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RUNELD, inspired By need to restore human Dignity, We commit to engage in provision of medical consultations and comprehensive HIV/AIDS care services.

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Rangwe Nyanza
Homa Bay
103ASUMBI

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+254721943117

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http://www.runeld.org/

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JUSTIFICATION FOR OUR EXISTENCE

RUNELD KENYA is a non profit organization registered in Kenya with the aim of Empower healthy sustainable and productive lifestyles of rural Families and works with key populations in Homa Bay County in Kenya. RUNELD seeks to change the reality and perception of grassroots women from vulnerable victimized recipients of goods and services to empowered and effective leaders through movement building, leadership and advocacy. RUNELD supports several themes and programs geared towards women empowerment, among them, Women leadership and Governance, Women Property, Community Reponses to HIV/AIDS and, Community Resilience to Climate Change and ensuring economic empowerment. It uses a combination of strategies to achieve its objectives, including Advocating, Capacity Building, Networking, Rallying and Amplifying, all geared towards bringing women together and strengthening their voices.

“Descent Care Program” is a project implemented by RUNELD from Sep 2016 until now, to generate knowledge on implementation of programs that bridge gaps in gender equality. The project seeks to equip participating women with knowledge and skills that enhance their leadership and organizational capabilities and ultimately enable them to become drivers of their own transformation. The overall objective of the project is “to contribute to women’s economic empowerment and improved livelihoods through enhanced entrepreneurial

and social”. The project had an initial target of 200 Households that are headed by women living with HIV and is funded by Egmont Trust.

The project was implemented in three locations (Kodera, Gem and Kabondo) in Homa Bay County. The project sought to expand on concepts and models for women empowerment and gender equality. Lessons from the project were to be documented for dissemination, replication and intensification in similar situations. Although its core objective was women empowerment, the project recognized the central place of men in the gender equality efforts and therefore purposely worked to influence shifts in gender power relations, and especially to positively impact changes in men’s attitudes towards women empowerment.

In rural areas, women contribute most of the agricultural labor force and produce much of the food. They are major players in the development of communities and their contribution has profound impact on the wellbeing of families. They, however, face persistent obstacles and economic constraints that limit their potential and full inclusion in society more so for those that live with HIV. The project evaluation report ending December 2018 identified some of these constraints in the three project areas, among them: limited access to start up capitals, few productive assets such as land, inadequate labor, limited entrepreneurial skills, poor infrastructure, and lack of extension services and markets. The project was designed to promote gender equality by strengthening rural women’s effective representation in the economy and society in a setting where men typically own and control most assets of production. Further it intended to promote positive living while creating a safe space for the target population to share personal life experiences.

The objective of the evaluation was to assess performance of the project over the entire implementation period, draw lessons and give recommendations for future program planning and design. The evaluation assessed the various project elements including implementation of project activities, results and linkages with other public institutions and private sector service providers.

The evaluation further documented lessons learnt from the project and profiled human interest stories to demonstrate and highlight the project impact. It also assessed the “model” of implementation and gives recommendations for replication. The evaluation applied the Human Rights Based Approach in reviewing progress, essentially assessing the project against the principles of participation, accountability, non-discrimination and empowerment. The evaluation thus assessed intrinsic changes in the empowerment of the beneficiaries, their capacity to claim and access public services, and shifts in gender relations, in addition to changes in attitudes of duty bearers and capacity of project beneficiaries to claim rights and live happily.