter,
som blev besluttet af generalforsamlingen i marts 2011.
§ 1. Formål
•
•
Det er støtteforeningens formål i samarbejde med lokalbefolkningen i den vestlige del af Kenya at
støtte udviklingen af lokale organisationer og deres arbejde, startende i landsbyen Asembo, Asembo
Bay, Kenya.
Det er ligeledes foreningens formål at formidle viden og erfaringer fra nedenstående aktiviteter til
offentligheden i Danmark samt, med kenyanernes hjælp, i Kenya.
§ 2 Støtten
§ 2.1. Støtten består af:
Støtte til kapacitetsopbygning i Asembo med mulighed for en multiplikationseffekt, så det, landsbyen lærer af
danskere, gives videre til nabolandsbyer i Kenya.
•
Økonomisk støtte ved hjælp af kontingenter, donationer og sponsorstøtte.
•
Kulturudveksling med aktiviteter af støtteforeningsmedlemmer på besøg i Kenya.
•
Praktisk arbejde i Kenya, undervisning, workshops, kurser, sports- eller teaterbegivenheder o.a.
•
Besøg af kenyanere i Danmark med information, videreuddannelse, videndeling, kulturudveksling
eller gensidig inspiration for øje.
•
Praktisk arbejde med indsamling af relevante, ønskede produkter, der kan fritages for indføringsskat
samt afsendelse af containere, når det er muligt.
§ 2.2.
Den danske støtte har til formål at styrke de lokale kenyanske organisationer, at arbejde sammen med dem
for kapacitetsopbygning, kvinders ligestilling, for menneskerettigheder og demokrati, sundhed, støtte til
udsatte børn og unge, gode uddannelsesmuligheder, gode muligheder for kulturel og sportslig udfoldelse
samt for at bekæmpe fattigdommen og dens følger.
Ideen er, at støtten altid ydes med aktiv medvirken fra beboerne i de enkelte landsbyer og de af dem
udvalgte lokale samarbejdspartnere. Projekter der går imod de lokale kenyaneres ønske kan ikke indgå.
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Støtten skal inspirere og vise de muligheder, der kan opstå ved aktiv medvirken til forbedring af egne
levevilkår.
Foreningen skal ligeledes sikre, at det danske samfund orienteres om udviklingen i arbejdet gennem artikler,
radio, tv, foredrag, kulturarrangementer, medlemsfester m.m.
§ 3. Adresse
Støtteforeningen er hjemmehørende i Samsø Kommune, med adressen Landevejen 33, Nordby, 8305
Samsø.
§ 4. Medlemskab
Foreningen er åben for alle, der ønsker at bidrage til ovenstående. Medlemskab kan opnås ved
kontingentbetaling, gerne i en kombination med aktiv deltagelse ved indsamlinger og aktiv deltagelse i
foreningens aktiviteter.
§ 5. Kontingent
Der er følgende kontingentmuligheder for personligt medlemskab:
- studerende samt unge under 25 år
- Personligt medlemskab
- Familiemedlemskab
- Foreningsmedlemskab
- Virksomhedsmedlemskab
Hver kontingentmuligheder giver én stemme ved den årlige generalforsamling.
Kontingentsatser fastsættes årligt på generalforsamlingen.
§ 6. Sponsorater
Sponsorater kan ydes i forhold til foreningens virke i almindelighed, eller i forhold til specifikke
formål/arbejdsopgaver.
Donationer kan tilegnes foreningen eller specifikke formål/aktiviteter.
§ 7. Generalforsamlingen
§ 7.1 Den årlige generalforsamling finder sted en weekend i august/september, som del af en medlemsfest.
Første gang i 2012.
Der indkaldes med minimum 3 ugers varsel.
§ 7.2 Dagsordenspunkter
1. Valg af dirigent
2. Formandens beretning
o Godkendelse af formandens beretning
3. Kassereren fremlægger foreningens regnskab
o Godkendelse af regnskabet
4. Indkomne forslag
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Indkomne forslag skal være sendt til formanden senest 14 dage før generalforsamlingen og
fremlægges i skriftlig form til generalforsamlingen.
Vedtægtsændringer sker med 2/3 af de fremmødtes stemmer.
5. Valg af bestyrelse, 5 eller 7 medlemmer
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Alle medlemmer kan opstilles.
Alle medlemmer kan vælges, og de vælges ved simpelt flertal.
Valg af formand, på valg lige år.
Valg af kasserer, på valg ulige år.
Valg af sekretær, på valg ulige år.
2 eller 4 medlemmer, ved 2 medlemmer, valg lige år.
Ved yderlige 2 medlemmer, er disse på valg ulige år.
6. Valg af 2 suppleanter til bestyrelsen
7. Valg af 2 revisorer
8. Fastsættelse af kontingentsatser
9. Eventuelt
§ 8. Ekstraordinær generalforsamling
Der kan indkaldes til ekstraordinær generalforsamling, såfremt formanden, et flertal af bestyrelsen eller 2/3 af
medlemmerne skriftligt ønsker dette.
§ 9. Ved nedlæggelse af foreningen
I tilfælde af nedlæggelse af støtteforeningen tilfalder et eventuelt overskud uden videre det landsbyprojekt
som er vores første målgruppe: Kanyakoo Self-help Initiative Asembo, Kenya (KSHI:
http://www.kanyakoo.org/).
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Annex E
Latest annual report
Generalforsamling i Vestkenyas Venner, Tirsdag d. 22.03 2011
ad 2) Formandens beretning
2010 har været endnu et spændende år i foreningen og for mig et år, der betød større indsigt i, hvad
foreningens opgave er og bør være. Jeg startede året med at besøge Kenya i februar, og da var den forrige
container netop ankommet, så min søster Gerd og jeg var med til at få tømt containeren. Vi havde en del
møder med bestyrelsen om fremtidigt arbejde og lyttede til deres ønsker om en bedre børnehave, skole, et
kulturcenter for kapacitetsopbygning, internet, markvanding, fattigdomsbekæmpelse mv.
Disse planer gik vi videre med til bestyrelsen og til projektrådgivningen (www.prngo.dk), hvor man kan søge
penge. Da jeg i sin tid gik ind i foreningens arbejde var jeg bevidst om, at større ansøgninger kan søges som
en 2 år gammel forening med over 50 medlemmer. Det var vi nu blevet, så jeg begyndte at undersøge
mulighederne for at få støtte til de ting, kenyanerne ønskede sig.
Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, som betaler vores container, besøgte landsbyen og var meget begejstrede. Vi har
da også fået støtte til endnu en container, som også må blive derude.
I marts afholdt vi generalforsamling, hvor jeg havde skrevet et ideoplæg ud fra de tanker, vi havde talt om
sammen med kenyanerne i Asembo. Hvis arbejdet blev mere fokuseret, og vi skulle løfte større programmer,
skulle vi organiseres derefter. Det blev løseligt diskuteret. Jeg besluttede at holde en pause i formandskabet
for at give plads til processen med at omstille sig til en ny struktur, og vi valgte Anton, som trådte ind i stedet.
Der var god respons fra de tilstedeværende på ideen om aktivitets- eller undergrupper, bl.a. foreslog Poul
Flack, at man kunne sikre enhed, ved at aktivitetsformænd (ambassadører) refererede direkte til bestyrelsen.
Det blev af Svend foreslået, at vi gik videre med arbejdet og kom med et mere konkret forslag samt de
nødvendige forslag til vedtægtsændringer. Det pålagde generalforsamlingen os så at gøre inden næste, dvs.
denne generalforsamling.
Vores første møde efter generalforsamlingen blev i maj, hvor jeg valgtes som næstformand. Kurt havde nu
fået afslag på sin ansøgning til CKU, om at vi kunne få besøg af 2 kenyanerne. Da det er en af
hjørnestenene i vores arbejde skruede jeg et nyt program sammen, og det lykkedes at få støtte til 4
personers kulturbesøg i 6 uger.
Jeg arbejdede selv i aktivitetsgruppen skole- og kapacitetsopbygning sammen med Gerd. Vi fik grønt lys af
bestyrelsen til at lave en foreløbig ansøgning om midler fra Projektrådgivningen og til oprettelse af facebookgruppe.
I juni udsendtes nyhedsbrev med bl.a. fortællingen om fordyrelserne af lægehuset, som nu stod klart. Det var
ikke Kanyakoo’s skyld. Fordyrelserne var ikke noget, de havde kunnet forudse, men vi skulle koncentrere os
om at løse disse udgiftsproblemer.
Containergruppen bad om støtte med containerindhold før Sct. Hans, og på mødet fortalte Gerd os om det
medlemskursus, vi havde sendt hende på under projektrådgivningen. Det havde bl.a. andet givet nye
kontakter til ”Ingeniører Uden Grænser” og ”Seniorer Uden Grænser”. Det førte senere på året til et decideret
projekt for at få vand ført op til drypvis vanding på markerne (ved rødderne). Et projekt, som måske kan
færdiggøres i 2011, hvis vi får de lovede midler. Vi blev lokket ind i et lotteri af Rotary Helsingør, som vi alle
var lidt trætte af, men nu må vi se, hvor det ender - om der er penge i det eller kun bøvl.
Juli og august: Besøg fra Kenya og det er jo ofte årets højdepunkt i foreningen.
De besøgte flg. skoler med flg. antal tilskuere sådan ca.
SCHOOL /PLACE VISITED
BRYNDUM SKOLE –TARP
RINDUM SKOLE – RINDUM
HERTUG HANS SKOLE – HADERSLEV
VITTENBERG SKOLE – RIBE
VALDEMAR SKOLE – RIBE
GJELLERUP SKOLE – HERNING
ULDUM HOJSKOLE – ULDUM
NUMBER OF SESSIONS
4
1
1
4
1
4
2
ATTENDANCE
200-400
200
200
600
300
400
130
18
SAMSOE HOJSKOLE – SAMSOE
GRENAA PRODUCTIONSKOLE –GRENAA
BOLDAKADEMIET – HORNSYLD
HJERTING SKOLE – HJERTING
FREINET SKOLE – VALBY CPH
HALEGARDEN – CPH
SKANDERUP EFTERSKOLE
RIBE FEST
TARP FEST
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
100
80
200
200
180
20
200
120
70
Det færdige regnskab og bilag sendes til Center for Kultur og Udvikling. Af mit regnskab fremgår det, at
udgifterne til besøg i snit beløber sig til ca. 20.000,- pr. gæst. Så ved vi det, til når vi selv skal betale.
Kenyafesten i Ribe har været den bedste til dags dato med ca. 120 besøgende. Vi fik en dejlig overraskelse,
da jubilæumsfestkomiteen gav os en flot check. Den blev overrakt til Chief George, der var ved at falde
bagover.
For første gang var der Kenyafest i Tarp i Bryndumhallen
Det var en god aften med 60-70 besøgende, der blev trakteret med smagsprøver fra Kenya. Stor ros til
Sarah, der lavede afrikansk mad til alle.
Skolestøtte 2010: Skanderup, Gjellerup, Rindum og Hertug Hans. Tak alle sammen! Der hænger nu et skilt i
lægeklinikkens forhal med navne på alle donorskoler.
Ved oktobermødet drøftede vi, at kenyanerne mangler penge akut og vi sendte 30.000,- kr. til klinikken, samt
30.000,- kr. til køb af grund til kommende skoleprojekt. Der var, som nævnt i nyhedsbrevet i juni, behov for
en ændring af budgettet
En medarbejder fra projektrådgivningen (PRNGO) under Danida, har besøgt Asembo og var meget
begejstret for udviklingsarbejdet i landsbyen. Organisationen opfordrer os til at søge støtte. Ikke midler til
bygninger, men derimod til kapacitetsopbygning. Ruth går videre med sagen.
Tonny Trifolikom har købt 4 vandreservoir presenninger til brug til afvanding af afgrøder. ”Ingeniører Uden
Grænser” vil gerne være behjælpelige med etableringen af bassinerne. Tonny arbejder videre på projektet.
Foreningen bevilger 6000,- kr. til en vandpumpe og slanger, så der kan pumpes vand fra en lille flod og op på
markerne. Tonny og Gerd arbejder sammen om projektet i en undergruppe.
30 computere er doneret fra UCSyddanmark, og de klargøres til container af kontakten fra ”Seniorer Uden
Grænser”, Bjørn, som igen er behjælpelig med at rense og installere nye batterier. Tak, Bjørn.
Ved mødet i november har koordinator Peter Okoyo givet grønt lys, så containeren pakkes lørdag d.
27/11/10. Så ved vi, den ikke ankommer midt i juleferien med øgede lagerudgifter som konsekvens.
Vi fik en henvendelse fra Skanderup Efterskole, der gerne vil have en opdateret introduktion til foreningen
samt et diplom, der dokumenterer skolens bidrag til Asembo. Ruth har lavet en beskrivelse af foreningens
arbejde, og vi får lavet plakater i A3 og A4 til formålet. Disse sendtes til alle sponsorerende skoler og større
bidragydere.
Vi skal nu til at forberede indvielse af lægeklinikken. Vi tilbyder en arrangeret en tur i uge 7 for interesserede.
Fra bestyrelsen deltager Ruth Lange, Kurt Pedersen og desuden Kurts kone Ruth Christensen samt Gerd
Lange ved åbningen. Deltagelsen i åbningen af lægehuset vil ikke belaste foreningens regnskab. Tonny og
hans kone Ulla samt 7 deltagere fra Samsø kom senere på listen. Ruth inviterer den danske ambassadør i
Kenya Geert Aagaard Andersen.
Til jul fik vi igen udsendt nyhedsbreve samt en del skolesponsorbreve til sponsorerne. Men ikke fra alle børn.
Vi har stadig problemer med sponsorprogrammet og Asembo har nu ansat en ung kvinde til at få styr på det.
Der forsvinder ingen penge, men af og til får sponsorerne ikke breve og beskeder. Det er ikke ok, men er nu
ved at blive ordnet
Vi fik 4000 kr. ekstra fra Gjellerupskolen, som blev uddelt til de forældreløse og de fattigste børn i Asembo i
julegave.
Selvom det rækker ind i året 2011 vil jeg også nævne at Anton d. 13. januar valgte at trække sig som
formand pga. travlhed, og jeg blev som næstformand atter valgt til formandsposten.
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På intet tidspunkt i årets løb var der kommet konkrete oplæg til de forslag, vi havde lovet
generalforsamlingen.
På mødet i januar fremlagde jeg derfor igen et forslag, også til vedtægtsændringer. På samme møde havde
Kanyakoo skrevet til os med deres ønsker om, hvordan vi skulle satse fremover, og det forsøgte jeg at
forholde mig loyalt til. Det blev alligevel et noget stormfuldt møde, som tydeligt viste uenigheder om vejen
frem i bestyrelsen. Så må vi se, hvordan det går i dag.
Vi har i 2010 mistet en dansk og en kenyansk ven, som vi har tænkt meget på. Karin Pedersen, vores
gummitaskeproducent og Agnes søster, Lenny. Karin fik startet et flot projekt, som kvinderne har været
utroligt glade for. Jeg var med til den sørgelige begravelse i Haarby. Hendes datter Jeanette har besøgt
landsbyen og hilst på de mange, Karin har berørt. Det var alle glade for. Lenny var leder af
ungdomsgruppens musik og dans og savnes meget i Asembo ved hver eneste fest. Vi samlede privat ind til
hendes barn. Hendes lille søn Frank bor nu hos Agnes og hendes mand
Året har budt på mange udvekslinger og mange danskeres besøg i Kenya og masser af nye kontakter i
Danmark, som foreningen kan bygge videre på. Det er en stor glæde.
Det er mit håb, at næste år vil bringe en start på et kapacitetsopbygningsprojekt i Kenya. I første omgang fik
vi ingen støtte, men vi tog alligevel derned i februar, og drøftede alt igennem med involverede. Kenyanerne
virker modne til at tage den udfordring op.
I Februar havde vi en fejende flot og festlig indvielse af lægeklinikken med nærvær af mange honoratiores også vores danske ambassadør og han kone. En stor, stor dag, hvor over 3 års arbejde blev fuldført. Driften
er nu også stabiliseret, og vi får snart praktikanter på besøg fra UCSyddanmark.
Tak for i år og tak for ordet.
Ruth Lange
Formand
Kommentarer til beretningen:
Anton fortæller, at han har trukket sig som formand, idet han ikke mener at han kan give foreningsarbejdet
nok opmærksomhed pga. tidspres. Anton pointerer, at hans beslutning ikke har ikke noget at gøre med
foreningens og bestyrelsens arbejde og udvikling.
Mogens undrer sig over, at sommerbesøget fra Kenya har kostet 20.000,- kr. pr. gæst. Ruth forklarer, at
prisen på 20.000,- kr. er for 1½ måneds besøg, hvis foreningen selv skal betale. Det meste har dog været
finansieret af CKU indtil videre.
Mogens spørger til den manglende information om sponsorbørn. Ruth svarer, at der er sendt en officiel
klage, da flere sponsorer har trukket sig af samme årsag. Kanyakoo er klar over problemet og har ansat en
person, der skal være med til at rette op på problemerne. Den manglende information fra sponsorbørnene er
meget beklageligt, hvilket Kanyakoo også er blevet gjort opmærksom på. De har dog lovet at løse
problemerne. Mogens foreslår, at sponsorbørn får mulighed for at kontakte sponsorer via Skype.
Formandens beretning godkendes enstemmigt.
Ruth har lavet et oplæg om Vestkenyas Venners fremtid, som er udsendt til alle medlemmer. Den foreslåede
nye struktur for foreningen lægger i højere grad op til, at medlemmer kan deltage i arbejdet trods stor
geografisk spredning. Ruth håber, at der kan skabes konsensus om oplægget. Punktet debatteres på
generalforsamlingen. Herefter tages punktet op til vedtagelse eller forkastning på førstkommende
bestyrelsesmøde af den nye bestyrelse.
Referent: Vibeke Tietge
ANNEX F
Audited Accounts/ revideret regnskab WKF for 2010:
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