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KCDF Programmes, Community interventions and Corporate Involvement

Presented by Wairu Kinyori, Programme Office, Policy, Media, Research & Advocacy SUSBIZ Joint Workshop 30th October 2012 Travellers Beach Hotel & Club, Mombasa

KENYA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (KCDF)

"Go to the people, live with them, learn from them, plan with them, work with them, start with what they know, build

• n what they have. Teach by showing, learn by doing.

NOT a showcase, but a pattern, not odds and ends, but a system, not piecemeal, but integrated approach. Not to conform, but to transform, not relief, but release." Attributed to Lao Tse, Ricardo Labez, & Y. C. James

TAKE HOMES

• KCDF and what it does – Theory of Change
• CSR is not an abstract concept
• A Paradigm shift to CSR

– Taking CSR to the next level

• CSR is good business
• SUSTAINABILITY

WHO IS KCDF?

• We are a pioneer national public foundation established in 1997
• Core focus is on grant making to support community driven

development in Kenya

• Provided more than Kshs. 225 million (USD$ 3 million) to

community programmes

• Our Theory of Change based on rapid and enduring change is

possible when communities initiate their own solutions to development challenges and if they harness and grow their resources.

• Sustainability in all its initiatives and emphasis on mobilising local

resources for investment, strengthening local institutions and building of sustainability endowment funds.

• Promotion of Local Philanthropy and collaboration
• Accountability and Transparency

Governance Structure of KCDF

Distribution of KCDF Programmes

Vulnerability of Communities Groups

• OVCs –Girl child and Education

Scholarship Programme

• Youth Development Programme
• Early Childhood Development
• Food Security Programme
• Urban Livelihoods (people living in

slums)

• Economic Development

Opportunities Structural & Governance Issues

• Tax Environment for Charitable Work
• Foundations Law (Public Benefits

Organizations Bill)

• Unclaimed Financial Assets
• GOK/CSOs Forums i.e. Vision 2030 &

Ministry of Environment National Mechanism on Climate Change Community Participation (Community Driven Development) & Capacity Development

• Community Assets Development

(endowment & match funding)

• Research, Policy & Philanthropy
• Access to Local Capacity

Development Services

• Creative Community Initiatives
• Learning and Sharing

Regional Mechanisms & KCDF Involvement

• African Grantmakers Network (AGN)
• Eastern Africa Association of Grant

Makers (EAAG)

• Media, Research & Advocacy

Diversity, Funding and Geographical Reach

No. Programme Funding Support Coverage 1. OVC Boys & Girls USAID Kenya & 27 Corporates National 2. Promotion of Local Community Fundraising Wilde Ganzen, Netherlands National 3. Youth Development ILO/Youth Employment Network, Education Development Centre & Barclays National/ Garissa 4. Food Security ,USTAWI Safaricom Foundation; KCB Foundation & Wilde Ganzen, NL 5. Urban Livelihoods Comic Relief, UK Nairobi 6. Community Innovation Comic Relief, UK National 7. Education Scholarships Chandaria Foundation & Individuals National 8. Media, Research & Policy Southern Africa Trust, KCDF National 9. Regional Philanthropy Rockefeller Foundation, TrustAfrica, Comic Relief, Mott Foundation Africa 10. Local Capacity Development Facility SNV Netherlands National 11. Early Childhood Development Bernard Van Leer Foundation Eastern & Coast

Grants Process

Design and Testing

• f Programme

Specific Grants Processes Calls For Applications Or Solicitation (with at least 30 days window) Initial Review of all applications (first level Screening) -can take up to 14 days depending on number received Presentation of Initial Shortlist at Pre- Grants Approval Panel - 1 day Working with Recommended Applicants to address feedback from Pre-GAP - Give 14 days

Field Visits - 12 staff giving at least 3 days time - 7 days

Finalization of field reports and Grants Approval Meetings – All Mgt & Prog Staff all sit in

Contracts Development, Signing - 7 days Funding Release, Implementation & Monitoring

Capacity Building Process

Taking from the Grants Evaluation Process - OCA

Joint meetings with leaders of the new grant partners

Prioritizing capacity building activities & allocating funds Joint CB Workshops & Engagement of Local Help (Consultants)

Regularly Tracking Progress through partner reports and mentorship visits

Current Corporate Partners

Education Scholarships Food Security (Ustawi ) Youth Development

• Ate Bank -Greece
• Mastercard

Foundation

• Microsoft
• Safaricom

Foundation

• CISCO
• Deloitte
• KPMG
• Old Mutual
• Equity Bank
• Serena Hotels
• Barclays Bank
• PWC
• Chandaria

Foundation

• KCB Foundation
• Safaricom

Foundation

• Commercial Bank of

Africa

• Barclays Bank

CASE STUDY 1: CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS

Community greenhouses supported by Safaricom Foundation

Community Dam constructed by KITHETHESYO CBO, MBOONI DISTRICT supported by KCB Foundation

WE LEAVE A LEGACY FOR OUR CHILDREN: KITHETHESYO CBO, MBOONI DISTRICT

KCB Foundation Funded community projects

Lowel – a VSO volunteer to NCDO – at the project site (drip irrigation at its inception)

1 acre under food crop at oloile secondary school.

KCDF and KCB foundation staff plant a tree to mark NCDO’s farmers’ Field day

Healthy maize during a dry season – water is life.

Key Lessons & Challenges

• Partners not looking at the community needs in project

development

• Socio-political environment
• Resource mobilisation (sustainable grant making)
• The competing demand from short term funding and narrow

targets by partnership projects for KCDF time.

• Balancing between quality, efficiently, effectiveness and

prudence

• The expansion of programmes have created new risk levels

(how do we keep the same level of warm and cordial partnerships) not withstanding time and resources required to track closely each partner?

• Negotiating and Securing longer term grants enables KCDF

to share same benefits to its partners

Opportunities

• KCDF has created a very good name with some of its existing

partners (funders) – we have seen increased funding and requests

• More communities taking initiatives in their development

sustainability in community driven initiatives

• Corporates/ Businesses partnering with communities

sustainably for the benefit of both

• Innovative Partnering opportunities with communities such as;

– Pamoja 4 Change (Local resource mobilisation and matching), – Adopting community projects, – Market place events (Supplier – producer linkages), – Endowment building (sustainability) – Micro-credits (revolving funds)

• Influencing policies that affect the community and advocating

for community needs e.g Bills and Laws (Unclaimed Assets), Vision 2030 agenda

How to get involved?

• Partnering with KCDF to identify community needs
• Endowment Building
• Local Resource Mobilization – Matching Funds
• Grants to support programmes

– Pamoja 4 Change – Education programme – Ustawi Food Security – Economic Development and Local Capacity Development – Youth Empowerment – Early Childhood Development – Policy

ASANTE SANA

Further Information

www.kcdf.or.ke

Contacts

wairu.kinyori@kcdf.or.ke