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The Kenya Institute of Social Work and Community Development (KISWCD) is a community-focused development and training institution without any governmental, religious or political affiliation. It was registered by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on 22 August 2002 as a training institution. In 2016; in line with the TVET Act ...
As a result, informal sector employment does not contribute to Kenya's GDP. [105] Non-farm self-employment has risen from 1989 to 2009. The World Bank characterises non-farm self-employment to include jobs such as "street vendor, shop owner, dressmaker, assistant, fishmonger, caterer, etc." Non-farm self-employment has risen from a total of 0.9 ...
Grassroots activism is an important social force in Kenya, especially for women and is not just a modern phenomenon. [32] Campaigns led by Kenya women have included issues such as FGM, women's political participation and gender-based violence. [33] [34] [35] Leading protests can put activists like Wanjeri Nderu at risk of violence. [36]
The National Youth Service (NYS) is an organisation under the Government of Kenya. It was established in 1964 to train young people in important national matters. In 2019, the organization was transformed from a state department to a fully fledged semi-autonomous state corporation after enactment of NYS act, 2018 [2]] by the Kenyan parliament.
This is a list of domestic and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in Kenya. [ 1 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Social workers work with individuals and families to help improve outcomes in their lives. This may be helping to protect vulnerable people from harm or abuse or supporting people to live independently. Social workers support people, act as advocates and direct people to the services they may require.
The Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) is the national government of the Republic of Kenya located in East Africa. It is composed of 47 Counties, each county with its own semi-autonomous governments, including the national capital of Nairobi, where the national government is primarily based. The national government is composed of three ...
Website. www.unon.org. The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON, Swahili: Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa Nairobi) in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is one of four major United Nations office sites [a] where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. Established in 1996, it is the UN's official headquarters in Africa.