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| | |CSO overview=Jamaa is a Swahili word meaning community. Jamaa Resource Initiatives is thus a civil society organization advocating for communal participation and management of resources from resource rich communities. We work to explore the idea of self-reliance and community-led and resourced development. Jamaa Resource Initiatives has come into existence by understanding the need to reduce dependence on foreign aid. The work involves research, focused discussion, and debate on sustainability of development efforts by stakeholders throughout Africa. Jamaa Resource Initiative’s distinctive niche is based on one of the greatest challenges that confront the civil society sector. That of raising adequate resources to support development work. Jamaa Resource Initiative promotes and facilitates collaborative links within and among communities, individuals, and local businesses to increase efforts in pooling resources together from various local sources. | | |CSO overview=Jamaa is a Swahili word meaning community. Jamaa Resource Initiatives is thus a civil society organization advocating for communal participation and management of resources from resource rich communities. We work to explore the idea of self-reliance and community-led and resourced development. Jamaa Resource Initiatives has come into existence by understanding the need to reduce dependence on foreign aid. The work involves research, focused discussion, and debate on sustainability of development efforts by stakeholders throughout Africa. Jamaa Resource Initiative’s distinctive niche is based on one of the greatest challenges that confront the civil society sector. That of raising adequate resources to support development work. Jamaa Resource Initiative promotes and facilitates collaborative links within and among communities, individuals, and local businesses to increase efforts in pooling resources together from various local sources. |
| − | |CSO key=Jamaa Resource Initiative believes that for development to truly reflect the needs, wishes and aspirations of local communities, it must also be supported by the resources controlled by these communities. Our mains activities include: Agriculture, Food Security and livelihoods, Finance for Development Effectiveness and Business and Human Rights | + | |CSO key=Jamaa Resource Initiative believes that for development to truly reflect the needs, wishes and aspirations of local communities, it must also be supported by the resources controlled by these communities. Our mains activities include: Agriculture, Food Security and livelihoods, Finance for Development Effectiveness and Business and Human Rights |
| | |CSO contact=Maurice Ouma Odhiambo | | |CSO contact=Maurice Ouma Odhiambo |
| | |CSO email=oumaodhiambo@gmail.com | | |CSO email=oumaodhiambo@gmail.com |
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| | |CSO partners=Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG) | | |CSO partners=Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG) |
| | |CSO intern gain=I would like to be a bridge between the policy makers with the ones with whom the policies are imposed and amplify the poor voice for energy access | | |CSO intern gain=I would like to be a bridge between the policy makers with the ones with whom the policies are imposed and amplify the poor voice for energy access |
| − | |CSO intern skills=we would be interested in offering training and lobbying for better energy policy formulation and implementation both at the AfDB level and In-country | + | |CSO intern skills=we would be interested in offering training and lobbying for better energy policy formulation and implementation both at the AfDB level and In-country |
| | |CSO learning=Gender mainstreaming and empowerment | | |CSO learning=Gender mainstreaming and empowerment |
| | |CSO expertise=Policy advocacy | | |CSO expertise=Policy advocacy |
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Jamaa Resource Initiatives
- Jamaa Resource Initiatives was founded in 2011 and is based in .
- Type of organisation: NGO
Jamaa is a Swahili word meaning community. Jamaa Resource Initiatives is thus a civil society organization advocating for communal participation and management of resources from resource rich communities. We work to explore the idea of self-reliance and community-led and resourced development. Jamaa Resource Initiatives has come into existence by understanding the need to reduce dependence on foreign aid. The work involves research, focused discussion, and debate on sustainability of development efforts by stakeholders throughout Africa. Jamaa Resource Initiative’s distinctive niche is based on one of the greatest challenges that confront the civil society sector. That of raising adequate resources to support development work. Jamaa Resource Initiative promotes and facilitates collaborative links within and among communities, individuals, and local businesses to increase efforts in pooling resources together from various local sources.
Key Activities
Jamaa Resource Initiative believes that for development to truly reflect the needs, wishes and aspirations of local communities, it must also be supported by the resources controlled by these communities. Our mains activities include: Agriculture, Food Security and livelihoods, Finance for Development Effectiveness and Business and Human Rights
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Target groups
for clean cooking: - Productive use and livelihoods
for electricity: - Productive use and livelihoods
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Other solutions: Geathermal
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Where we work
Our regions of operation are: Sub-Saharan Africa.
Our countries of operation are: Kenya.
Our headquarter is based in:
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Sub Sahara Africa, East Africa, Kenya
Contact Details
Partnerships
We work together with the following ACCESS coalition partners: Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG).
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