Action Life Kenya

11/09/2026

“After twelve years of dedicated service, my promotion to Sergeant confirms that a woman’s experience, confidence and leadership can earn real authority. I step into this rank carrying a responsibility to lead—and representing the possibility of more women rising within Lamu’s security institutions.”

𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞
𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 - 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

11/09/2026

“Through the Mwanamke Imara program, I found my voice, my courage, and my sense of belonging. Today, I confidently lead community dialogues on gender-based violence—helping people understand how it affects children and can push them toward petty crime and vulnerability to recruitment into violent extremism. I no longer feel left out; I know that my voice can inspire change and protect my community.”
— 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫, 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐚, 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐚

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

📍𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐚 , 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲

The Mwanamke Imara Project is transforming mentorship into meaningful action and women into confident champions of change. Through the Two-Day Mentorship Learning Cascade, Peer Exchange and Action Workshop, participants are moving beyond learning to applying, sharing and sustaining their knowledge in leadership, peacebuilding, community dialogue, PVE, EWER, GBV response and trust-building. The journey is designed to strengthen women’s confidence, deepen collaboration across communities and institutions, and prepare participants to become peer mentors and grassroots facilitators.

From developing women-led prevention and referral networks to creating practical 90-day leadership and cascade action plans, the workshop places accountability, sustainability and continued peer mentorship at the heart of change. The closing message is powerful: “𝐈 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝; 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫”—a commitment to carry knowledge forward, support other women and turn individual leadership into collective community impact.

When women learn, lead and lift one another, communities become stronger, safer and more resilient.



Mwanamke Imara, Jamii Bora Program, being implemented by Action Life Kenya, in partnership with Search for Common Ground Kenya and with support from Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada

27/08/2026

A constitution is more than words on paper—it is the voice of the people, the shield of our freedoms, and the promise of a better Kenya.

This Katiba Day, let us honour our rights, embrace our responsibilities, and uphold the values that unite us.

Happy Katiba Day 2026 🇰🇪

26/08/2026

24/08/2026

From Funding to Sustainable Enterprise! 🌊 Join 100 fully sponsored youth and women from Lamu County for the Blue Economy Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Incubation Bootcamp 2026, happening 10th–11th September 2026 at Lamu Maritime Training Institute, Mokowe—with practical training in entrepreneurship, finance, digital skills, market access, value addition and enterprise development across fisheries, conservation, tourism, maritime and other Blue Economy opportunities.

👉 Applications are now open — limited spots available: https://form.jotform.com/262242381594055

24/08/2026

📍𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐚

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Safeguarding is not just a policy—it is a shared responsibility that requires continuous learning, reflection, coordination and action. The CAN018 Safeguarding Refresher and Coordination Meeting provides an important platform for teams to strengthen their understanding and practice of safeguarding while improving systems for protecting communities and programme participants.

The two-day engagement brings together key areas including context updates, reflection on what has worked well and what needs improvement, incident reporting, safeguarding procedures, digital safeguarding and safeguarding learning materials. Participants also reviewed and strengthen referral pathways to ensure that concerns and incidents can be reported and responded to appropriately.

The meeting also created space for stronger organizational coordination through updates on programmes, DMEL, communications and finance, ensuring that safeguarding remains integrated across different areas of programme implementation.

Through open reflection, practical learning and experience sharing, the engagement strengthened accountability, improve reporting mechanisms and promote a culture where everyone understands their role in preventing harm and responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns.

Strong safeguarding systems build trust. Strong coordination strengthens accountability. And continuous learning helps us create safer spaces for everyone.

Mwanamke Imara, Jamii Bora Program, being implemented by Action Life Kenya, in partnership with Search for Common Ground Kenya and with support from Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada



National Counter Terrorism Centre - Kenya Youth and Women for Peace and Sustainable Development

13/08/2026

📍𝐖𝐢𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐢 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐌𝐤𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲

𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐬. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

As the world marks 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 under the theme “𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬,” Action Life Kenya brought the spirit of dialogue to 𝐖𝐢𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐢 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐌𝐤𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝, through a powerful Sports Dialogue that brought together young people and key stakeholders from the Administration, Judiciary, Probation Services and County Government.

Against the backdrop of rising 𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 being 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧, the dialogue created a safe space for honest conversations, reflection and solutions.

The Magistrate took the youth through 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞, helping them understand the consequences of violence, criminal activities and being on the wrong side of the law.

Stakeholders challenged young people to choose purpose over violence, opportunity over crime, and dialogue over revenge—while remaining alert to the danger of criminal networks exploiting vulnerable youth and the potential pathways from violence and criminality into radicalization and violent extremism.

The message was clear: our youth are not a weapon for political interests, nor should they become victims of revenge and violence. They are leaders, innovators, athletes, entrepreneurs and agents of peace.

Through initiatives like this, Action Life Kenya continues to bring young people and duty bearers together to listen, engage, build trust and find community-led solutions to insecurity.

From the beach to the community, the call is one: Choose Peace. Choose Purpose. Choose Your Future.

Different contexts. Common aspirations. A shared responsibility to protect and empower our youth.

KCERP – Amani Tekelezi is implemented by Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund and Act Change Transform in partnership with Action Life Kenya, with support from the European Union in Kenya