KENYA NIWAJIBU WETU (NIWETU) ACTIVITY

KENYA NIWAJIBU WETU

(NIWETU) ACTIVITY FY 2017 Q 3 PROGRESS REPORT

JULY 2017

This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI Global, LLC.

KENYA NIWAJIBU WETU (NIWETU) ACTIVITY

1 April – 30 June 2017

Award No: AID-OAA-I-13-00013/AID-615-TO-16-00010

Prepared for John Langlois United States Agency for International Development/Kenya C/O American Embassy United Nations Avenue, Gigiri P.O. Box 629, Village Market 00621 Nairobi, Kenya Prepared by DAI Global, LLC 4th Floor, Mara 2 Building Eldama Park Nairobi, Kenya

DISCLAIMER

The authors’ views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.

FY 2017 Q3 PROGRESS REPORT

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CONTENTS

I. NIWETU EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... iii

II. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS (Qualitative Impact) ....................................................................................................... 1

III. ACTIVITY PROGRESS (Quantitative Impact) .................................................................................................... 9

IV. CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES ....................................................................................................... 22

V. PERFORMANCE MONITORING ....................................................................................................................... 23

VI. PROGRESS ON GENDER STRATEGY .......................................................................................................... 23

VII. PROGRESS ON ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING .................................... 24

VIII. PROGRESS ON LINKS TO OTHER USAID PROGRAMS ..................................................................... 24

IX. PROGRESS ON LINKS WITH GOK AGENCIES ........................................................................................ 24

X. PROGRESS ON USAID FORWARD................................................................................................................... 24

XI. SUSTAINABILITY AND EXIT STRATEGY ................................................................................................... 24

XII. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE ....................................................................................................... 25

XIII. SUBSEQUENT QUARTER’S WORK PLAN ................................................................................................ 25

XIV. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................... 26

ANNEXES & ATTACHMENTS (MAXIMUM 10 PAGES) ................................................................................... 1

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AHADI Agile and Harmonized Assistance to Devolved Institutions

AMEP Activity Monitoring & Evaluation Plan

ATPU Anti-Terror Police Unit

CAP Complexity Aware Planning

COP Chief of Party

COR Contracting Officer’s Representative

CBOs Community Based Organizations

CSOs Civil Society Organizations

CVE Countering Violent Extremism

DAI DAI Global, LLC.

DCC Deputy County Commissioner

DCVE Directorate for Counter Violent Extremism

DCOP Deputy Chief of Party

DGO Director of Grants and Operations

EOP Executive Office of the President

FY Fiscal Year

GOK Government of Kenya

IPL Isiolo Peace Link

K-YES Kenya Youth Employment and Skills Program

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

NIWETU Kenya NiWajibu Wetu

NCTC National Counter-Terrorism Centre

NPS National Police Service

NSCVE National Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism

OAA Office of Acquisition and Assistance

SAP Social Action Project

SCORE Strengthening Community Resilience against Extremism

SRS Strategic Review Session

SUPKEM Supreme Council of Kenyan Muslims

RVI Rift Valley Institute

TO Task Order

USAID United States Agency for International Development

USIU-A United States International University Africa

VE Violent Extremism

WPDA Wajir Peace and Development Agency

WOKIKE Womankind Garissa

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I. NIWETU EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Qualitative Impact

NIWETU had a productive quarter with activities continuing to ramp up as relationships with partner organizations, as well as the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), were further built and strengthened. In this reporting period, USAID approved four grants, all fully executed with local partners. During the quarter, NIWETU implemented eight active grants under both Task 1.2 (Sub-grants to Community-Based Organizations to Address Locally Relevant Drivers of VE) and Task 1.5 (Strategic Communications Pilot Project).

As mentioned above, in the reporting period, NIWETU, in coordination with USAID, continued to build and strengthen its relationship with the NCTC. This engagement led to NCTC providing NIWETU a verbal approval to engage directly with county and national governments on countering violent extremism (CVE). This is a great opportunity for the development of activities under Objective 2: Government response to violent extremism (VE) improved. NIWETU awaits the assignment of a focal point for more regularized communication and collaboration with NCTC.

Responding to increased VE threats in Isiolo County, NIWETU revised the selected VE hotspots in the area to include Garbatulla in Isiolo South Constituency and Isiolo Central in Isiolo North Constituency. Following this revision, USAID approved two grant concepts for Garbatulla and Isiolo Central. The NIWETU team continued to co-design and co-develop new grants with local partners for each of the eight VE hotspots in the four counties (Task 1.2)

NIWETU completed the Baseline Assessment (Task 1.1) which sought to gather data related to NIWETU’s Theories of Change (TOC) in order to assess the local context and track changes over time as they relate to NIWETU’s four results areas: (1) Improved CVE Knowledge and Skills; (2) Community Networks Established; (3) Community-led CVE Strategies & Initiatives; (4) Increased Government Capacity.

NIWETU continued working with USAID to review and provide feedback to United States International University – Africa (USIU-A) on the Strategic Communication Pilot Plan (Task 1.5). In addition, NIWETU sought applications for the CVE Strategic Communications Pilot for Nairobi County.

In this quarter, NIWETU continued hosting monthly CVE Program Coordination Meetings for CVE programs in Kenya, including USAID-funded and other donor-funded programs. This regular coordination will continue to inform NIWETU and other CVE stakeholders of areas of synergy and coordination.

Quantitative Impact

All quantitative impact to date is based on proposed methodology and draft indicators pending USAID approval of the NIWETU Activity M&E Plan. In this reporting period, NIWETU made progress on 10 indicators as listed below:

1.1 (# of civil society organizations that partner with Government of Kenya in CVE activities), NIWETU engaged 2 organizations

1.3 (# of people participating in USG-supported events, or activities designed to build mass support for CVE), NIWETU engaged 649 individuals

1.4 (# of community based organizations supported by USG assistance), NIWETU engaged 4 CBOs

1.6 (# of community members (non-governmental officials) trained, mentored, provided TA), NIWETU completed a one-month CVE mentorship for 517 at-risk youth in Garissa County

1.7 (# of women, youth, and marginalized individuals who are beneficiaries of USG-funded interventions), NIWETU engaged 601 individuals

1.8 (# of local women participating in a substantive role or position in CVE supported with USG assistance), NIWETU engaged 8 women

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1.9 (# of local youth participating in a substantive role or position in CVE supported activities with USG assistance), NIWETU supported 9 youth

2.1 (# of initiatives directly supported by or adopted by county/national government designed in response to community concerns around VE matters), NIWETU supported 2 initiatives

2.2 (% of county/national officials trained who indicate they are likely to implement what they are learning during training) 53% of officials trained indicated a likelihood to implement learnings from NIWETU supported activities

2.3 (# of county/national trained, mentored, provided TA as a result of USG support), NIWETU trained 38 Wajir County departmental heads on the NSCVE

Constraints and Opportunities

NIWETU still faces some constraints to achieving full implementation. The pending approval of foundational start-up deliverables, including the Year One Work Plan and the Activity M&E Plan remains a constraint. All start-up deliverables were submitted on schedule during start-up, and over the reporting period DAI has responsively provided changes based on feedback received.

This reporting period saw some major opportunities emerge for the NIWETU program. Most importantly, NCTC’s greenlight for NIWETU to have direct engagements with its county and national government officers is a great opportunity for the development of activities under Objective 2. NIWETU will prioritize county and national government engagement in the upcoming quarter; however, we are still waiting for a focal point from NCTC.

Subsequent Quarter’s Work Plan

In the upcoming quarter, NIWETU does not anticipate any changes from the Year 1 Work Plan submitted to USAID. Of significance:

Task 1.1 Complexity Aware Planning Cycle Framework: conduct a new quarterly research cycle

Task 1.2: Sub-grants to Address Locally Relevant Drivers of VE: continue to co-design, award, co-implement, and complete activities with local partners in the selected hotspots

Task 1.3: Organizational Capacity Building: with USAID, plan for the upcoming CVE Toolkit design process

Task 1.4: CVE Community Champions: with USAID, continue to discuss design ideas, including potentially adapting existing Champions for Change curriculum to suit CVE needs

Task 1.5: Strategic Communications Pilot: with USAID, continue to discuss next steps for the Strategic Communications Pilot Plan, and solicit, and award the CVE Strategic Communications Pilot for Nairobi County.

Task 1.6: Rapid Response: finalize the roaster for Rapid Response consultants and remain ready to respond as needed by USAID

Task 2.1: Enhance Research and Generate Knowledge Products: engage with Government of Kenya counterparts to have a better understanding of their research and knowledge product priorities

Task 2.2: Targeted Assistance to County Governments: engage with County Government representatives and other programs assisting County Governments, to determine appropriate approaches to programming at the NIWETU counties

Task 2.3: Targeted Assistance to National Government and Inter-governmental Platforms: with direction from USAID, pursue priorities expressed by Government of Kenya counterparts, as appropriate

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II. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS (QUALITATIVE IMPACT)

Overview

This Quarterly Progress Report is for the NIWETU Contract (AID-OAA-I-13-00013/AID-615-TO-16-00010) and covers the period from 1 April through 30 June 2017.

Progress on Start-Up Deliverables

During the reporting period, NIWETU revised the Activity Monitoring and Monitoring Plan (AMEP) and Year One Work Plan start-up deliverables and resubmitted each to USAID for review and approval.

NIWETU Engagement and Activities

On April 11, NIWETU convened a CVE stakeholders briefing for representatives of United States Congressional Staffers Gregory Simpkins and Lesley Warner. During the briefing, Kenyan civil society organizations (CSOs) shared insights on what works and what needs improvement. The NIWETU team shared insights on the dynamic nature of VE and the program’s ongoing VE indexing as a part of the activity’s adaptive programming model.

Below are some of the other key highlights for the activity’s engagements in this reporting period:

The National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) gave NIWETU verbal approval to engage directly with county and national governments on CVE.

The NIWETU team revised Isiolo County VE hotspots to include Garbatulla in Isiolo South Constituency and Isiolo Central in Isiolo North Constituency. The NIWETU team presented the findings of the Recruitment Dynamic in Isiolo research to the USAID Kenya and East Africa Mission Director Karen Freeman. NIWETU’s Q2 FY 2017 report has further details on the Recruitment Dynamic in Isiolo research.

The NIWETU team met the Officer Commanding of the Directorate of Counter Violent Extremism (DCVE) to introduce the activity and explore areas of synergy for Objective 2: Government responsiveness to violent extremism improved.

The NIWETU team met the Deputy County Commissioners (DCC) for Isiolo, Westlands Sub-County and Wajir to introduce the activity and explore ways to collaborate to address the growing violent extremism threat.

The NIWETU team met the Nairobi Region Peace Coordinator to introduce the activity and identify interlink areas for collaboration.

The NIWETU team convened a CVE stakeholder to meeting for representatives of the NCTC to discuss the development of CVE County Action Plans (CAP). In addition, the NIWETU team attended the CVE stakeholders’ inception meeting for Isiolo County Action Plan.

NIWETU hosted three monthly CVE Programs Coordination Meetings for CVE programs in Kenya, including USAID-funded and other donor-funded programs.

In this reporting period, USAID approved the request for application (RFA) for the CVE Communications Pilot (NIWETU-NAI-0002). The RFA is under Task 1.5 (Strategic Communications Pilot Project). The goal of the Strategic Communications Pilot is to promote a more conducive environment for rights-based approaches to CVE in Kenya. NIWETU issued the RFA on April 13, and held a bidders meeting on April 19. The RFA closed on May 15. NIWETU received applications from six organizations including Africa Capacity Alliance, BSD Group, Jesuit Hakimani Centre, Social Comms and WERK. However, none of the organizations fully met the expectations of the RFA. NIWETU is waiting to discuss with USAID the next steps for the RFA.

In this reporting period, USAID approved four grants; all fully executed with local partners. This quarter had eight active grants under Task 1.2 (Sub-grants to Community-Based Organizations to Address Locally Relevant Drivers of VE), and Task 1.5 (Strategic Communications Pilot Project). Details of active grants for this reporting period are below.


(1) GR-NIW-17-001 – United States International University – Africa (USIU-A): CVE Strategic Communications Pilot Plan (Task 1.5)

In implementing this grant, USIU-A conducted a desk study and literature review; held a stakeholder engagement forum involving 64 participants from various demographic groups across Nairobi County over a three-day period and undertook a landscape survey. In this reporting period, NIWETU submitted USIU-A’s Strategic Communications Pilot Plan to USAID. The objective of the Strategic Communications Pilot Planning Project is to produce a rights-based strategic communications pilot plan that will create awareness among Kenyans about rights-based approaches to CVE.

(2) GR-NIW-17-002 - Wajir Peace and Development Agency (WPDA): Training Wajir County Officials on the NSCVE (Task 1.2)

WPDA organized a two-day training for Wajir County government departmental heads, including the Directorate of De-radicalization, on the National Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism (NSCVE). WPDA worked with the NCTC to design the training. The training helped the county departmental heads understand the key approaches and pillars of the NSCVE and be better equipped to align county action plans with national priorities. The two-day training provided the county officials a platform to learn, network, and interact with NCTC officials and address concerns about the government’s approach to CVE.

Key highlights from the two-day training included the below:

Mapping of CVE actors and activities in Wajir and inclusion of CVE in the county’s work plan

Investing in sensitizing the public on the NSCVE, CVE and the local VE context

Training women on early warning signs of radicalization

Utilizing media, specifically radio, is useful in reaching youth with CVE messages

The WPDA grant anchored on the NSCVE pillar for training and capacity building. The partner-learning goal for WPDA was on how to increase Wajir County departmental heads knowledge on CVE strategies in Kenya. NIWETU closed the WPDA grant during this reporting period.

Photo credit: MDPC

Wajir County government officials discuss the National Strategy on Countering Violent Extremism in groups in Wajir County.


(3) GR-NIW-17-004 – Supreme Council of Kenyan Muslims (SUPKEM): NiWajibu Wetu Tournament: Supporting Youth as Positive Change Agents in their Communities in Garissa (Task 1.2)

In this reporting period, SUPKEM provided a one-month CVE mentorship for 517 at-risk youth from 20 football clubs. Each of the 20 football clubs were assigned a youth mentor who facilitated open discussions about the context of CVE and VE in Garissa County. In addition, the youth discussed ways in which they can contribute positively to their communities. The mentorship provided the youth a safe and productive place to talk about VE and CVE, especially radicalization and leadership.

The youth mentor also helped each club to design and implement CVE social action projects (SAP) in their communities.

SUPKEM will hold a community exhibition to display the 20 SAPs, which will also serve as the opening ceremony for a two-week football tournament in Q4 FY 2017. The combination of the tournament and SAPs intends to contribute to youth being positive agents of change in their communities. Using football as a medium, the SUPKEM grant anchors on the NSCVE pillar for arts and culture. The partner-learning goal for SUPKEM is to increase their understanding of youth perspectives on CVE and VE, and the process of youth engagement in social action.

Abdirazac Aden, a youth mentor for Garissa Ndogo Football Club leads a discussion on countering violent extremism and violent extremism in Garissa County.

Photo credit: Irene Angwenyi / DAI

Photo credit: SUPKEM

Ngamia Football Club members’ clean blocked terraces in Garissa Town as part of their social action project to better their community and to improve the image of youth as positive contributors in the society.


(4) GR-NIW-005 – Isiolo Peace Link (IPL): Stakeholder Dialogue to Discuss VE in Isiolo (Task 1.2)

IPL organized and convened a two-day stakeholder dialogue in Isiolo County to discuss VE. The dialogue aimed to facilitate a better understanding of the VE context as well as challenges and gaps for collective action. The participants of the two-day dialogue included the Assistant County Commissioner, community leaders, clan youth groups, women’s groups, and civil society organizations among other stakeholders.

To understand the context of VE in Isiolo, one of the participants, a parent, revealed that Al Shabaab had approached his son for recruitment in 2011. Key highlights of the dialogue included:

Drug abuse, poverty and unemployment among the youth are VE drivers in Isiolo

Women play a significant role is CVE

Community members need to be sensitized on early warning signs of VE

Isiolo should develop a county-specific CVE framework to address local VE dynamics, challenges and gaps to be effective

The IPL dialogue provided stakeholders an opportunity to build trust and partnership between the different actors working on CVE, especially between the community and the government. As an outcome of the dialogue, IPL developed a framework that incorporated the county CVE plan to guide how different institutions and stakeholders will work together to respond to VE related issues in Isiolo County. The NIWETU grant with IPL anchored on the NSCVE pillar of training and capacity building. The partner-learning goal for IPL was to increase their understanding of VE dynamics in Isiolo County. NIWETU closed the IPL grant during this reporting period.

(5) GR-NIW-17-006 – Womankind Garissa (WOKIKE): Understanding and Strengthening Women’s Voices against Radicalization to Reduce VE (Task 1.2)

WOKIKE undertook a rapid assessment to establish the role of women’s engagement in CVE and to formulate a common understanding of the overall landscape in Daadab and Garissa Township. Key highlights of the assessment included:

Both Daadab and Garissa Township have a moderate exposure to VE

Violent extremism is viewed as evil, inhuman acts that are harmful to peaceful co-existence of communities and which cause extreme suffering to innocent people, irrespective of their faith

Unemployment is a major VE driver in Daadab and Garissa Township

Women are key actors in CVE. However, religious and cultural restrictions hinder women from playing a significant role in CVE.

The NIWETU grant with WOKIKE seeks to increase the participation of women in CVE. This grant will work with women and security stakeholders to understand how to catalyze a network of women to serve as early warning information conduits at the community level. This grant will support WOKIKE’s development of recommendations for an early warning CVE response/information sharing mechanism. Anchored on the NSCVE pillar of training and capacity building, the partner-learning goal for WOKIKE is to understand the larger CVE landscape within the Daadab host community and Garissa Township and women’s role in CVE.

A facilitator leads discussions on the countering violent extremism, the challenges and gaps for collective action in Isiolo County.

Photo credit: IPL


(6) GR-NIW-17-007 – Muslim Center for Peace (MCPR): Designing a Mentorship Model for at-risk Youth in Kibra: Stakeholders Workshop (Task 1.2)

In this reporting period, MCPR held a four-day stakeholder workshop to assess and understand the mentorship needs for at-risk youth in Kibra to enable the development of a CVE mentorship model. The workshop brought together civil society organizations, a media representative, and youth, religious and women leaders.

As the grant continues in Q4 FY 2017, MCPR will continue the design of the youth-centered mentorship model which will aim to address the underlying causes that make youth in Kibra vulnerable to VE. The NIWETU grant with MCPR anchors on the NSCVE pillar of training and capacity building. The partner learning goal for MCPR is to understand how mentorship can be used as a reduce VE.

(7) GR-NIW-17-008 – Rift Valley Institute (RVI): CVE Researchers Roundtable (Task 1.2)

In this reporting period, RVI convened two monthly researchers’ roundtables.

During the May 2017 roundtable, HAKI Africa shared their learnings on designing and developing the Mombasa County Action Plan on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE). Haki Africa collaborated with the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU), NCTC, National Police Service (NPS) and the Mombasa County Commissioner among other stakeholders. The discussion focused on the evolution of action plans to CVE in Kenya.

Participants of the CVE stakeholders’ workshop during a situation analysis of violent extremism session on in Kibra.

Photo credit: Irene Angwenyi/DAI

Photo credit: RVI

A participant discusses the challenges of implementing County Action Plans

for P/CVE.

Photo credit: RVI


Key highlights from the roundtable included:

Involvement of NCTC is crucial in the development of CAPs

Unemployment makes youth more vulnerable to radicalization

The design and implementation stages of CAPs must involve consultation with multiple stakeholders including state and non-state actors to create a sense of inclusivity and ownership

In June 2017, Search for Common Ground presented research findings on preventing violent extremism in high-risk areas in Kenya (Nairobi, Kwale, Mandera and Mombasa) and Tanzania (Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Tanga and Zanzibar).

The research sought to gain insight into the nexus between radicalization, mobilization and action, using the information gathered to identify key opportunities for civil society engagement to leverage influencers to prevent violent extremism.

Key highlights of the discussion included:

Unemployment, poverty and insecurity are the most common drivers for VE

Social influencers for people aged below 35 years varied compared to those above 35 years

New Islam converts are more susceptible to religious radicalization and violent extremism unlike those who were born in the religion

Inadequate security in some areas limit CVE engagements with at-risk individuals

The NIWETU grant with RVI seeks to avoid duplication, inform new topics for research, identify gaps and form synergies between different actors addressing VE. The RVI grant anchors on the NSCVE pillar of training/capacity building. The partner learning goal for RVI is to deepen understanding of how different actors in CVE can work together to share information.

(8) GR-NIW-17-009 – Kangemi Kitisuru Youth Development Network (KKYDN): Building Capacity of Youth Network on CVE Knowledge and Skills in Kangemi (Task 1.2)

This grant will support a series of five, three-day trainings on CVE knowledge and skills for 100 youth of KKYDN. The trainings will involve youth from five wards in Westlands Sub-County: Deep Sea, Githogoro, Kangemi, Kibagare and Mountain View. The training will help KKYDN to align CVE messaging with social actions in their communities. The NIWETU grant with KKYDN anchors on the NSCVE pillar of training and capacity building.

A participant talks about the differences in violent extremism in Kenya and Tanzania during the CVE Researchers Roundtable meeting in Nairobi County.

Photo credit: Irene Angwenyi/DAI


TO 4: Baseline Assessment (Task 1.1: Complexity-Aware Planning Cycle).

In this reporting period, Wasafiri completed the NIWETU Baseline Assessment, which collected data on the activity’s theories of change (TOC) in order to evaluate and track changes on the four intermediate result areas of the program over time.

The baseline assessed perceptions of stakeholders related to extremism, recruitment, safety and security in Garissa, Isiolo, Nairobi and Wajir counties. The findings helped create an overall score of the VE context in the four counties.

Key highlights of the baseline assessment included:

Skills and Knowledge: trainings are useful in expanding the CVE knowledge and skills. However, more investment is needed to focus on improving CVE knowledge and skills of local communities.

Community Networks: in as much as there are CVE community networks across the four counties; there is need for improved coordination to reduce duplication of activities. In addition, there is need for communities to be proactive in CVE programming.

Community-led strategies: Isiolo, Nairobi, and Wajir counties have increased community-driven CVE strategies and initiatives. However, such activities have decreased over the past one year in Garissa County.

Government responsiveness to VE: there is more trust in the national government’s understanding of the VE threat and willingness to engage on CVE programming. Trust on the county government’s response to VE varied in Garissa, Isiolo, Nairobi and Wajir counties.

Grant Concepts Approved this Quarter

In this reporting period, USAID approved five grant concepts including:

Research on the effect of VE on local businesses and private sector involvement in CVE

Promoting youth mentorship for violent extremism (VE) prevention in Daadab Sub-County

Supporting the development of Isiolo County CVE action plan

Training of youth in CVE skills and de-radicalization in Wajir East

Training grass root women on early warning signs of radicalization and VE in Wajir East

NIWETU will continue to co-design and co-develop these activities with partners for USAID approval and implementation in the upcoming quarter.

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Lessons Learned

Research and continued contextual analysis remains a critical part of CVE intervention as both provide useful insights on the evolving nature of VE. One of the key lessons for this reporting period came from the Baseline Assessment on the local VE context in Garissa, Isiolo, Nairobi and Wajir counties. While VE is a crosscutting threat, there are subtle differences in the perception of extremism, recruitment, and safety and security in the four counties. This lesson supports NIWETU’s conceptual framework that focuses on addressing specific community dynamics in each hotspot to strengthen each communities’ ability to withstand efforts of violent extremism organizations (VEOs), and reduce VE activity overall. This is an important aspect to watch out for throughout NIWETU’s period of performance.

CVE is still a new phenomenon. While local CSOs have an in-depth understanding of the communities they work in, most lack a basic understanding of CVE concepts. NIWETU learned that increased investments in improving CVE knowledge and skills for local partners’ sets them up for success in their communities and goes a long way in supporting the other three intermediate result areas. In this reporting period, all NIWETU grants focused on improving CVE knowledge and skills.

Unlike other sectors that have been devolved to the county level, security, the docket that CVE falls into, is still a function of the national government. This means there is limited engagement of county governments in CVE activities and engagement must be developed through NCTC or other national government bodies. NIWETU also continued to learn that buy-in from NCTC determines the progress of tasks under Objective 2. In this reporting period, NCTC gave NIWETU verbal approval to engage directly with county and national offices on CVE. In the upcoming quarter, it is anticipated that the NCTC with appoint a point of contact for NIWETU who will work closely with the team.

Through the monthly CVE Research Roundtable, NIWETU learned of the importance of having an inclusive process during the design and development of CVE county action plans. An inclusive county action plan process promotes ownership of the resultant product and good working relationship between state and non-state actors. This lesson fits within NIWETU’s CVE implementation principles.


III. ACTIVITY PROGRESS (QUANTITATIVE IMPACT)

All indicators are illustrative pending USAID approval of NIWETU Activity M&E Plan.

TABLE 1: PERFORMANCE DATA TABLE

INDICATOR TITLE: # of civil society organizations that partner with Government of Kenya in CVE activities

INDICATOR NUMBER 1.1

UNIT

# of civil society organizations

DISAGGREGATE BY:

Geographic Location Activity Title Date Number Subtotal

Wajir County WPDA- Training Wajir County Departmental Heads on CVE

10/4/2017-11/4/2017

1 1

Isiolo County IPL – Stakeholder Dialogue Meeting 10/4/2017-11/4/2017

1 1

Totals 2 2

Results: This quarter we supported WPDA in Wajir to conduct training on NCVES with County departmental heads and IPL in Isiolo to do a stakeholder dialogue meeting.

Additional Criteria

If other criteria are important, add lines for setting targets and tracking

Baseline

Results Achieved Prior Periods

This Reporting Period

30-Jun-17 FY 2017 Target FY 2018 Target End of Activity Target

Achieved Achieved Target Target Target

10 15 50

# of CSOs 0 0 2

Wajir County 1

Isiolo County 1



INDICATOR TITLE: % of community members (non-government officials) trained who indicate they are likely to implement what they learned during training


UNIT

% of community members trained

DISAGGREGATE BY:

Geographic Location Activity Title Date % Subtotal

Totals 0 0

Results: No results yet.

Additional Criteria


Baseline





0 % % % % %

% of community members 0 0 60% 60% 60%

County 1

County 2



INDICATOR TITLE: # of people participating in USG-supported events, or activities designed to build mass support for CVE


UNIT

# of people

DISAGGREGATE BY:

Geographic Location Activity Title Date W M Subtotal


10/4/2017-11/4/2017 7 31 38

Isiolo County IPL Stakeholder Dialogue Meeting 10/4/2017-11/4/2017

11

28

39

Garissa County SUPKEM Mentorship Program 22/4/2017-8/5/2017

0 517 517

Garissa County SUPKEM Stakeholder Meeting 29/3/2017 0 27 27

Nairobi County MCPR Stakeholder Workshop 12/6/2017-15/6/2017

7 21 28

Totals 25 624 649

Results: This quarter 649 people participated in USG supported events. WPDA trained Wajir county departmental heads, IPL organized a stakeholder’s dialogue in Isiolo County to discuss VE, SUPKEM- Garissa held a one-day stakeholders meeting where they identified the mentors for the mentorship program. The activity took place on March 29, data aggregated on April. SUPKEM also organized a 30-day mentorship program where 517 mentees were reached. MCPR convened a 4-day stakeholder workshop to assess and understand the mentorship needs for at risk youth in Kibra.

Additional Criteria


Baseline





W M W M W M Annual Target 2017 Annual Target 2018 End of Activity Target

Sex*:

Women (W), Men (M) 0 0 76 107 25 624 1350 4000 15550

Nairobi County 7 21

Wajir County 7 31

Garissa County 0 544

Mandera County

Isiolo County 11 28



INDICATOR TITLE: # of community based organizations supported by USG assistance (disaggregated by focus on women, youth and other)


UNIT

# of CBOs

DISAGGREGATE BY:


Wajir County Training Wajir county departmental heads-WPDA

10/4/2107-11/4/2017 1 1

Garissa County SUPKEM Youth Mentorship 22/4/2017-8/5/2017

1 1

Isiolo County Stakeholders meeting-IPL 10/4/2017-11/4/2017

1 1

Nairobi County Stakeholders Workshop-MCPR 12/6/2017-15/6/2017

1 1

Totals 4 4

Results: This quarter we supported 4 community based organization, WPDA in Wajir, SUPKEM in Garissa, IPL in Isiolo and MCPR in Nairobi.

Additional Criteria


Baseline





Number Number Number 15 35 120

# of CBOs

5 4

Nairobi County 1

Wajir County 1

Garissa County 1

Mandera County

Isiolo County 1



INDICATOR TITLE: # of domestic NGOs engaged in monitoring or advocacy work on human rights receiving USG support


UNIT

# of domestic NGOs

DISAGGREGATE BY:


Totals 0 0

Results: Not yet done.

Additional Criteria


Baseline





Number Number Number 1 1 1

# of domestic NGOs

0 0

Nairobi County

Wajir County

Garissa County

Mandera County

Isiolo County



INDICATOR TITLE: # of community member (non-government officials) trained, mentored provided TA


UNIT

# of community member

DISAGGREGATE BY:


Garissa County SUPKEM Mentorship Program 22/4/2017-8/5/2017 0 517 517

Totals 0 517 517

Results: This quarter SUPKEM mentored 517 mentees.

Additional Criteria


Baseline


This Reporting Period 30-Jun-17 FY 2017 Target FY 2018 Target End of Activity Target

Achieved

Achieved Target Target Target

W M W M W

M 700 1000

3200

Sex*:

Women (W), Men (M) 0 0 0 517

Garissa County 517

County 2



INDICATOR TITLE: # of women, youth, and marginalized individuals who are beneficiaries of USG-funded interventions


UNIT

# of women, youth, and marginalized

DISAGGREGATE BY:


Garissa County SUPKEM Stakeholder Meeting 29/3/2017 0 23 23

Garissa County SUPKEM Mentorship Program 22/4/2017-8/5/2017 0 517 517

Isiolo County IPL Stakeholder Dialogue 10/4/2017-11/4/2017

11 12 23

Nairobi County MCPR Stakeholder Workshop 12/6/2017-15/6/2017

7 8 16

Wajir County WPDA-Training Wajir County departmental heads

10/4/2017-11/4/2017

7 16 23

Totals 25 576 601

Results: This quarter we managed to reach 601 women and youth who are beneficiaries of USG-funded interventions. The SUPKEM Garissa activity was held on March 29, but data aggregation was done in April.

Additional Criteria


Baseline



Achieved


W M W M W

M 700 1000

3200

Sex*:

Women (W), Men (M) 10 10 25 576

Garissa County 540

Wajir County 7 16

Isiolo County 11 12

Nairobi County 7 8



INDICATOR TITLE: # of local women participating in a substantive role or position in CVE supported with USG assistance


UNIT

# of local

women

DISAGGREGATE BY:

Geographic Location Activity Title Date W Subtotal

Isiolo County IPL Stakeholders Dialogue 10/4/2017-11/4/2017 10

Totals 10 10

Results: Isiolo Peace Link had 10 local women who participated in a substantive role or position in CVE.

Additional Criteria


Baseline



Achieved


W W W W W W

Sex*:

Women (W) 0 0 10 30 90 330

Isiolo County 10

County 2

County 3



INDICATOR TITLE: # of local youth participating in a substantive role or position in CVE supported with USG assistance


UNIT

# of local youth

DISAGGREGATE BY:


Garissa County SUPKEM Mentorship 22/4/2017-8/5/2017 0 4

Isiolo County IPL Stakeholders Dialogue 10/4/2017-11/4/2017

1 4

Totals 1 8 9

Results: Isiolo Peace Link had 5 and SUPKEM 4 local youth who participated in a substantive role or position in CVE.

Additional Criteria

If other criteria are important, add lines for setting targets and tracking Baseline




W M W M W

M

100 250 850

Sex*:

Women (W), Men (M) 0 0 0 0 0 9

Garissa County 0 4

Isiolo County 1 4

County 3



INDICATOR TITLE: # of initiatives directly supported by or adopted by county/national government, designed in response to community concerns around VE

INDICATOR NUMBER .2.1

UNIT

# of initiatives

DISAGGREGATE BY:



10/4/2017-11/4/2017

1 1

Isiolo County IPL – Stakeholder Dialogue Meeting 10/4/2017-11/4/2017

1 1

Totals 2 2

Results: This quarter, NIWETU supported 2 initiatives - 1) training of departmental heads on CVE in Wajir and 2) stakeholder dialogue meeting in Isiolo.

Additional Criteria

If other criteria are important, add lines for setting targets and tracking Baseline


This Reporting Period 30-Jun-17

FY 2017 Target FY 2018 Target End of Activity Target


Number Number Number Number Number Number

Number of Initiatives 0 1 2 5 8 29

Mandera County

Wajir County 1

Isiolo County 1



INDICATOR TITLE: % of county/national officials trained who indicate they are likely to implement what they learned during training

INDICATOR NUMBER: 2.2

UNIT

% of county/national officials

DISAGGREGATE BY:

Geographic Location Activity Title Date % Subtotal

Wajir County Training Wajir County Departmental Heads 10/4/2017-11/4/2017 53% 53%

Totals 53%

Results: 53% of county/national officials trained indicated they are likely to implement what they have learned during training.

Additional Criteria


Baseline



FY 2017 Target

FY 2018 Target End of Activity Target


% % % % % %

% of County/national Officials 0 0 53% 60% 60% 60%

Wajir County 53%

County 2



INDICATOR TITLE: # of county/national officials trained, mentored, provided TA as a result of USG assistance


UNIT

# of

county/national officials

DISAGGREGATE BY:


Wajir County Training Wajir County Departmental Heads 10/4/2017-11/4/2017 7 31 38

Totals 7 31 38

Results: Wajir Peace Development Organization trained 38 Wajir County departmental heads on the national strategy on countering violent extremism.

Additional Criteria


Baseline




W M W M W

M 100 150 580

Sex*:

Women (W), Men (M) 0 0 0 0

7 31

Wajir County 7 31

County 2

County 3

County 4



Results: No results yet

Additional Criteria


Baseline



FY 2017 Target

FY 2018 Target End of Activity Target


# of County/National Entities 0 0 0 1 4 11

County 1

County 2

INDICATOR TITLE: # of county/national entities receiving USG support


UNIT

# of

county/national

entities

DISAGGREGATE BY:


Totals 0 0


IV. CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

NIWETU still faces some constraints to achieving full implementation. During this quarter, preparations for the upcoming Kenya general election and campaigns took precedence to engagement on CVE issues for many government officials. The upcoming elections disrupted the planned Council of Governors Consultative Forum in addition to engagements with some county government officials with elective posts. We anticipate this will continue to be an issue in the upcoming quarter, as the country gears up for the August 8 Elections.

The pending approval of foundational start-up deliverables, including the Year One Work Plan and the Activity M&E Plan remains a constraint. All start-up deliverables were submitted on schedule during start-up, and over the reporting period DAI has responsively provided changes based on feedback.

Although significant progress has been made this quarter in securing the necessary letters of approval from the GOK to process work permits for the project expats, until the paperwork has been filed their legal status remains in flux. We look forward to resolving this issue over the next quarter.

This reporting period saw some major opportunities emerge for the NIWETU program. Most importantly. NCTC’s greenlight for NIWETU to have direct engagements with its county and national government officers is a great opportunity for the development of activities under Objective 2. NIWETU will prioritize county and national government engagement in the upcoming quarter, however we are still waiting for a focal point from NCTC.

The CVE Programs Coordination Meeting focuses on coordinating implementation across CVE programs in Kenya, and is well attended and appreciated by a variety of implementers from other USAID and other donor-funded programs. Convening groups like this are a great opportunity for NIWETU to lead coordination and actively encourage networking amongst implementers. NIWETU is also a key participant in the CVE Researcher’s Roundtable and the Civil Society Coordination meetings.

During the reporting period, NIWETU witnessed an increase in the number of concept proposals, partnerships and collaboration. This is a clear sign that there is buy-in for CVE activity as the project staff continue to interact with various stakeholders, institutions and other potential partners.

Reaching Scenario B funding levels will serve as a major opportunity for NIWETU to continue to build upon the successful activities conducted to date.


V. PERFORMANCE MONITORING

NIWETU continues to adopt a participatory model between staff, partners and the beneficiaries in performance monitoring. The participatory model effectively ensures a robust monitoring, learning and accountability process. The NIWETU Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Unit continues to provide leadership in improving the quality of data collection and impact documentation from the field. Within this quarter, NIWETU focused on working with the partners to collect quality data, analysis, and report on both quantitative and qualitative impact. The M&E unit supports partners to internalize Activity indicators and proper use of M&E tools, quality controls and general M&E support.

M&E Activities

Kick-of Meeting: In this quarter, the M&E unit continued to customize the M&E sections for all grantees and actively participated in all kick-of-meetings to support grantees to understand the indicators they are tracking and the relevant M&E standardized templates to use. The meeting created an opportunity for both parties to ask questions and answers. It was also time to emphasis on the quality of reports expected and reporting periods.

Field support: NIWETU staff provided field support to SUPKEM, WOKIKE, MCPR, KKYDN, RVI, WPDA, and IPL in the design, implementation and reporting phases. For concept development, the unit supported CGW, SUPKEM- Nairobi and KEPSA. The field visit provided NIWETU staff an opportunity to interact with partners, collaborators as well as capture short-interviews and video clips with representatives of beneficiaries and county government staff. The clips and interviews attest to the effect NIWETU activities have had on the communities and individuals. During field visits, the team also documented success stories and took action-oriented photos to demonstrate that interventions took place.

Off-site M&E support: The NIWETU team continued to hold phone calls and wrote emails to provide off-site M&E support and feedback on M&E products submitted by partners. These included review of reports, timelines of data collection and quality control. Data collection included additional data on the substantive role played by particularly women and youth beyond workshop attendance. The team also made follow-ups on the beneficiaries who indicate likelihood to use knowledge gained during training to develop action plans to mainstream in their day-day work. These action plans will inform the annual reflection workshop later this year.

General Support: In this reporting period, the M&E Unit reviewed all data-related deliverables including reports, event forms, and sign-in-sheets. The M&E Unit assessed the quality, content and general flow of information in addition to ensuring utilization of NIWETU tools per the draft AMEP submitted to USAID. The team proactively participates in grants development.

VI. PROGRESS ON GENDER STRATEGY

The NIWETU Gender Strategy is contained in the Year One Work Plan. Progress is pending Work Plan approval. The CAP Cycle Framework (Baseline Assessment) ensures continual examination of the changing roles gender plays in VE/CVE and all activities consider these roles vis-a-vis the proposed intervention.


VII. PROGRESS ON ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING

The NIWETU Environmental Impact Mitigation and Monitoring Plan proposed in the Year 1 Work Plan submitted to USAID is currently under review. During the reporting period, NIWETU did not conduct any activity that warranted an environmental mitigation plan. All future NIWETU activities will be compliant with USAID Regulation 216 (22 CFR 216) and we anticipate that all activities will be determined as a categorical exclusion with negative determination. NIWETU will conduct an environmental screening for all sub-activities in order to make a determination of the environmental impact.

VIII. PROGRESS ON LINKS TO OTHER USAID PROGRAMS

USAID currently supports two other activities in Kenya with components addressing CVE: PEACE III and Strengthening Community Resilience against Extremism (SCORE). During the reporting period, PEACE III and SCORE participated in the monthly NIWETU-led CVE Programs Coordination Meetings, and NIWETU regularly communicated with these programs beyond the formal meetings as well. In this reporting period, NIWETU engaged in discussions with USAID-funded Africa Lead on adapting its champions for change curriculum for CVE change champions; AHADI on devolution; Generation Kenya and K-YES activities on providing linkages for skills training for NIWETU CVE trainees.

IX. PROGRESS ON LINKS WITH GOK AGENCIES

On May 25, the NCTC gave NIWETU a verbal approval to engage directly with county and national governments on CVE. On May 31, NIWETU registered the activity with the NCTC online portal for CVE actors in the country. The NIWETU team also supported local partners to register.

In this reporting period, the NIWETU team met the Officer Commanding for the DCVE and county commissioners of Garissa, Isiolo, Nairobi and Wajir in to discuss the growing VE threat and ways in which to collaborate best. In addition, county government had representatives of Garissa, Isiolo, and Wajir counties participated in SUPKEM, IPL and WPDA grant activities.

X. PROGRESS ON USAID FORWARD

All concepts approved by USAID during this reporting period are to local entities. Currently, the NIWETU team is comprised of 88% local staff. All sub-activities incorporate USAID Forward Objectives by prioritizing awards to local entities and establishing a grant making mechanism that enables local partners to co-design, co-implement, and co-measure effects of activities in partnership with NIWETU.

XI. SUSTAINABILITY AND EXIT STRATEGY

NIWETU engages local organizations as grantees and builds their capacities in CVE to enable them to continue CVE activities beyond the life of the project. All concepts and grants are designed with this end in mind. As such, lease agreements, procurement awards, and staff contracts were crafted based on the period of the activity and the partner learning goals. Additionally, considering the budget constraints of the current obligation and ceiling, NIWETU, in discussion with USAID, adjusted the geographic coverage across tasks such that NIWETU invests and exits more appropriately in each specific county. Moreover, NIWETU’s unique CVE programming approach, which focuses on asset-based design and partner learning whereby local partners set out their own learning objectives through the implementation of a sub-award, further contributes to sustaining local initiatives supported through NIWETU.


XII. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE (IF APPLICABLE)

Not applicable.

XIII. SUBSEQUENT QUARTER’S WORK PLAN

NIWETU does not anticipate any changes from the Year 1 Work Plan submitted to USAID. NIWETU will continue to support Kenyan communities’ and government institutions’ to take the lead on CVE by achieving the two objectives: (1) Community mobilization to address VE enhanced (2) Government responsiveness to VE improved.

Planned Actions from Previous Quarter

Actual Status this Quarter Explanations for Deviations

Baseline Assessment Completed

Training of Wajir County department heads on the NSCVE (Task 1.2)

Completed

NiWajibu Wetu Tournament: Supporting Youth as Positive Change Agents in their Communities in Garissa (Task 1.2)

Ongoing

SUPKEM completed one-month CVE mentorship for 517 at-risk youth and supported 20 teams to implement 20 SAPs.

Grant activities slowed down during the month of Ramadan.

Stakeholder Dialogue to Discuss VE in Isiolo

Completed

Understanding and Strengthening Women’s Voices Against Radicalization to Reduce VE (Task 1.2)

Ongoing

WOKIKE carried out a draft assessment of the overall CVE landscape in Daadab Sub-county and Garissa Township.

Designing a Mentorship Model for at-risk Youth in Kibra

Ongoing

MCPR convened a four-day stakeholder workshop to review existing mentorship programs to inform the customization of a model that speaks to youth, CVE and the Kibra youth.

Partners’ limited technical capacity to develop the grant concept and USAID’s review and approval time took longer than previously anticipated.

CVE Researchers Roundtable Ongoing

In this reporting period, RVI carried out two monthly roundtables.

Building Capacity of Youth in CVE in Kangemi

KKYDN grant fully executed KKYDN is a young organization for youth with limited technical capacity meant that the back and forth between NIWETU and the partner took longer


Strategic Communications Pilot Plan (Task 1.5)

Ongoing

NIWETU submitted USIU-A’s draft for strategic communications for Nairobi County

Pending feedback from USAID on the draft CVE Communications Strategy.

CVE Communications Pilot On hold NIWETU did not receive suitable applications for the CVE communications pilot for Nairobi County.

XIV. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Cash Flow Report and Financial Projections (Pipeline Burn-Rate)


CHART 1: OBLIGATIONS VS. CURRENT AND PROJECTED EXPENDITURES

TABLE 2: FINANCIAL TABLE

Obligation

Expenditure Pipeline

Invoiced to Date through Q2 2017

Q3 2017

Actual Expenditures

Q4 2017

Projected Expenditures

Q1 2018


Q2 2018



TABLE 3: BUDGET DETAILS

T.E.C.: Cum Obligation: Cum Expenditure:


BUDGET NOTES

Labor

Fringe Benefits

Allowances

Travel

Equipment

Supplies

Other Direct Costs

Subcontracts

Consultants

Programmatic Consultants

Grants

Indirect Costs

Fixed Fee


XV. ACTIVITY ADMINISTRATION

Personnel

NIWETU completed staff recruitment in Q2 FY 2017.

Contract, Award or Cooperative Agreement Modifications and Amendments

During the reporting period, NIWETU received one modification to the award. Modification #3 changed the A-COR from Amy Hamelin to John Langlois.


ANNEXES & ATTACHMENTS (MAXIMUM 10 PAGES)

Annex I: Success Story (1)

Promoting Collaboration to Counter Violent Extremism in Isiolo

*The names of the father and son are pseudonyms to protect their identities.

“In Kenya, the context of violent extremism varies from county to county. Even within a county, the [violent extremism] context, experiences, challenges and gaps vary too. Violent extremism is complex. It evolves with each passing day,” Abdi Galgalo said. Abdi, a 67-year-old father of four, is a retired police officer and a smallholder farmer in Isiolo North Sub-county in Isiolo County.

Isiolo County is one of the most active and successful Al Shabaab recruitment centers and home to sleeper cells in Kenya. In 2011, Abdi intercepted an Al Shabaab recruitment letter addressed to his son, Bakari Galgalo.

“My heart sunk. I had noticed some behavioral changes in Bakari but it never crossed my mind that he was exposed to violent extremism and radicalized ideologies,” Abdi explained.

“Bakari refused to divulge any information about the letter and the recruiter he was in touch with. He was scared. Bakari feared the recruiters could harm him and our family. I informed the police about the letter and my concern for Bakari’s safety. The police did not victimize Bakari. He was interrogated and the police promised to protect him,” Abdi said.

Abdi learned that during the same period, nine young men and two girls from Isiolo North Sub-county had cut ties with their families to join Al Shabaab in Somalia.

Abdi is one of 39 participants who attended a two-day stakeholder’s dialogue in Isiolo to discuss the local context of violent extremism. USAID’s Kenya NiWajibu Wetu (NIWETU) Activity supported the dialogue. NIWETU works to reduce violent extremism among at-risk individuals and communities in violent extremism hotspots in Kenya.

“Violent extremism affects peace, stability and the socioeconomic development of families, communities and nations. The stakeholders’ dialogue helped me have a better understanding of the VE context in Isiolo. We discussed some of the challenges, gaps and how different stakeholders, including the public, can collaborate to counter violent extremism in Isiolo,” Abdi said.

“Countering violent extremism is not a job for one-person or one institution. Everyone must be involved. The time for everyone to speak up against violent extremism is now. It is every day! It is important to start and continue encouraging others to make intentional investments to counter extremism.”

The two-day stakeholders’ dialogue covered topics such as identification of violent extremism messages and narratives, developing effective alternate and counter narratives, and the role of women in countering violent extremism among others. “When people do not understand early warning signs of the threat, preventing and countering violent extremism becomes challenging,” Abdi said.

A participant of a countering violent extremism stakeholders’ dialogue in Isiolo County.


When Abdi thinks of a violent extremism-free society, he visualizes a future where young people lead prevention conversations. Abdi is optimistic for a future where citizens and security agencies collaborate for improved human safety. “I am sharing the CVE [countering violent extremism] lessons I picked from the various participants with members of my community. Pamoja, tunahamasisha umma kuhusu CVE [Together, we are sensitizing the public about countering violent extremism],” Abdi added.

With conversations from Abdi and other stakeholders in Isiolo, a countering violent extremism guide for Isiolo County Action Plan (CAP) and a framework for countering violent extremism collective action was developed. By improving countering violent extremism knowledge and skills of the Isiolo stakeholders, NIWETU is enhancing community mobilization to address violent extremism.

To date, the NIWETU activity has supported the training of 832 individuals on countering violent extremism in Garissa, Isiolo, Nairobi and Wajir counties. Countering violent extremism is central to achieving USAID’s mission to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing our security and prosperity.

Annex Il: Success Story (2)

Countering Violent Extremism in Kibra in Nairobi County

Unemployment coupled with a long history of marginalization makes at-risk youth susceptible to violent extremism. According to a 2017 World Bank report, Kenya has the largest number of unemployed youth in East Africa. In addition, in Nairobi County, 50 percent of Kibra’s youth are unemployed.

“In Kibra, some youth join Al Shabaab to participate in violent extremist activities for financial gain; others because they feel aggrieved by the government and the public while others do so because of misconstrued religious ideologies. This [violent extremism] has claimed the lives of young Kenyans who would otherwise play a significant role in the development of this country,” Othman Mujahid said.

Othman is a 49-year-old Countering Violent Extremism Specialist.

Cases of youth disappearance and recruitment from Kibra to join terrorist organizations in Libya, Somalia, and Syria among other countries are a threat to global safety. “Kibra is home to Africa’s largest informal settlement. It is also one of the violent extremist hotspots in Nairobi County,” Othman said.

USAID’s Kenya NiWajibu Wetu (NIWETU) activity works to reduce violent extremism among at-risk individuals and communities in Kenya. To this end, NIWETU supported a four-day stakeholder workshop to assess and understand the mentorship needs for at-risk youth in Kibra. The four-day stakeholder workshop had 28 participants drawn from civil society organizations, religious leaders and representatives from youth and women groups from Kibra.

“A better understanding of the context of violent extremism would boost countering violent extremism efforts. We had rich discussions about violent extremism, countering violent extremism and existing mentorship techniques for at-risk youth. These discussions play an important role in ensuring that the resultant countering violent extremism mentorship model is comprehensive and addresses the challenges that youth in Kibra face,” Othman said. “Mentorship helps young people acquire the right skills and attitudes. Mentorship equips at-risk youth with knowledge and skills to withstand violent extremism narratives.”

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To date, the NIWETU activity has supported the training of 832 individuals on countering violent extremism in Garissa, Isiolo, Nairobi and Wajir counties. Countering violent extremism is central to achieving USAID’s mission to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing our security and prosperity.

Annex IlI: Success Story (3)

Mentorship, Social Action and Sports to Counter Violent Extremism in Garissa

Garissa County is one of Kenya’s hotspots of violent extremism. Garissa’s porous border with Somalia and limited investments in at-risk youth limit ways in which young people can make positive contributions to their communities.

“Terror attacks that occurred in Garissa County in January through June 2017 are higher and with more fatalities compared to the same period in 2016. At-risk youth carry out most of the terror attacks in this county [Garissa],” Abdirazac Aden said. Adbirazac is a 33-year-old countering violent extremism mentor in Garissa County.

USAID’s Kenya NiWajibu Wetu (NIWETU) activity works to reduce violent extremism among at-risk individuals and communities in Kenya. NIWETU supported a one-month countering violent extremism mentorship for at-risk youth from 20 football clubs in Garissa County. In addition, the 20 teams implemented social action projects and competed in a two-week football tournament.

Abdirazac mentored Garissa Ndogo Football Club members. “Youth are as inquisitive as they are keen on issues that matter to them and their communities. The countering violent extremism mentorship tapped into that inquisitiveness and used football as a medium to engage and empower at-risk youth in Garissa. Now, they [at-risk youth] have improved knowledge and skills on countering violent extremism,” Adbirazac said.

The one-month countering violent extremism mentorship reached 517 at-risk youth in Garissa County surpassing the initial target of 400 at-risk youth. “The effects of violent extremism activities transcend borders. It [violent extremism] affects each of us in one way or another. When we invest in countering violent extremism mentorship for at-risk youth, we help them make better decisions,” Abdirazac said.

“The youth engaged in countering violent extremism social action projects such as clearing shrubs used to hide small firearms and gave talks about the dangers of drug abuse. The social action projects make communities better and help youth be positive change agents,” he said.

To date, the NIWETU activity has supported the training of 832 individuals on countering violent extremism in Garissa, Isiolo, Nairobi and Wajir counties. CVE is central to achieving USAID’s mission to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing our security and prosperity.

Abdirazac Aden during a CVE mentorship session for Garissa Ndogo Football Club members in Garissa County.

Photo credit: Irene Angwenyi / DAI


Annex lV: GPS Information

Please note the excel spreadsheet for the GPS coordinates is an extremely large spreadsheet and cannot fit in this report. DAI is therefore submitting it separately as an email attachment together with this report.

NIWETU GIS Data -

Q3 FY 2017.xlsx

Annex V: List of Deliverable Products

In this reporting period, NIWETU submitted the following deliverables to USAID:

1. FY 2017 Q2 Quarterly Report 2. Bi-weekly Reports for April through June 2017


Annex VI: Schedule of Future Events

DATE LOCATION ACTIVITY

July - August Garissa NiWajibu Wetu Tournament: Supporting Youth as Positive

Change Agents in their Communities in Garissa

July - November Garissa Understanding and Strengthening Women’s Voices Against Radicalization to Reduce Violent Extremism (VE)

July - October Nairobi Designing a Mentorship Model for ‘At Risk Youth’ in Kibra: Stakeholders Workshop

May - November Nairobi Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Researchers Roundtable

July - September Nairobi

Building Capacity of Youth Network on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Knowledge and Skills in Kangemi

July - July Nairobi Partner Learning Session

July - July Nairobi Strategic Review Session

August - TBD Isiolo Training of Secondary School Teachers on VE Skills and Early Signs of Radicalization

July - August Nairobi Year Two Work Plan

August - TBD Garissa, Nairobi and Kwale

Strengthening coordination among security agencies in response to violent extremism in Nairobi County Governance Watch

August - TBD Nairobi Measuring the Effects of Violent Extremism on the Private Sector in Kenya and Exploring Private Sector Interventions to Countering Violent Extremism

July - August Nairobi Finalization of Rapid Response Roaster

TBD Nairobi CVE Strategic Communications Pilot

Documents

KENYA NIWAJIBU WETU (NIWETU) ACTIVITY