Global Communities Kenya is implementing the following programs:
COOPERATIVE LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH ( CLEAR). Global Communities is continuing its cooperative development legacy in Kenya through the Cooperative Leadership, Engagement, Advocacy and Research (CLEAR) program. Co-created with USAID’s Cooperative Development Program, CLEAR is innovating in the development of work
er cooperatives, a relatively new model for Kenya. CLEAR promotes youth and women’s socio-economic empowerment through cooperatives by tapping into existing opportunities in the service industry. AGRIBUSINESS INVESTMENT FOR MARKET STIMULATION( AIMS). Starting in 2015, Global Communities implemented the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded Agribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) program. AIMS bolsters trade in key agricultural sectors in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi by increasing access to financing, markets and capacity building for small- and medium-sized agribusinesses (ASMEs) including cooperatives and farmer-based organizations. AIMS supports various agriculture value chains including cereals, pulses, legumes and livestock, which includes dairy farming. AfriScout is revolutionizing the way pastoralists in Africa find pasture and water for their animals using the power of satellite and mobile technology. Developed by Global Communities (formerly PCI), the AfriScout mobile app provides pastoralists with current information on water and vegetation conditions using localized community grazing maps. This data helps them make more accurate and cost-effective migration decisions, improve pasture management and reduce the risk of herd loss. The app was launched in Kenya in 2018. DETERMINED, RESILIENT, EMPOWERED, AIDS FREE, MENTORED AND SAFE (DREAMS). Since 2015, Global Communities has been helping adolescent girls and young women in Kenya thrive through the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) initiative. This public-private partnership focuses on reducing new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African countries. Leading the partnership in Kenya, Global Communities uses a two-pronged approach — blending customized, individual support to adolescent girls and young women, and strengthening the education, health, social and economic systems — to create a positive, lasting impact on at-risk adolescents and young women and the greater community
