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giz k e nya s ta f f m aga zine is sue t wo a p r jun 2012 main features 2 letters to the editor editorial team 3 4-6 7-9 10 11 word from the country director focus on hiv/aids giz programme news pictures speak energizing developemnt endev kenya representes the africa perspective in brussels by reimund hoffmann programme manager endev kenya country programme bmz giz and kfw invited important stakeholders from the european commission civil society and private sector to their annual joint event 2012 in brussels titled europe s run to rio+20 ­ joining forces for sustainable energy at the heart of the discussions was the question how the bottom of the pyramid i.e low income groups in africa can get better access to modern energy organized by giz office brussels the event was attended by mrs gudrun kopp state secretary in the federal ministry of economic cooperation and development bmz who introduced the topic panelists comprised of dr christoph beier vice chair of giz management board and norbert koppenfels member of the board of directors kfw from africa were mr.benon mutambi executive director electricity regulatory authority uganda and our kenyan endev colleague mrs anna ingwe contributed their insights and ideas mr mutambi s experience was in large scale power generation and distribution anna was the main resource person on the challenges for reaching the rural poor with clean energy closing remarks were made by klaus rudischhauser director-general for development and cooperation europaid the private sector with little government engagement · there is limited technical expertise institutional and human capacity which leads to absence of standards and certification for quality products inferior and low quality products flooding the markets products which are not functioning thus creating bad image for the technologies consequently losing the market · among end users especially in rural areas the awareness of the benefits of renewable energy technologies available options and access is limited · the few existing technically competent small and medium enterprises have limited market information and inadequate marketing skills to develop appropriate marketing packages for their products and promote them to suitable markets with very limited appropriate financing models anna pointed out that there are already viable business models in place to overcome such challenges lessons from the endev kenya stove experiences demonstrate two main issues · it is possible to develop markets for technology and services for the poor and that there is need to widen consumer choices i.e design products to satisfy the needs of the end users identify distribution channels and aim at selling volumes with acceptable profits and commercialize energy access services/technologies · the stove business is well established with producers marketers installers and stove users paying for the services and products at market prices it was a great honour for endev kenya to represent the african perspective during this high level event thanks anna for representing us so well 12 13 14 18 19 20 cim news giz programme news giz events giz wishes all the best to dr eisenblätter anna ingwe s message was · governments and development partners focus on energy as large scale electrical systems e.g hydro /geothermal which serve mainly urban population while energy for the poor mainly in rural areas is not given similar priority although biomass constitutes the biggest share of the national energy consumption 70 it is given low priority mostly addressed by small and medium enterprises this important segment of the energy sector is mainly left to donors ngos and parts of ·

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a p r jun 2012 2 emails to the editor giz kenya news editorial team letters to the editor thank you very much for the newsletter i really like the different sections you have established the topics you cover and the design vera riffler landesbüro der giz assistentin der büroleitung quito ecuador really liked the design and the content structure of your newsletter informative and entertaining congratulations for a wonderful edition yet again ms tushita mukherjee communication officer new delhi india congratulation your staff newsletter is really cool mbissine diouf giz senegal thanks very much for sending us this truly beautiful and comprehensive newsletter issue congratulations for this piece of art carsten habacker regional advisor knowledge management communications giz south africa irene maweu alice amayo imprint the kenya news is a journalistic product that is distributed in english and is designed for all staff members of the giz kenya its aim is to create an identity and synergy between staff and giz programmes deutsche gesellschaft für internationale zusammenarbeit giz gmbh giz office nairobi riverside mews building riverside drive p o box 41607 00100 nairobi kenya t +254 20 422 8000 f +254 20 422 8999 t +27 12 423 5900 f +27 12 342 0185 i www.giz.de editorial team alice amayo irene maweu olivia okech maleche photos giz if not stated differently layout design imagin productions i www.imaginp.com olivia okech-maleche

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3 a special message a p r jun 2012 giz kenya news country director says over the last one and half years i am impressed by the continued dedication of all the contributors of articles to the giz kenya staff magazine since staff members are not the only ones who read the newsletter i urge all of you to continue sharing your stories of the work that you are doing and the impact that you have made on the kenyan people and their lives keep up the good work hendrik linneweber country director giz corporate principles ne nw e se sw elements of our corporate principles at the centre of our corporate principles is an entrepreneurial vision of the future the mission statement describes our joint agenda and our corporate values give us a unified basis to work from the guiding principles for employees and managers provide pointers and advice on appropriate forms of conduct at the level of the company division or team and at the personal level too staff is obliged to adhere to the corporate principles irrespective of their place of assignment their task or their position in the giz staff hierarchy the corporate principles also serve as a guide for development advisors and integrated experts for more information go to w s giz corporate principles vision giz s long-term goal https intranet.giz.de/cps/rde/xchg/giz intranet_en/xsl/hs.xsl html/202.htm l i ve r y g iz s com mitmenttoadding va lueandservicede mission statement guiding principles for employees and managers cor p o r at e va lues the corporate principles apply to all employees they also serve as a guide for development workers and integrated experts.

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a p r jun 2012 4 giz kenya news focus on hiv and aids international aids candlelight memorial iacm by irene maweu jackie obiny and eireen nyamongo disseminate information at the gdc stand german development cooperation giz and kfw has been committed to promoting non-stigma and non-discrimination around hiv by raising awareness amongst its staff family members and its partners on saturday the 26th may 2012 at the nyayo national stadium the gdc organizied and participated in initiatives and activities which were geared towards promoting these value and wellness international aids candlelight memorial iacm began in 1983 during a time of confusion and misconception about a mysterious disease several people came together and decided to put a face on the disease by coordinating a small vigil behind a banner reading fighting for our lives iacm is committed to ending stigma associated with hiv by raising awareness and advocating for the advancement of effective policies at all levels this year s iacm theme was promoting health and dignity together the theme was inspired by the positive health dignity and prevention framework which is a people centered and human rights based approach to the hiv response the theme aims to raise awareness around hiv and to promote respect for the human rights of people living with hiv the memorial took place officially on sunday 20 may 2012 the mater heart run on the other hand is a corporate social responsibility initiative organized yearly by the mater hospital this initiative is geared towards raising funds to charity macharia kfw with her son rest after the run assist children with heart problems who cannot afford heart surgery to receive treatment in view of the above we agreed to combine the activities for international aids candlelight memorial iacm and the mater heart run in order to add value save resources and safe time after the run gdc staff assembled at the gdc stand to commemorate the iacm the hiv and aids focal point gave a brief introduction and explained the reason behind the event and what it means to the gdc she proceeded to invite those around to light their candles the lighting of candles attracted the crowd that participated in the mater heart run who happily joined the gdc staff and families in the lighting of candles they also got free hugs stickers from the stand we had organized for hiv counseling and testing hct through our partners discordant couples of kenya discok organized and 112 people got tested out of these 61 were women and 51 were men a total of 102 gdc staff and family members attended the event bilha maina and her sister light candles at the gdc stand

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5 focus on hiv and aids a p r jun 2012 giz kenya news towards hiv and aids competent local authorities by christoph lodemann giz advisor on hiv and aids workplace programs in the public sector quarterly meeting of hiv and aids desk officers in central region peter kimani is a clerical officer working at the municipal council of nyeri alongside his normal work he is also a peer educator taking responsibility to educate his colleagues and communities about hiv and aids a peer educator is just like the other colleagues but is trained to help colleagues with information on hiv and aids kimani says he was among the first group of employees who were trained in 2004 to be a peer educator at the municipal council of nyeri the municipal council has since 2004 been running a workplace program on hiv and aids and the peer educators are an important part of this they carry out sessions with staff on particular topics such as hiv prevention handling stigma and discrimination tuberculosis sexually transmitted infections and condom use demonstrations kimani started to reflect on hiv and aids when his girlfriend died in 1996 when it was rumored that she died from aids he was not seriously concerned until 2001 when his wife also died this worried kimani to the point of finally taking a hiv test in 2002 which turned positive at first i felt stigma i didn t know much about how to live with hiv but after getting knowledge about hiv and aids what to be aware of and how to control the virus the stigma reduced says kimani he joined a support group for people living with hiv and decided to come out in the open about his status i decided to disclose my status at my workplace so that i could make an end to the rumors about me people knew it anyway kimani says but also it was becoming complicated for me to ask for permission to go to a clinic once a month without giving my employer a reason for this today kimani is open about his hiv status using his experiences to educate his peers on hiv and aids i tell my colleagues that today hiv does not mean that you are dying today or tomorrow there is no cure but you can manage the virus through arvs and by holding yourself generally healthy in 2009 kimani was elected best peer educator at the council the municipal council of nyeri is among 24 local authorities municipal town and county councils with an hiv and aids workplace program this is an initiative of the national aids control council nacc in partnership with giz to mainstream hiv into the public sector hiv and aids have been recognized as a workplace issue with poor health stigma and low productivity identified as some of the negative impacts in response to this workplace programs on hiv and aids aim at educating employees in turn the community on prevention of hiv infections and to support those who are affected or infected with the virus the programs comprise the practices of hiv prevention mitigation treatment care and support kenya s national aids strategic plan knasp iii and the government s commitment to mainstream hiv and aids in the public sector guided the work place programs however local capacities to manage and monitor these programs were initially very low to this end giz has since 2009 supported nacc in central region in building capacity of the hiv and aids desk officers who are responsible for running the workplace programs at the local authorities program this remains a challenge since budget constrains often sets other priorities but even with little funds a workplace program can be active and vibrant networking with external partners to support activities is one way to go about it for example all local authorities provide free condoms for their staff giz has provided the councils with condom dispensers and the kenyan government through kemsa the local government hospital or the local dasco provides condoms for the councils to distribute · the councils organize bi-annual on site hiv testing and counseling for employees for this the councils link up with locally available partners such as liverpool vct or the district hospital local authorities in central region are well on their way to become hiv and aids competent having acquired many capacities to locally plan and manage their response to hiv and aids challenges will continue to exist but performance contract evaluations conducted by the ministry of local government have recently shown a high level of achievement of performance indicators throughout the region · maragua town council hiv desk officer is refilling the condom dispenser it is the responsibility of each local authority to allocate own funding to implement the workplace peter kimani peer educator at nyeri municipality.

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a p r jun 2012 6 giz kenya news focus on hiv and aids `about aids clubs and role models mysa health programme activities for secondary schools in mathare by margret waigumu jackline karambu lucas murigi mysa asrh facilitators and myriam sikaala giz advisor ­ health programme a mysa facilitator in one of the training sessions since its inception 25 years ago mysa mathare youth sports association has created heroes and role model ­ on and off the field children youth girls and boys adolescents and young mothers are given the chance to make a difference to change the face of a troubled life in one of nairobi s biggest slums to play football instead of roaming the streets to become a peer educator instead of selling drugs to participate in slum clean-up exercises instead of staying idle mysa has celebrated many heroes known and unknown last month another role model emerged from the mysa family during a peer education training this training is one of many projects implemented by mysa s health department supported by giz in each of mysa s 16 zones one secondary school is selected to form a school aids club the aim is to create a platform to empower youth by giving them information and skills on how to cope with their day-to-day lives in that respect mysa trains 15 peer educators and one teacher as club patron in asrh adolescent sexual reproductive health healthy relationships drug and substance abuse and much more the mysa trainers know about the great impact this project has made already from the different follow-ups i have made in the schools it is crystal clear that what we are doing is not a waste of time the clubs have a massive impact in their respective schools and the management and administration staff is pleasantly surprised the peer educators have a better understanding about the issues affecting their fellow students and have now hands-on tools to handle these issues by themselves in an effective way lucas murigi trainer also the teachers of the schools see and appreciate the great benefit of this project the happiness of my students is my happiness i am most grateful for the training my students have received i know that young people are faced with a lot of challenges however there are some issues that i as a teacher cannot address and now mysa has done it for me i know that the peer educators will share their knowledge with their friends and make the school a better place to be mrs lilian adenyo mcedo secondary school mysa was able to introduce a new session `my personal testimony during the trainings held in april a long-term member of mysa volunteered to talk to the peer educators for the first time about her positive hiv status and her life with the virus the value of this session is tremendous finally young people can ask questions openly and receive truthful answers this creates an atmosphere in which a realistic way of dealing with the issues of hiv and aids is portrayed suddenly hiv and aids does not simply remain an abstract illness `somewhere out there but deserves a processing and an understanding right among us here and now for the new mysa resource person to come in the open with her story means to possibly be exposed to stigma and discrimination by doing so she is taking a big risk but at the same time it not only creates an opportunity for her but for the society at large for the first time since mysa opened its doors has had a member the courage to educate others in such a personal way this is a huge step in the right direction only if we start speaking openly can we defeat ignorance and misunderstanding mysa wants to thank and acknowledge the community programme of the `german doctors at baraka in mathare 4a one of mysa s networking partners for facilitating in this process maureen we at mysa are extremely proud of you you are a true mysa hero and role model by all means welcome sign

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7 programme news a p r jun 2012 giz kenya news public procurement board pparb study tour to germany czech republic and austria by mathias muehle pparb members together with the public procurement administrative review chamber in darmstadt germany giz support to public finance reforms spfr programme organized a study tour for the members of the public procurement administrative review board pparb to germany czech republic and austria the pparb is established under the public procurement and disposal act ppda 2005 and operates as part of the public procurement oversight authority ppoa of kenya its task is to conduct administrative reviews on claims by any candidate of a procurement or disposal procedure who may have suffered or risks suffering a loss or damage due to the breach of a duty imposed by a procuring entity ppoa or its regulations with the background of the new constitution and its provision on public procurement in article 227 the aim of the visit was to benchmark with other procurement systems in europe and to learn from best practices the program of the study visit focused on procurement practices in a devolved system review procedures anticorruption measures and new procurement methods eg framework contracting tasks and set ups of supply branches it also focused on e-procurement and e-warehousing tender publication and communication with bidders and potential suppliers as well as questions on how to support sme s better in public procurement procedures the delegation gained a comprehensive insight of the public procurement system of the czech republic which included the public procurement administrative review procedure the e-procurement solution of the country and the organizational set up for the help desk on public private partnerships the set up and the tasks of the central supplies branch of the federal republic of austria was explained including the e-shop and practices of prequalification of bidders and framework contracting the delegation was hosted by the wiener zeitung the official gazette company of the austrian government also responsible for procurement publications and facilitating an e-procurement system for procuring entities they were introduced to a public procurement regime in a decentralized government system with federal state and county levels which included the explanation of the public procurement administrative review system with different responsibilities and organizational structures on the various levels of the governmental structure the delegation benefitted from prof burgi s lecture on a comprehensive overview on the european union public procurement regime and its transformation into the german legislation they had an opportunity to meet with the members of the public procurement administrative review chamber of the state of hesse at the district government of darmstadt where they discussed practical problems of the review procedures in both countries and exchanged views on further development of procurement systems and review procedures they shared their expertise on how to develop capacity in public procurement on a systematic basis the developments of the kenyan public procurement system and the reform efforts of the kenyan government and how the public procurement administrative review system in kenya functions overall the study visit with its wide ranging program gave the members of the delegation a good overview of the current developments in european public procurement practices and inputs for the upcoming discussions on the amendments of the ppoa and its regulations outcome the group met with transparency international germany the ombudsperson against corruption for the district office spandau in berlin the central unit for procurement and supplies of the federal institute for materials research and testing the unit for public procurement policy of the federal ministry of economics and technology and with members of the department for public procurement policy and public private partnerships of the ministry for regional development of the czech republic pparb members in the german reichstag building

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a p r jun 2012 8 giz kenya news programme news think outside the box save trees and conserve water the story of a successful cross-sectoral collaboration between the giz water sector reform programme and energy programs in kenya by mathias gurtner reimund hoffmann anna ingwe nancy nguru and anne marie ran the type of stove model in use therefore the stoves save time and money and have a positive impact on the health as well significant reduction of harmful smoke in the kitchen less use of firewood means more trees and a better tree cover contributes to catchment protection and increased storage and availability of water this direct link between saving energy and conserving water brought the two programs to one table after a kick-off meeting it was decided to set up 2 pilots in muranga sub-region wrma identified potential intervention areas with a high need of fuel wood available local material and a population who is able to pay for the stoves then the normal process of en dev-k of introducing and implementing energy saving stoves on a commercial basis and through the private sector was followed see explanations in the text box the difference this time was that the wrua as an already existing local organization was used as an intermediate institution with a big local outreach for the promotion of the technology and the mobilization of potential stove builders and users what is the added value of such collaboration endev has easy access to the already organized and motivated groups at the local level therefore targets are reached in a shorter time with less money although the water program doesn t have the possibility mandate resources to execute a larger scale intervention project it supports wrma in making use of the long-lasting experience of endev-k to implement a sustainable project in only three months this collaboration has resulted in 56 stove builders trained and 1,600 stoves installed in individual households the pilot will soon be evaluated with wrma tana and wrma head quarter up-scaling of the program will be discussed and a clear concept for adoption in other areas developed the commitment of wrma is indispensable other wruas in the region already requested to introduce the program in their region so apparently the programme responds to a need therefore concerted efforts to be continued wrma sensitize stakeholders and wruas endev-k works in three cluster areas central western and transmara where it has established offices with cluster managers and support staff in close cooperation with other stakeholders especially the ministry of agriculture and its home economics sub division potential intervention areas are chosen as a first step private potential stove builders marketers and installers are identified and receive training in technical and entrepreneurial skills at the same time endev-k starts together with stakeholders in the area sensitization campaigns using brochures posters local drama groups or radio and attends field days chiefs barazas and other public events after training the trained private entrepreneurs go out to the communities and enter into ­ mostly informal ­ contracts with interested households for installation of stoves once both parties have agreed the stoves are installed in the kitchen according to the clients need endev-k monitors quality of work to assure smooth functioning of the stoves with this approach has increased the annual turnover of improved cook stoves from 15,000 to 250,000 in the three clusters initial mobilization meeting in njabini with endev jiko trainers and established jiko builders talking to the community wrua members yes it is useful to informally talk to each other and keep an open mind to synergies what started with a simple exchange and interest in each other s work domain results in a successful collaboration between the giz water and energy programs one of the partners of the giz water reform sector program is the water resources management authority wrma technical assistance is given at a national but also at regional local level for instance at the regional office embu in the tana catchment area the main task of wrma is to increase availability of good quality water for the different water uses being it water for domestic economic e.g industries agriculture water providers or environmental purposes on the ground voluntary community based groups and stakeholders with an interest in water resources are organized in water resources users associations these wruas collaborate with wrma in accomplishing its task deforestation and inappropriate land use practices have lead to serious degradation of soils vegetation and water resources in many parts of kenya especially in rural areas where the dependence on wood as a source of energy is high the giz energizing development kenya country programme endev-k which started in 2006 has successfully disseminated energy saving stoves these improved cook stoves are very efficient in comparison to the traditional 3 stones fire place the amount of fuel wood for cooking is reduced by 40 ­ 60 depending on endev-k introduce concept to wrma first lighting wrua promote the energy saving stove concept in their catchment identify and mobilize potential stove builders and users monitor the use of the stoves facilitate contact between stove builders and interested individual households train stove builders provide technical assistance identify potential intervention areas monitor stove builders train wruas identify motivated and capable wruas sensitize wruas monitor work of wruas table potential roles of endev wrma tana and the wrua

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9 programme news a p r jun 2012 giz kenya news energy saving stoves to the rescue by nancy nguru maxwell musoka mr joseph muthama on his motorbike from driving matatus to delivering energy saving stoves less the stress that is how mr joseph muthama of juja in thika east district describes his new life as an improved stoves entrepreneur until 2008 joseph was a matatu driver on the thika-kilimambogo route his days were spent playing hide and seek with traffic police endangering all road users by his reckless driving to make more trips thus more money and generally being perpetually in debt and broke then through sheer luck he was introduced to the endev stove technical training at gatuanyaga market the training opened up a new world for joseph for the first time in my life i realized the environmental catastrophe our community faced by felling trees and health related costs due to harmful smoke produced by 3 stone fires most importantly joseph chanced upon new business opportunities in stoves installation and marketing never one to let an idea go untested he quit his driving job and headed to set up shop in his home village in mukunike makutano thika east district five years down the road joseph has never looked back and is riding on unprecedented success in stove business around his district success is measured in terms of development impacts and i am an excellent example says this proud father of six children for the first time in many years all attending school without school fees arrears thanks to stove business demand for improved stoves is high and he is consistently delivering quality endev promoted stove that is most affordable to many rural families the jiko kisasa he owns a fully paid for 1 ton pick ­up for deliveries and a motorbike for marketing his spouse is now into dairy and poultry farming and the couple is much happier together because when government officers look for mr joseph muthama it is because he is required to give a talk on improved cookstoves at a public forum and not for some traffic offence fuel saving cookstoves jikos on the move by reimund hoffmann endev-k programme manager in 2006 the promotion of private sector development in agriculture psda under the component promotion of environmentally friendly technologies started activities to disseminate energy efficient and thus fuel saving cookstoves jikos with funding from the dutch government under the global energising development endev i programme five years later giz kenya can be more than proud of the achievements and the measurable impacts more than 1,300,000 rural households do their daily cooking with improved stoves either with the jiko kisasa or the rocket stove before the start of the project in kenya approximately 15,000 improved cook stoves were sold on an annual basis nowadays we speak of more than 200,000 per year as each stove saves 1.09 tons of firewood per year i.e 1,300,000 stoves save approx 1,417,000 tons of firewood annually which is equivalent to 77,857 ha of primary forest land in kenya in addition the annual co2 reduction amounts up to 936,000 tons year with these figures psda contributed approx 50 to the target households endev came to an end in 2010 and was extended to endev ii still with dutch but also with bmz and just recently norwegian funding the psda achievements did not stay unrecognized and formed the basis of a decision by the endev governing board to beef up the kenya country programme both in scale and technology beside the stove dissemination endev wants also promotion of small solar systems to be incorporated it was therefore agreed that from 01.02.2012 endev activities are separated from psda and will run as an individual programme within the giz country portfolio energising development kenya country programme endev-k works with the same staff one international programme manager one component leader currently six programme officers and support staff still from utumishi house and offices in muranga kisii and kakamega under endev ii within the stove component the programme has the target to reach additional 600,000 households as well as 700 institutions and enterprises like hotels or restaurants under the solar component it is planned to reach 43,000 households with solar systems for lighting.

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a p r jun 2012 12 giz kenya news centre for international migration and developement news cim african union interafrican bureau for animal resources of responsibility they include improving food safety animal husbandry marketing of animal products and the introduction and monitoring of international standards with this au/ibar is aiming to safeguard africa s food supply liberate the continent from the drip feed of international emergency food aid and from cheap imports and improve the economic situation of the population but au/ibar s work also benefits human health since people often live in close quarters with animals there is a clear link between protecting animal health and human health in the case of bird flu and swine flu for example which can be transmitted from animals to people `we have introduced standardised software for project management and bookkeeping for the first time all project managers and bookkeepers in all the countries now have to use the same software they have to report monthly on the progress of projects and on the budget situation that enables us to identify technical and financial bottlenecks and discrepancies in good time and respond accordingly ­ for example by reallocating money that is not needed in one place to somewhere else where there is a shortfall says scholl the international community invests many million euros each year in combating animal diseases in africa not without a degree of self-interest because in our world of global interconnections diseases such as contagious bovine pleuropneumonia bird flu and most recently swine flu can spread rapidly hans-jurgen scholl works at the african union s interafrican bureau for animal resources ensuring that international funds are properly channelled scholl is a modest 59-year-old from the franconia region of bavaria who tells it like it is `i am a bean counter he says of himself for example for two years he has been supporting the african union in establishing a sound financial management system and a reliable reporting system at the interafrican bureau for animal resources au/ibar `without professional standards of financial management there can be no transparency without transparency the donors have no trust and without the trust of potential donors there is no money says scholl summing up the reason for his placement in a nutshell the request for financial expertise came from au/ibar itself as did the explicit wish that the position be filled by an expert from germany hans-jürgen scholl was just the right person for au/ibar at the moment 70 of the money that lands up in au/ibar s accounts for the implementation of various projects comes from the european union the rest comes from other international and national development organisations and from individual governments au/ibar was founded in 1951 as a coordinating authority to combat cattle plague in africa and is now one of the african union s largest sub-organisations since it was set up au/ibar has not only had to deal with numerous trans-border animal diseases such as foot and mouth disease or most recently swine flu and bird flu it now has other areas conscientiousness and creativity at the request of individual donors hans-jürgen scholl also carries out financial analyses he is in a certain sense the `neutral person at au ibar his first project management job took him to nigeria at the age of 31 trying to pull the wool over the eyes of someone with 27 years of international professional experience is no easy task but despite all the international guidelines and necessary conscientiousness scholl and his team also have to display a great deal of creativity `anyone who works conscientiously and meets deadlines receives a bonus payment he says describing a creative solution that often helps he continues `sometimes even i am surprised that the latitude that the bookkeepers and administrative assistants now have and the mutual trust we have built up are not abused in fact the opposite is more likely to be true everyone is really throwing themselves into the job and is hungry to know more in the finance team they are all staying behind at the moment to learn the new software or learn a new language everyone wants to get on and show what they can do says scholl he himself is content with his role behind the scenes and with his bean-counting job `the aim of my placement here is to make au/ibar s work even more effective by putting its financial management and reporting system on a professional footing increased transparency and reliability will not only increase the trust of international donors but also the trust of africans in their own abilities hans-jürgen scholl cim expert at au/ibar www.au-ibar.org winds of change `forty-seven countries from the mediterranean to the southern tip of africa ­ that is the area we cover in many regions there are no vets just what are known as community-based animal health workers who have been through a training course they are often the first people to identify diseases which they must report to their national authorities to ensure that the information is then passed on to au/ibar there has already been an improvement in reporting to au/ibar in recent years but there are still large gaps in the system au/ibar can identify foci of disease and put appropriate measures in place only if the entire information chain works properly says hans-jürgen scholl making the immense challenge patently clear by comparison his personal challenge seems the lesser one by establishing more transparent and systematic financial management and reporting systems the german management expert aims to satisfy the requirements of individual donors and those of the african union and at the same time optimise collaboration and information sharing in project management across 47 countries if you ask scholl how he envisages that happening in practice he does not talk in terms of grand objectives such as harmonisation and aid effectiveness instead he lists the small specific reforms that he and his finance team have initiated at au/ibar in the last two years and which ultimately lead to greater effectiveness example the international livestock research institute ilri which is part of the consultative group on international agricultural research cgiar cgiar and au/ibar have the same objective to solve urgent problems in agriculture and animal husbandry with the overriding aim of reducing poverty and safeguarding the food supply the centre for international migration and development cim and the advisory service on agricultural research for development beaf which is a giz deutsche gesellschaft für internationale zusammenarbeit giz gmbh the participants the african union s interafrican bureau for animal resources au/ibar has been mandated by various international and national organisations and donors to carry out projects to curb animal diseases and promote animal health in africa for this purpose au/ibar also has joint offices in a number of african countries with the world organisation for animal health oie and the united nations food and agriculture organization fao au/ibar also works in close collaboration with various agricultural research institutions including for project support these endeavours ­ for example by placing german experts at cgiar s agricultural research centres and as is the case with au/ibar with their implementation partners and contributing to funding their deployment hans-jürgen scholl is one of 30 german experts who are currently using their specialised know how in this context so that important scientific findings are ultimately translated into practice and lead to genuine development progress.

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13 centre for international migration and developement news cim a p r jun 2012 giz kenya news improving veterinary governance by hans-jürgen scholl sector it will therefore focus on three main areas · creating a conducive and participatory change environment through evidence-based advocacy and knowledge creation · build institutional and individual capacity in policy analysis formulation and implementation to undertake institutional strengthening of veterinary services · encouraging change through supporting initiatives with high leverage effects the action will have a continental coverage it will work at national level with the african acp countries eligible to the edf funding however for activities aiming at harmonization and coordinated positions non acp countries will be involved i.e north african mediterranean countries morocco algeria tunisia libya and egypt and 2 acp african countries that did not ratify the revised 2010 cotonou agreement to achieve its objectives the action will pursue the following results result 1 knowledge and awareness for institutional change enhanced with this result area the programme aims at the facilitation or acceptance aspect of change evidence on the need for improved institutions and of the potential of the sector will be generated and used to convince the policy makers and stakeholders to invest in the sector to improve the livelihoods of many citizens result 2 institutional capacity for livestock policy formulation animal health strategies and legislation enhanced at the same time that awareness and knowledge for change are being created the programme will focus on enhancing capacity for formulating the necessary policies their implementation strategies and associated action plan and budgets and the enabling legislation required to bring about the change the programme also foresees to support the adoption processes of these policies to guarantee the institutional internalisation of the new approaches result 3 institutional capacity for the implementation of policies and enforcement of regulations enhanced implementation of new policies and strategies and institutional reform is recognised as a major challenge for most organisations especially in the public sector therefore support needs to be provided to stimulate the change initiatives priority is given to recognised key activities of veterinary services such as information management disease prevention and control with focus on the regional dimension with an indirect positive outcome on the national level international sanitary standard setting taking into account african realities and quality assurance in the form of pvs follow-up the approach for the programme implementation has been designed on the principles of subsidiarity and is based on the mandates and 1 the relationships of the different institutions involved a au-ibar will be in charge of the overall coordination of the programme and will implement most activities either directly or through the recs regional economic communities in line with the mandate of the au-c to build recs capacity and taking into consideration the implementation capacities of the recs au-ibar is assisted through a financial advisor from cim to make sure that all financial aspects are transparent rules and regulations followed and reports to the donor are in time b recs will on the one hand provide an important part of the support to individual countries and on the other hand ensure their coordination and harmonisation missions in this sector both fao and oie are jointly involved but have separate contracts made the overall programme will be guided by a programme steering committee psc comprising of representatives from the acp secretariat the main stakeholders implementing partners development actors in the sector and the european commission the psc will be chaired by the commissioner for rural economy and agriculture of the african union commission to ensure african ownership of the project and its alignment with the caadp process all implementing partners will be represented in the psc au-ibar will play the secretarial role of the psc a programme management committee pmc composed of the three main implementing organisations au-ibar oie and fao and implementing recs will ensure that activities implemented under the different agreements are synchronised sequenced and inter-related for the achievement of the programme objectives this pmc will meet at least twice a year with one physically the pmc will be chaired on a rotational basis between au-ibar oie and fao regional advisory committees rac will be organized at the level of each implementing rec the objective of these governance organs is mainly to ensure consultation and coordination with and among member states the racs will be chaired by the recs the total programme cost is estimated at eur 31 200 000 of which eur 30 000 000 shall be financed from the intra acp line of the 10th edf in the framework of the cotonou agreement and eur 1 200 000 will be contributed by the african union au in sub-saharan africa livestock represents on average 30 of the agricultural gross domestic product gdp about 10 of the national gdp and up to 250 million poor people depend on livestock for their income and livelihoods however the sector is seriously constrained by animal diseases and inadequate investments to enhance its contribution to the development of the african continent despite its great leverage potential since the 1980 s the livestock sub sector in africa has been subjected to unfavourable government policies resulting from structural adjustment programmes with consequent under-funding from both public and private sectors as well as poorly functioning institutional settings and weak implementation capacity of policies regulations and standards the prevailing institutional environment in most african countries is not conducive to the provision of affordable accessible and sustainable quality veterinary services an analysis of these problems provides the basis for the approach proposed in this action with the aim to improve aspects of governance and institutional reforms which are required to improve the provision of veterinary services in africa the proposed action aimed at improving the institutional environment at national and regional levels to provide effective and efficient animal health services in africa the strategic goal of the action is to bring about institution strengthening of veterinary services towards i the establishment of adequate veterinary services at the national level and ii strengthen regional institutions to play their roles of coordination harmonisation integration and support to countries with the aim to stimulate a more conducive environment for public and private investments in the livestock

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a p r jun 2012 14 giz kenya news programme news a football friendly for cooperation coming together of supkem and mysa by sylvia wesner giz technical advisor supkem and myriam sikaala giz technical advisor mysa mysa and giz do a dance the event took place at mysa headquarters kangundo road in nairobi komarocks on thursday may 24 2012 from 11:00 to 13:40 main objectives · team building between peer educators of supkem and mysa · distribution of bayer leverkusen football jerseys · invitation of giz staff members to mysa eastleigh and mathare are two of the biggest and poorest slums in nairobi and life in the slums is hard in any way whether it is in regards to water supply or medical services drug abuse or violence these and many more are problems that the dwellers of the slums face everyday supkem supreme council of kenya muslims and mysa mathare youth sports association are two organisations working with the youth in the slums to mitigate the harsh challenges in their areas in order to intensify and improve their respective work giz supports these organisations with a seconded giz technical advisor from germany both ngos work with the `peer educator approach because research has shown that youth in their adolescent years are mostly influenced by their peers by organising workshops in which young people are being trained on how to be effective peer educators and how to act as role models in their communities supkem and mysa intend to empower the youth to make them active players in their own process of health education and development in order to create positive behavioural change among young people mathare and eastleigh face each other divided by only a single road in order to create an even bigger impact of their work it is crucial for youth groups to network to inform each other and to exchange ideas with the organising of the `football friendly supkem and mysa want to achieve just that therefore the mysa team invited all guests for a team building exercise and fair play football match subsequently the handing over of football jerseys to all players and officials was done by dr wolfram jaeckel who was the initiator of the donation of the jerseys by bayer leverkusen a famous german football club after the event one of the mysa peer educators said what else can i ask for i met new people i played football and i love my jersey thank you i have seen some of the supkem peer educators before in eastleigh and i know their faces but now i know their names and even a little bit about their personal lives i already arranged with some of them to meet next week to compare our hiv/aids manuals and to discuss which methodology works best with which sensitisation session these kinds of statements encourage the organisers in their initiative as they prove that the day turned out to be a big success players officials and guests all had a fantastic time and enjoyed the activities and more so mysa and supkem will be able to monitor and evaluate the outputs and outcomes of this event in the near future and benefit from this new cooperation in the years to come the following guests participated in the event · · · · · · · · · · dr wolfram jaeckel giz integration portfolio manager mr thomas daemmrich giz senior health system advisor dr patricia odero giz head of rh component mrs.maureen adudanse giz senior programme officer rh mr lattif shaban director supkem supreme council of kenya muslims mr shuguli supkem biafra muslim welfare society mr ally boy supkem biafra medical clinic mr hussein tudi supkem football club mr david thiru mysa executive director mr stephen muchoki mysa director of community health and education programme mrs maqulate onyango mysa director of sports mr edwin wasonga mysa programme manager health and hiv prevention 12 football players s from supkem 12 football players from mysa and 5 haba na haba dance and theatre group members · · · · · mysa football team

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15 programme news a p r jun 2012 giz kenya news marital rape the unspoken evil by buluma bwire giz good governance project after the act of rape has been committed the usual scenario is for the woman to feel that it was somehow her fault and that she has failed in her marital duties to that particular extent this is why most women will not report instances of marital rape while some women may fight back in resistance most will silently submit to marital rape in the belief that it is not really rape since it is their husband who is the perpetrator marital rape just like any other form of rape has both psychological and physical consequences because the rape is committed by someone the victim is intimate with it translates into a gross betrayal of the love and trust that they had placed in that person this undermines the very basis of the whole marriage and contributes greatly towards the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage moreover it signifies a gross lack of respect for the victim s feelings and rights as a human being and is usually a catalyst for even greater forms of abuse more specifically physical abuse this in turn may lead the victim to suffer from psychological ailments such as severe depression stress and mental anguish which trigger a break down in general health and well being of the victim rape is the most beastly violation of another person s sexuality that can be committed by another however often times the offence of rape is taken to have been committed only in situations whereby the perpetrator is a stranger to the victim the reality of a husband committing rape upon his wife marital rape is generally shunned by society the reason for the self imposed blindness of society to marital rape is to be found in the long held view that upon marriage the wife consents to the husband s exercise of his marital right to sexual intercourse at any and all times this reasoning is further buttressed by tradition custom and even religion providing for its deep entrenchment in the societal conscience the truth of the matter is that rape is rape and the fact that it happens within the confines of both the victim and perpetrator s home in the institution of marriage does not negate the fact that it is still a beastly crime the basic definition of rape is sexual intercourse with another person without their consent it follows that where a man has sex with his wife without her consent or against her will he is as a matter of fact committing an act of rape the problem of marital rape is further compounded by the fact that most women who are victims of marital rape do not report it and some do not even consider it to be a violation of their basic rights in the first place they tend to assume that succumbing to their husband s lustful desires at any time that they so grab him is simply a part of fulfilling their marital duties indeed few are willing to bear the stigma of having a failed marriage where the husband walks out on them or brings in a second wife for the reason that his wife can not `satisfy him nevertheless marital rape just like any other kind of rape has adverse psychological and at times physical consequences on the victim the psychological trauma suffered by victims of marital rape is magnified by the fact that the perpetrator is a person to whom they have given their love and trust not to mention built a home and raised children with marital rape is basically sexual abuse within the marriage there are considered to be two categories of marital rape namely violent rapethis occurs when the perpetrator uses actual physical violence to achieve sexual intercourse with the victim and non-violent rape-this occurs when the perpetrator uses coercion intimidation and threats to compel the victim to have sexual intercourse with him violent rape is usually an extension of domestic violence for instance after the husband has given the wife a thorough beating for one reason or the other he may force her to have sex with him immediately afterwards and any resistance is usually met with further violence alternatively it can be the trigger of domestic violence for instance in circumstances where the husband makes unreasonable demands for sexual intercourse and the wife declines and he proceeds to batter her into submission on the other hand non-violent rape is more subtle and often takes the approach of the husband using verbal threats to convince the wife to submit to sexual intercourse with him such threats may be along the lines of using actual violence walking out on the marriage taking up with another woman refusing to provide for the family and etcetera the psychological effects are long term and therefore more severe since in most cases the spouses will not part ways immediately thereby laying the foundation for repeated sexual abuse which serves to compound the trauma the physical effects of marital rape are quite similar to those of any other form of rape and include injuries to the vaginal area broken bones lacerations torn muscles fatigue bruises miscarriages and the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases among others marital rape is not a lesser form of rape and should be treated with all the contempt it deserves women should not succumb to the same in the name of fulfilling their marital duties if the relationship is truly based on love then the husband would respect the wife and not perpetrate such a beastly act on her there needs to be a lot more done by way of spreading awareness on marital rape as well as establishing systems which would enable the victims to report it and the perpetrators be brought to book such systems should seek to enable women circumvent the hindrances to reporting instances of marital rape and more particularly making it known to women in particular and society as a whole that marital rape is a form of rape like any other and is therefore an offence punishable by law.

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