Sucess Stories Turning the Tides through Development Cooperation My Move to start own business ignited by Pamoja skills training My Hope to be Great is Revived Turning Pain into Peace Pamoja changed my Life Your Support was an ‘Eye Opener’ Hillary Kawa Sore Reconnecting to my business dream through development partnership

The daily cost of hiring minus fuel and painter ranges between 800 – 1000 shillings. Now we don’t spend on hiring machine. Turning the Tides through Development Cooperation Skills Development Mathews Ochieng Msumba, famously known as 'Jawaya' operates OK Garage in Kisumu. The garage is famous for all its motor vehicle services and has produced various apprentice trainees. OK garage was identified by Pamoja as an industry player in the initial phases of the S4J project to provide Motor Vehicle Mechanic trainees with attachment. The garage has had a similar arrangement of apprenticeship training with Undugu Society, among other partners. When Pamoja reached out to the garage in September 2021, we were not sure whether our concept of apprenticeship would sail through given that other development partners pay the industry players for every trainee attached, and this is not the case with our model. However, out of the usual practice of supporting the vulnerable and contributing to the empowerment of youth in Kisumu, the garage agreed to our concept." Previously, we hired spray painting machine to attend to our customer needs. The daily cost of hiring minus fuel and painter ranges between 800 – 1000 shillings. Now we don’t spend on hiring machine. In fact, we now lend out our machine to other neighbors at a cost when we do not have spray paint work. The machine brings money whether we have spray panting work or not. Even with the past arrangement with other partners, we have not had such assets given to us. We sincerely appreciate this gesture and commit to providing opportunities for the trainees to practice here” Says Jawaya." OK Garage provided attachment opportunities to 5 MVM trainees for the January–April 2022 cohort, and another 5 trainees are currently undergoing their internship at the garage. An opportunity that Jawaya describes as an avenue to give back to society and a tradition they are not letting go any time soon." In our new model of supporting a select number of industry players as they provide apprenticeships, Ok Garage was recently provided with a new heavy-duty spray painting machine in June 2022. The need for this machine was identified through our regular visits and follow-up with attached trainees and validated through Jawaya and team consent. \"As a recommendation, I urge that you consider an arrangement where you bring us fresh or new trainees.\" We train them here and you register them for NITA grade test III exams. I believe this would be the best approach for fast learners and will provide much needed practical skills from the onset." More Stories Skills Development Turning the Tides through Development Cooperation Read More Peace and Governance Turning Pain into Peace Read More Skills and Development Hillary Kawa Sore Read More Skills and Development My Move to start own business ignited by Pamoja skills training Read More Skills and Development Pamoja changed my Life Read More Skills and Development Reconnecting to my business dream through development partnership Read More

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Capacity Building for MSMEs Within Mariculture Value Chains at the Kenyan Coast The overall goal of the project was to contribute to coastal economic development in an inclusive, integrated, participatory, and sustainable manner to strengthen sustainable blue economy value chains through skill development and matching. The project attached a lot of focus on milkfish, prawn, and mud crab farming as key opportunities and targeted 5 counties, Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River, and Lamu. This was envisaged to influence improved income and employment of women and youth and equally gravitate the coastal target group to embrace mariculture practices that effectively respond to and address sustainable climate resilience. The project was premised on the partnership of the EU and Government of Kenya (GoK) to advance the blue economy agenda through coastal development commonly known as “Go Blue” and Germany through GIZ is one of the implementing partners. The project was implemented in collaboration with the County Government Fisheries Department, CBOs, and BMUs, as well as other partnering organizations in order to encourage commercially viable fish farming practices and to promote the benefits of responsible Mari culture. The approach used integrated public and private sector investments in the Mari culture value chain with community-wide initiatives that promote employment creation, improved livelihood, increased income and food security. The project designed need-based trainings tailored to the specific needs among different target groups with an aim of enhancing smallholder commercial fish farmers with Mari culture knowledge and technical and business/financial literacy skills to help sustainably manage, grow the sector and make it more inclusive. Milk-Fish, Prawn, Seaweed Milk-Fish, Prawn, Crab Fattening Crab Fattening Prawn,Crab Fattening Milk-Fish, Prawn

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Pamoja empowers youth, women and men to solve problems in their communities related to violence, security and poverty. We help transform institutions and communities to move from crisis and poverty to peace and prosperity across Kenya. Mission To strengthen the resilience of disadvantaged individuals and communities to sustainably address and transform the risks and vulnerabilities to conflict and climate change. Vision A peaceful, just and prosperous society. Our Core Values Who we are Established in 2009 Pamoja for Transformation is a National Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered in Kenya as a Trust and in Liechtenstein as a non-profit association. The organization envisions a Peaceful, just, and prosperous society. We work in conflict-affected communities in East Africa, serving marginalized and disadvantaged people, communities, and groups to transit from crisis and poverty to sustainable peace and development. We seek to contribute to the transformation of structural and latent conflicts that arise from weak governance systems, social injustices, environmental degradation and economic inequalities. We work by supporting local, community-based initiatives that strengthen resilience against violence and climate change by enhancing economic and employment opportunities. Our primary target includes women and youth; Refugees and pastoralists, farmers and entrepreneurs from rural and peri-urban communities. The organization works in collaboration with county and national Governments, civil society and private sector, religious organization, media, community organizations and technical vocational training institutions across Kenya. We operate at the nexus of peace and development by integrating policy and governance, skills and enterprise development climate change and environmental sustainability to address the drivers of poverty and peace. We are a team of professionals from diverse backgrounds who are highly motivated to bring strategic and transformative solutions in the areas of our expertise. We are not limited to Kenya, we work in partnership with various global organizations, local and bilateral donors, foundations and well-wishers to meet the ever-changing development needs. Our work has impacted over 8,000 disadvantaged individuals mostly women and youth in rural and urban areas at the Kenyan Coast, Nairobi metropolitan, Western, Nyanza, Nothern and Rift valley regions. Pamoja’s pursuit for peaceful, just and prosperous societies is based on the programmatic areas of that are all interrelated. We put together these programs to learn, demonstrate and appreciate how our work on peace and governance, enterprise development and climate change contribute to the reduction of violence and poverty. The profile is a highlight of our immense experience, impact, value proposition and strategic contribution across Kenya. Our profile is built on transformative experiences and lessons from implementation approaches and engagement with diverse stakeholders who have been and continue to be part of Pamoja. Geographical Coverage: Nairobi, Nakuru, Turkana, Kisumu, Migori, Bungoma, Vihiga, Kakamega, Siaya, Mombasa Kilifi, Kwale, Tana River, Homabay, Baringo, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Kajiado Get Involved Be the first to know about our projects or programs Email SUBSCRIBE Thanks for subscribing! Our Partners 1/7

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Mitgliedschaft Als Mitglied von Pamoja for Transformation ermöglichen Sie die langfristig orientierte Projektarbeit von Pamoja. Wir setzen uns in unseren Projekten für eine Welt ein, in der sich auch benachteiligte Menschen selbst aus Armut und Gewalt befreien können. Ihre Vereinsmitgliedschaft beinhaltet: Zirka zwei Mal jährlich Informationen über unsere Arbeit in Kenia Zusendung des Jahresberichts Mitspracherecht an der jährlichen Generalversammlung Einladungen zu Events Spendenbescheinigung für die Steuerbehörden Jahresbeitrag Einzelperson und Familien mind. CHF 40.– Firmen und Organisationen mind. CHF 100.- Jugendliche und Pensionierte mind. CHF 25.- Freier Betrag über Minimum CHF_____ Kontoangaben Spendenkonto Kontoname: Pamoja for Transformation e.V. Bank: Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Konto Nr.: 5475.6939.2001, IBAN: LI52 0880 0547 5693 9200 1, BIC: LILALI2XXXX Vermerk: "Mitgliedsbeitrag" Spendeninformation

Building the Resilience of Small Sized Aquaculture Enterprises Through Entrepreneurial, Financial and Business Management Training This project comes against the backdrop of efforts made by the county government of Homabay and ABDP- (Aquaculture Business Development Program) to promote the adoption of climate-resilient practices in fostering expansion of aquaculture as a way to reduce overdependence on capture fisheries and improve income and create jobs to women and youths in Homabay county. This targets to build capacity on business and technical aquaculture of 30 aquaculture farmers of Kadongo self Help Group to spur economic well-being and environmental conservation.

Pamoja for Transformation empowers youth, women and men to solve problems in their communities related to violence, security and poverty. We help transform institutions and communities to move from crisis and poverty to peace and prosperity across Kenya. Our Programs Skills and Enterprise Development We provide poor and marginalized women and youth with the knowledge, skills, capital, and networks to expand their business, boost their income, create employment opportunities for others, and participate in household and The program seeks to enhance the economic productivity of disadvantaged women and youth led MSME’s, by facilitating skills development, wealth creation for resilience and adaptation. We provide technical skills, soft skills, entrepreneurship knowledge, market and financial linkages to strengthen their capacities to increase income, create employment and support livelihoods through technical vocational education and entrepreneurship training. for disadvantaged women The program aims at creating economic independence and interdependence to sustain market and financial access reduced economic vulnerability and promotes responsiveness and resilience at individual and societal levels. Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation The programme aims at building and developing capacity both at the country and community levels to deal with the impacts of climate change, both on adaptation and mitigation. The program focuses on policy and action for resilience building and innovation within the green and blue economy value chains as well as solar and bioenergy renewable energy subsector. Peace and Governance Peace and Governance aims to strengthen accountable service delivery, promote good governance and advance inclusivity, cohesion and intergration. The program works at the nexus between peace and policy development by providing tools and resources for conflict transformation through capacity building, dialogue and mediation among conflict-affected communities. Get Involved Be the first to know about our projects or programs Email SUBSCRIBE Thanks for subscribing!

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