CALENDAR

Kenya pastoralist journalist network with financial assistance from World Association of christian communication and its partner African women features services held a one week peace building and reconcilation workshops in Nomadic Healthcare hall, WAJIR DISTRICT on 13 -14 december and the main workshop was held on 16-17 at HIDDIG Hotel GARISSA DISTRICT.
The workshop brought together peace builders , pastoralist herders, women groups, youth groups, journalists and ex-combatants.The workshop explored the problem of interclan clashes, resource conflicts, cross borders raids and spillovers with view of intiating reconcilation , harmony, co-existence and open the volatile province to the rest of the world.The workshop which was of its kind produced a joint working plan between the stakeholders and the government officials in bringing peace.

It was the first workshop that brought government officials, ex-combatants and women peacebuilders together. Every side gave its views, suggestions, way forwards and plan of joint action so that peace can be achieved by all stakeholders in the volatile province.

All the stakeholders were happy and they have conveyed their gratitude and many thanks to the peace program funder WORLD ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATION and program partners AWCFS and Pajan KENYA

PLEASE CHECK GROUP PHOTO OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE BLOGSPOT

FORD FOUNDATION AND AWCFS DELEGATION VISIT TO PAJAN OFFICES

FORD FOUNDATION AND AWCFS DELEGATION LED BY JOYCE NYAIRO OF FORDFOUND AND AWCFS EXECUTIVE DRECTOR ROSEMARY OKELLO VISITED PAJAN OFFICES AND STUDIO IN GARISSA , KENYA.
THEY ASSISTED PAJANKENYA TO SET UP A RESOURCE CENTER THAT WILL ALLOW JOURNALIST TO RESEARCH ON THEIR STORIES, EDIT AND PROOF CHECK BEFORE SUBMITTING IT TO MEDIA DIVERSITY FOR ONLINE PUBLISHING.
THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST JOURNALISTS WHO WERE CHOPPED FROM NATION NEWSPAPER FOLLOWING MASSIVE LAY-OFF AND MANY HUMAN INTEREST STORIES AND SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT STORIES WILL BE PREPARED BY JOURNALISTS FRO PUBLISHING.

PAJANKENYA TAKES THIS OPPORTUNITY IN THANKING JOYCE NAYIRO OF FORD FOUNDATION AND ROSEMARY OKELLO FOR ASSISTING COMMUNITY MEDIA IN REMOTE NORTHERN KENYA

PASTORALIST NON-VIOLENCE TRAINING

KENYA PASTORALIST JOURNALIST NETWORK HAS RECEIVED A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM A.J MUSTE TOWARD ITS PASTORALIST NON VIOLENCE TRAINING IN GARISSA, KENYA. THE TRAINING WILL BRING 200 PARTICIPANTS FROM VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE VOLATILE DISTRICT. IT WILL EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY, BUILD THEIR CAPACITY OF USING NON-VIOLENCE MEANS IN BULDING PEACE, RECONCILATION , SOCIAL COHESION AND BONDING.
THE TRAINING WILL BE A TRAINING OF TRAINERS TOT AND THE KNOWLEDGE WILL TRICKLE TO VARIOUS ORGANISATION IN THE DISTRICT
DATE : 20TH to 29Th JULY 2009
VENUE : KORA HOTEL
WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY IN THANKING A.J MUSTE FOR THE SUPPORT AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT THE PROJECT WIL ACHIEVE

ERADICATION OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS

KENYA PASTORALIST JOURNALIST NETWORK HAS RECEIVED GRANTS FROM ALERT TOWARD ITS CAMPAIGN OF ERADICATION OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS. THE CAMPAIGN WILL START WITH TWO DAY WORKSHOP AND A PEACEFUL PROCESSION AND A ONE MONTH RADIO PROGRAMME

WORKSHOP DATES 1st - 2nd, OCTOBER 2009

CAMPAIGNS DATES: 3RD OCTOBER 2009

VENUE: HIDDIG HOTEL


BUSINESS TRAINING:
KENYA PASTORALIST JOURNALIST NETWORK HAS RECEIVED GRANTS FROM GLOBAL PHILANTHROPHY ALLINACE TOWARD ITS BUSINESS TRAINING FOR REHABILITATED EX-COMBATANTS IN GARISSA DISTRICT OF KENYA

DATES: 9th OCTOBER TO 13TH OCTOBER

VENUE: NOMAD RESORT HOTEL


PEACE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS

KENYA PASTORALIST JOURNALIST NETWORK HAS RECEIVED GRANTS FROM WACC GLOBAL TOWARD ITS PROJECT OF PEACE EDUCATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS IN NORTHERN KENYA

VENUE: REMOTE VILLAGES, WATERING POINTS AND GRAZING AREAS

PEACE EDUCATION : 3 WEEKS

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: 3 WEEKS

TRAINING : 3 WEEKS

COMMUNITY MEDIA : 3 WEEKS

GARISSA: ONE MONTH IST FEB-1ST MARCH
WAJIR 5TH MARCH -5TH APRIL
MANDERA: 10TH APRIL - 10TH MAY


PEACE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: 3 HOTSPOTS OF LIBOI, AMUMA AND DAGAHLEY
DATES: 15th JULY TO 30TH JULY 2010


ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD PROJECT
10 TO 25 JULY 2010 SUPPORTED BY WOMEN OF ECLA

PASTORALIST TB EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
JULY , AUGUST ,SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER 2010
SUPPORTED BY STOP TB

PASTORALIST TB CAMPAIGN AND EDUCATION

FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL MAY 2011
NORTHERN KENYA


WORLD TB DAY

WORLD TB DAY was marked with pomp and colour in Wajir, Garissa and Mandera districts in northern kenya. The World TB day activities this year brought various stakeholders like women groups, youth group,PLWHA, TB patients, Government officials ,medics and pastoralist herders.

They received education on treatment, transmission and prevention of TB and importance of going for testing, taking drugs accordingly and without fail. They were educated on danger of stigma toward the TB patients and residents of Mandera were taught on how TB education and campaigns has changed the attitude of communities in Wajir and Garissa on TB patients.

They also received education on increased cases of MDR TB in the region and they were educated on how to seek treatment at hospital and signs of MDR TB.