The Global Peace Foundation Kenya signed an MOU on Wednesday 2nd February with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) at the NCIC offices in Nairobi Kenya.
The partnership will see the two organizations collaborate in various peacebuilding efforts including delivering a peaceful 2022 electoral process through the Elections Bila Noma campaign. The two organizations will also collaborate towards realization of the institutions’ other shared objectives such as promoting Civic Awareness and National Values through civic education and other modes of advocacy and national reconciliation.
The agreement was signed by Dr. Skitter Ocharo HSC, the Commission Secretary/CEO of the NCIC, and Mr. Daniel Juma Omondi the Country Director of the Global Peace Foundation Kenya.
Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony, the Commission Secretary Skitter W. Ocharo, noted that through the collaboration, the commission will leverage the unique strengths and comparative advantage of Global Peace Foundation to ensure that the areas envisaged within the MoU are explored and fully implemented. "The MoU opens a new area of strategic partnership between our two institutions. In this view, National Cohesion and Integration Commission shall leverage on the strengths & comparative advantage of Global Peace Foundation Kenya to ensure the envisaged areas of partnership are fully implemented", said Dr. Skitter Ocharo.
On his part, the Global Peace Foundation Country Director Daniel Juma hailed NCIC on their commitment to national cohesion and the ongoing efforts to ensure the 2022 elections are held in a peaceful environment devoid of the kind of violence witnessed in the past.
As a part of the Elections Bila Noma campaign, both organizations are scheduled to conduct training for political aspirants to enable them to conduct effective campaigns in the upcoming elections.
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC)
The National Cohesion & Integration Commission (NCIC) is a statutory body established under the National Cohesion and Integration Act (Act No. 12 of 2008) and existing to promote national unity in Kenya. The Commission was borne out of the realization that long lasting peace, sustainable development and harmonious coexistence among Kenyans requires deliberate normative, institutional and attitudinal processes of constructing nationhood, national cohesion and integration. The Commission’s mission is to develop and sustain processes that alleviate all forms of ethnic discrimination and promote diversity through knowledge creation, capacity building, advocacy and pertinent policy development. The Commission denotes the urgency that Kenyans be mobilized, sensitized, trained and educated about non-violent conflict resolution processes as well as peace building initiatives that appreciate human dignity.
Website: https://cohesion.or.ke/
The Global Peace Foundation Kenya
The GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION - KENYA (GPF) is a chapter of Global Peace Foundation International, which is a nonsectarian, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes an innovative value-based approach to peace building, guided by the vision of One Family under God. GPF engages and organizes a global network of public and private sector partners who develop community, national, and regional peacebuilding models as the foundation for ethical and cohesive societies. GPF believes a shared future is within our reach, and that our shared identity and common aspirations as members of the human family establish the basis for sustainable peace. GPF affirms the importance of universally recognized principles and shared values as essential to building social cohesion within nations and the global community.
Website: www.globalpeace.or.ke.
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Diana Mwose at the Global Peace Foundation Kenya on Tel: +254202712215 or email dmwose@globalpeace.org or kenya@globalpeace.org.
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