{"id":1078,"date":"2023-08-30T20:16:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/act.frankiamme.com\/?page_id=1078"},"modified":"2024-05-09T12:51:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T12:51:07","slug":"about-our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/about-us\/about-our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Implementing: The Royal Danish Embassy funded Resilience, Peace and Stability programme. The UKaid funded Kenya Devolution Programme - Timiza Ugatuzi. The USAID funded Kenya Electoral Conflict Mitigation and Education Program. The Global Community Engagement.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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2016 \u2013 2020<\/div><\/div>
Received USAID grant for TIMIZA AHADI program Engaged in Kenya Electoral Assistance Program. Collaborated with Youth Enterprise Development Fund on the Peace, Security and Stability program on youth training. Developed 2020-2021 strategic plan.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Received first Billion grant with sub-grant mechanism. Rebranded to Act!, becoming autonomous Kenyan-NGO. Launched Changieni Rasili Mali (CRM) campaign under Environment and Natural Resource Management platform<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Launch of Pact Kenya 2008-2012 strategic plan focussing on Environment Natural Resource Management, Democracy and Governance, Peace Building and Conflict Management and Women Empowerment.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Pact Kenya established as an NGO Worked with Pact Inc on South Sudan Fund grants Supported civil society engagement in Sudan comprehensive peace agreement process that led to separation of South Sudan from Sudan.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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