Global Partnerships Organization (GPO)
Global Partnerships Organization (GPO) is registered non-profit umbrella organizations of NGOs and other CSOs in Kenya operating across the country both at National county and community levels with a huge membership base striving to work for the 17 sustainable development goals in Kenya and around the region.
The Global Partnerships Organization (GPO) aims to promote To promote peace, culture, access to education, healthcare and improve welfare.
John DoeC.E.O of Golden Heart
Alice DoeC.M.O of Golden Heart
And in furtherance of the principal object, the Organization shall have the following ancillary objects and powers:
- To lobby for peaceful society.
- To pay school fees, offer scholarship opportunities to needy and bright students.
- To encourage cultural integration.
- To offer free medical camps and equip hospitals with equipments needed to function properly.
- To provide shelter to needy widows through construction of houses.
- To support disadvantaged communities locally, to become self-sufficient in provision of feminine hygiene products.
- To take such steps by personal or written appeals, private meetings, public meetings or representations to Parliament, government entities and other bodies as may be deemed expedient to promote any of the objects of the Organization.
- To raise, secure and utilize funds for the attainment of any or all objects of the Organization, and to do such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of these objects.
VISION
MISSION
Enhancing peaceful co-existence, inclusivity and providing easy access to basic necessities such as healthcare, welfare and education to enable development.
CORE-VALUES
- Peace and harmony
- Networking and collaboration
- Inclusivity
- Social responsibility
- Justice
Objectives:
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Main Object: The Organization has the following main object:
To promote peace, culture, access to education, healthcare and improve welfare. -
Specific Objects
And in furtherance of the principal object, the Organization shall have the following ancillary objects and powers:
- To lobby for peaceful society.
- To pay school fees, offer scholarship opportunities to needy and bright students.
- To encourage cultural integration.
- To offer free medical camps and equip hospitals with equipments needed to function properly.
- To provide shelter to needy widows through construction of houses.
- To support disadvantaged communities locally, to become self-sufficient in provision of feminine hygiene products.
- To take such steps by personal or written appeals, private meetings, public meetings or representations to Parliament, government entities and other bodies as may be deemed expedient to promote any of the objects of the Organization.
- To raise, secure and utilize funds for the attainment of any or all objects of the Organization, and to do such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of these objects.
Main Goals of Global Partnerships Organization (GPO)
Capacity building for SDG implementation
To strengthen County and National governments capabilities to articulate SDGs and realize targets by 2030.
Increase inter-agency cooperation and build public/ private partnerships for SDGs
To implement activities that will reduce social- economic disparities within communities.
Continue to build County and National information resources on SDGs.
To strengthen national and county planning systems and decision-support capabilities on SDGs.
Increase public awareness on SDGs.
Increase public awareness on SDGs. Objective: To
- Provide a platform to engage NGOs, civil society, academia, Private sector, citizens and communities with the SDGs.
- Carry out Monitoring and evaluation of Sustainable development goals implementations at local community, regional and national levels.
- Encourage frank, broad-based assessment of representation, civil society, social support and compliance with policies, and clear institutional standards and implementations.
- Educate and capacity building to strengthen civil societies and communities on Sustainable development Goals ( SDGs)
- To make the case for business and organizations to engage in sustainable development at a far more strategic level by decoding the SDGs and quantifying the efficiency gains in fully integrating and aligning with the SDGs.
- Provide a forum where stakeholders can come together to create a renewed social contract to rebuild the trust needed to deliver the SDGs.
- Engage in outreach activities that lead to deepening and equitable distribution of technology and innovations for promotion of SDGs.
- Generate public education and participation, and open and understandable rules, procedures and information by institutions Reduce corruption through better use of public resources and effective public policy
- Encourage public participation, consultation and evaluation of government initiatives as a way of strengthening checks and balances by institutions
- Spear head dialogue and mediation to help prevent and resolve conflicts peacefully, while maintaining independence, impartiality and integrity on issues that will otherwise prevent achievement of SDGs.
- Focus on efforts to reduce a country’s risk of lapsing or relapsing into conflict by strengthening national capacities for conflict management, and laying the foundations for sustainable peace and development.
(GPO) - Kenya promotes self- regulations of NGOs/CSOs in the Kenya and East Africa region:
As part of the coalition wider plan we plan to:
Achieving the SDGs requires the partnership of governments, private sectors, civil society, and citizens alike to make sure that all the global goals are consolidated.
Doing this must start with capacity building and enabling knowledge because people can do nothing about something they understand.
The Action on SDGs Kenya National Coalition plans to launch grassroots sensitization campaigns in order to inculcate the attitude of personal responsibility in citizens towards the environment and the larger scope of SDGs.
The involvement of the media will go a long way in creating awareness.
ACTION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) COALITION STRUCTURE
This is our Structure for the Action on SDGs Coalition
- National Action on SDGs Convention (A General Meeting of SDGs Actors in Kenya)
- Action on SDGs Advisory Committee
- National Steering Committee -15 Member Committee representing various sectors and actors on SDGs.
- Executive Board Members - (a lean team ensuring actions of the coalition plans)
- Sectoral technical Working Committee- (Various subcommittee dealt with various areas of SDGs
- Action on SDGs Regional Forums- Regional Forum for SDGs actors.
- Regional Action on SDGs Coalition Coordinators-Technical officers.
- County SDGs Action Forums (Forum bringing county SDGs actors together)
- County Action on SDGs Coalition Coordinators
- Sub County SDGs Action Forums
- Ward SDGs Action Forums.
- Individual Members of Action on SDGs Kenya Coalition (active members working in implementation of SDGs at various levels.
REGIONAL AND COUNTY ACTION PLAN/STRATEGY:
1. - Introduction to relevant county administration
- Mobilize 10 active NGOs per county
- One day training on SDGs and the role of NGOs, communities and individuals
- Identify needs /gaps
- Development of a work plan for the next 5 years
2. - Develop a database for all NGOs in each county of Kenya
- Fund raising
- Capacity building on SDGs and plan an annual exhibition to enhance the collaboration in implementing the SDGs
3. Continued fundraising strategies joint activities with county stakeholders to mark national and international days in promotion of SDGs
- Inter county activities to share /exchange experiences.
- Strengthen partnerships with stakeholders in the counties, nationally and
internationally.
4. Each county compiles a report on the Year’s achievements and challenges
and recommendations for the year to come
