Genesis Offices including The Genesis CDA Training and Resource Centre for the local community

1. Genesis Offices including The Genesis CDA Training and Resource Centre for the local community August 2010

2. 1 Who are we? • Genesis Community Development Assistance “Genesis CDA” is a Kenya registered NGO • Registered in 1995 Ref: OP/218/051/94150/424 under the NGO Act 1990. • Genesis CDA is a charitable organisation operating in the lower eastern part of Kenya, especially, the larger Mwingi District. • Operates in rural Kenya with links to 16 primary schools and 10 secondary schools. • Genesis is also linked to 65 Community Based Organizations, “CBOs” who require training on leadership, governance, communication and reports production • Many of the programmes undertaken by Genesis CDA are aimed at stimulating and assisting sustainable development in the region. • The government of Kenya has come up with vision 2030 aimed at making Kenya a semi-industrial economy by 2030. The biggest barrier to the realization of the vision is lack of information, low literacy levels, poor perceptions and the lack of the adoption of appropriate technologies. Transforming Communities from Dependency to Self-Reliance through Education

3. 1 Who are we? Continued–The NGO Members The board of Genesis CDA is composed of 9 Volunteer members. The Board is responsible for the governance and running of Genesis CDA. • Bishop Robert Mutemi Mutua – Executive Director. A local Bishop in Mwingi • Julius Mulae – Chairman. A UK based SAP Finance/IT professional • Japeth Ndambuki – Member. Nairobi based banking professional • William Musyoka – Secretary. A Nairobi University law lecturer • Temi Mutia – Member. A Nairobi based businessman • Colonel (Rtd) Francis Munuve - Member. UNHCR employee • Valerie Mulae – Member. A UK based secondary school teacher • Julius Muinde - Treasurer . A Nairobi based public accountant Transforming Communities from Dependency to Self-Reliance through Education

4. 2. What does Genesis CDA stand for? • Genesis CDA tries to be as original as possible. It is not an opportunistic single purpose organisation. • Works with all local communities in a fully inclusive manner. • Genesis CDA is volunteer based with all the current members working on a voluntary basis. • Our new strategy for 2010-2015 focuses on accessing ICT skills to rural communities, professional and academic mentoring, dissemination and internalization of social and economic pillars of the Kenya vision 2030 to the rural communities and their relevancy to the NGO’s vision of an empowered, dignified, self-reliant, gender sensitive community. • We looking to transform the local community from dependency thinking to self-reliance through education. Transforming Communities from Dependency to Self-Reliance through Education

5. 3. What is that Genesis CDA is looking for in potential development partners • Partnership for a new Genesis Resources centre for our link schools and the District of Mwingi • Support to further develop the Genesis Community Training and Exhibition Centre which will eventually be a community communication, training and resource centre for social transformation. • Contribution by partners in the form of expert knowledge transfer and workshop facilitation. • Funding support to further develop the student and facilitator accommodation facilities at the centre. • ICT hub and infrastructure development partners particularly welcome. We are looking to eventually have a resource centre with well equipped library and computers for research and publications. • Partners for curriculum development and delivery; particularly issues covering effective local poverty reduction methods, indigenous knowledge, and other effective approaches to poverty eradication. • Partners committed to general poverty eradication. Transforming Communities from Dependency to Self-Reliance through Education

6. 4. Why Partner with us • Well Established NGO with an existing centre that has adequate space for expansion and further development • The training room is already complete and now in use, so half of the work is done. Genesis CDA is seeking to further develop and equip the centre so that it can be fully utilised for the longer term sustainably. • Genesis CDA is working in rural Kenya where there is great need for education and information that can empower communities to fight to reduce dependency and poverty. • The centre once complete and fully operational will uplift marginalized communities through education and information sharing. • Potential to impact many students, professionals, local and national decision makers for the benefit of the community • 16 primary schools, 10 secondary schools and over 60 CBOs with direct links to Genesis. • Potentially Kenya could be an area of interest for any multinational organisation as Nairobi is the hub of Central and Southern Africa economic activity with a large number of multinational companies and international organisations having a presence there. Transforming Communities from Dependency to Self-Reliance through Education

7. 5. Sustainability and potential impact • Some infrastructure already in place at the Genesis Exhibition Centre • Administration personnel in place • Volunteers available with strong local and national connections • Cultural links with other organisations in place or being established • Common purpose – potential to establish a media academy to serve not just the local catchment area but a national audience of Teachers and other professionals in need of research materials and current information • Visiting partners and facilitators who will find ready audience for sharing information and cross cultural learning • Visitors from other countries will learn local languages at the centre as they prepare to go to various places within the country and deliver services. Languages like Kiswahili can be taught • Local leaders who will benefit from structured leadership training organized and facilitated from the centre Transforming Communities from Dependency to Self-Reliance through Education

8. 6. Genesis CDA Core activities and some recent working partners Core Activities: • Provision of safe drinking water and dams for water catchment. • Health education and infrastructure • HIV/AIDS and support for orphans • ICT Training, Capacity building and advocacy • Support to local farmers Partners: • Safaricom Foundation- Public company • KCDF Foundation- Kenya Community Development Foundation • KARI –Kenya Agricultural Research Institute • Equity Bank Limited • Action AID International Kenya • Various GOK Devolved Funds -CDF Transforming Communities from Dependency to Self-Reliance through Education

9. 7. Partnership Benefits • Potential assistance to a large cross section of a poor rural community • Ongoing partnership producing cross cultural benefits for our partners. • Opportunity for company team building trips linked to resource development and training activities • Mentoring and special workshop opportunities • Potential for direct participation in a socially responsible programme Transforming Communities from Dependency to Self-Reliance through Education

10. 9. Contact us • 1. Julius Mulae • Genesis CDA Board Chairman • 36 Forest Avenue, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5 BP Tel +44 7956 800155. • Julius.mulae@genesiscda.org • 2. Bishop Robert Mutemi, • Genesis CDA, Executive Director. • Nguutani Market , Nguutani division, • Migwani District. P.o. Box 178, Kithyoko, Tel +254 710733210 • Email: bspmutemi@yahoo.com • Email: bspmutemi@genesiscda.org • Genesis CDA site offices are based 160 Km east of Nairobi along Nairobi-Garissa road at Nguutani. Transforming Communities from Dependency to Self-Reliance through Education

11. 10. Appendix • LIST OF ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMS •  AAIK - Action Aid International Kenya • CBO - Community Based organization • Genesis CDA - Genesis Community Development Assistance • GOK - Government of Kenya • HIV / AIDS - Human Immuno Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome • IGAs - Income Generating Activities • NGO - Non Governmental Organization • PTA - Parents and Teachers Organization • VCT - Voluntary Counseling and Testing • CDF - Constituency Devolved Funds Transforming Communities from Dependency to Self-Reliance through Education