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Africa Community Impact Organization

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Africa Community Impact Organization
Organization's acronym:	ACIO
Address:	234 Roysambu, street 21-KASARANI Nairobi Kasarani Kenya
Phone:	0707002969
Fax:	+254
Email:	alexisbyicaza2@gmail.com
Web site:	africacommunityimpactorganization.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	Nzima Mambwe Tamil Siswati Guragigna Bamileke FeFe Ediba Baluchi Ful/Fulani Adioukrou Babaman Tatar Swahili Kikamba Lwo Hmong Kirundo Mashi Ponapean Tori Gulmancema Hokkian Creole Haiti Assamese Bena Kuswahili Haka-Chin Uvean Goun Fufulde Guarani Moore Chamoro Malayalam Lak Bayangam Kitaita Mubako Ndonga Maori Themne Malinke Banda Runyankore Gusii Sara Sissala Sindebele Kingwana Greek Ancien Minang Vietnamese Nagot Cebuano Wolof Bete Mauritian Nahuatl Circassian Mboum Dinka Luo Spanish Banwa Lusoga Beti Haryanvi Ouloff Tajik Kihaya Sunda Gaelic Ire Cameroonian Lozi Sonrhai Peul Efik Mizo Kutchi Thai Kalenjin Akan Faroese Romansch/Rha Mandingo Aymara Oromo Norwegian(N) Luyia Quechua Limba Vai Baule English Makua Mano Sanskrit Portuguese Hebrew Fang Gilbertese Serer Dhivehi Latin Greenlandic Azerbaijani Nyanja Kirundi Kikuyu Ijaw Tswana Poular Telugu Korean Polish Oromigna Igbo Assyrian Kisafwa Javanese Kituba German Mandinka Neo-Melanesn Widekum Breton Ogba Bamenda Idaasha Bali Herero Namwanga Guerze Sidama Albanian Dari Konkani Fante Kaguru Gujarati Punjabi Temne Kashmiri Tonga Munda Kacci Lunyoro Otjiherero Susu Meru Umbundu Farsi Bihari Berber Fukienese Siwu Zarma Latvian Ga Somali Ungala Bwa Pigin Moru Wollof Urdu Kigiryama Kuria Turkish Atesot Kikongo Hungarian Oshiwambo Sahoue Lesotho Maithili Nyesyangba Miènè Limbum Ibidio Bahasa Eskimo Syriac Foulah Mongolian Fulani Esperanto Estonian Nkwen Sangho Tiv Pashto Indonesian Luhaya Wu Dzongkha Iban Kannada Yao Ndebele Luba Nepali Kimbundu Lithuanian Chakma Tumbuka Afrikaans Kpelle Hainanese Mofou Ladino Quiche Hararian Kalabari Tonga (Moz) Romanian Cagga Chinese Senufo Banen Persian Cambodian Agni Setswana Croatian Lunnakita Shona Luguru Lomwe Greek Modern Malagasy Ilocano Lele Pangasinan Anjouais Kikerewe Sesotho Ashanti Kissi Lutoro Papiamento Tulu Georgian Bariba Siraiki Hausa Oriya Shan Rajasthani Cabrais Sundanese Fijian Tshiluba Tibetan Bambara Bini Fon Ibo Tahitian Cotokoli Macedonian Edo Hassania Chizezuru Serbo-Croat Uygur Kinyanyembe Kinyarwanda Nerero Nama Sousou Adja Ukrainian Kamba Dutch Gurung Kirghiz Kisukuma Tigrigna Mina Tharu Soussou Bafia Cutchi Sekalaka Shluh Slovak Soninke Tonga (Zam) Ellice Kabie Rutoro Nyamwezi Gurage Bassa/Basa Romany Zulu Kichagga Ekpeye Italian Melanesian Pidg Balante Ambo Russian Burmese Armenian (W) Tonga (Ton) Tagalog Ewondo Kpeli Kachhi Vili Dendi Krio Lari Japanese Chichewa Masai Setho Adangme Brohi Madingo Bemba Tigrinya Marathi Yoruba Runyoro Foulbe French Turcomani Welsh Sotho Bhojpuri Laotian Hindustani Tetum Massa Turkmen Danish Uzbek Jawa Luxembourgsh Jerma Kerewe Dama More Se-Tswana Byelorussian Sinhala Pampango Haya Khmer Grebo Lala Kanauri Moldavian Aghem Shawili Icelandic Luganda Tigre Comorien Ewe Nago Bakoko Philipino Kimbala Kiswahili Oroko Flemish Kotoli Arabic Twi Basque Kurdish Sikkimese Finnish Bengali Baya Newari Tamasheh Dioula Natemba Kindali Bicol Hindi Samoan Mandarin Armenian (E) Reul Kazakh Arharic Nauru Dogon Malay Crioulo Lingala Cantonese Teochew Mende Motu Visayan Xhosa Swazi Gola Catalan Moghamo Kiga Fulbe Maldivian Urhobo Frisian Galigna Bulgarian Le Kiluba Kumyk Gaelic Scot Lunda Douala Bulu Pular Toucouleur Slovene Maltese Yiddish Pali Unknown Sindhi Amharic Kresh Madurese Galla Swiss German Creole Swedish Silozi Grancomorien Galician Bakweri Loma Norwegian(B) Igede Bapounou Czech Mon Sukwa

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Geographic scope:	International
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Mission statement:	To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet sustainable environmental needs, health, livelihood, empowering women and girls, education programs, humanitarian assistance, empowering youth for a sustainable future, encouraging peace building and actively work on conflict prevention and action on climate change.
Year established (YYYY):	2014
Year of registration (YYYY):	2014
Organizational structure:	At the top is the Board of Directors of the NGO. Next comes the Executive Director, who may also be called by other names such as Coordinator. The Board of Directors and the Executive Director may be assisted by advisors. Staff members of our NGO are responsible for the day-to-day functioning, and implementing of its programs and projects. They report to the Executive Director, who overall is responsible for our NGO's activities.Administrative activities are led by an administrative manager. This manager may have several staff members assisting him/her, including a Finance Assistant or a Membership Coordinator. Besides the financial management of an NGO, a Finance Assistant may also be responsible for fund-raising activities of the NGO and so on...
Number and type of members:	Full membership: opened to all persons that meet the eligibility criteria as it's written in the constitution of organization. 1. Associate Membership: non-profit institutions active in development, which do not meet the Full membership eligibility criteria as is written in the constitution. Honorary Membership: an individual who has made unique, seminal contribution to the field of social work is eligible for election to Honorary Membership. The number of Honorary Members cannot exceed one (1) in a calendar year. Under extraordinary circumstances, the Board of Directors may exceed the normal yearly limitation. Election required the unanimous vote of the Board of Directors. A Member of the Organization may nominate someone to the status of Honorary Membership by sending a brief (no longer than one page) advocacy statement discussion the candidate to the Chairman Board of Directors. Trustees: these are the founding members of the Organization the number of members of the organization 7968
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources
Funding structure other:	as NGOs we accept donations from private individuals, for-profit companies, charitable foundations, and governments, whether local, state, federal, or even foreign. As non-profit entities, we also have a membership contributions for organization purpose.

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Involvement in UN Partnerships:	Yes
If yes, explain in detail:	Challenges such as poverty, hunger, education and sustainable development can be addressed when people at the bottom of the pyramid have access to income-generating opportunities, tools and institutional support for doing business, equal education, better working conditions and green technologies. When informal ventures, micro and small enterprises are empowered, they drive positive change, leading to the attainment of SDGs and is this our work is focusing on. the partnership that we do for today is mainly focused on SDGs goals. In brief, we need to expand this partnership more for us to reach more disadvantages people locally as we often work with communities on ground.
Affiliation with other organizations:	Yes
Publications:	Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Africa’s Infrastructure. In 2015
Statements or documents submitted Commission on Sustainable Development:	https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/Feature%20Story/Africa/Conference%20Edition%20Enhancing%20Africas%20Infrastructure.pdf

Social Development

Accreditation to:	Conference of States Parties
Affiliation with other organizations:	yes, our organization is affiliated with other organization intergovernmental level.
Publications:	7th Regional Conference for Africa, June, 2022 Title: "Connecting Africa through Smart, Safe and Resilient Roads: Stimulating Growth and Trade on the Continent”.
Purpose of the organization:	To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet sustainable environmental needs, health, livelihood, empowering women and girls, education programs, humanitarian assistance, empowering youth for a sustainable future, encouraging peace building and actively work on conflict prevention and action on climate change.
Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:	Africa Community Impact organization focuses on children and youth with disabilities and their families. The organization engages the children through “play schemes;” activities that engage children with disabilities to play and exercise. The organization focuses on play because it is the major field where children with disabilities are normally abused and feel isolated. Playing ends isolation and challenges negative attitudes. Furthermore, it physically and mentally benefits the children involved. These activities are inexpensive but they exemplify how local leaders can and should develop social services. Partnering with local healthcare providers, Africa community impact organization has provided and promoted medical support and inclusive education to children with disabilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Uganda. Africa community impact organization is an African knowledge-based agency that works through networks to advocate for the human rights of people with disabilities. ACIO also created the Network of African Women with Disabilities, which focuses on advocating for women with disabilities with governments and the U.N. NAWWD also encourages policymakers to establish inclusive laws, have an inclusion representative in the government and provide better reproductive and sexual health services to disabled women in Africa.
Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level:	At the national level organization cooperate with local communities and government authorities to help people with disabilities, women and girls are also given a priority in our advocacy that we did. at the region we partner with other NGOs where we can work together for implementation of projects and activities that impact women, girls, children, and we focus in environment protection, humanitarian, youth and peace building.
A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality:	1. RUTA ALBERT (Kenyan Nationality) 2. BORINGO Jean ( Congolese Nationality) 3. RUPIO KARIO Charles (Ugandan Nationality) 4. BYICAZA SEBATWARE Alexis( Congolese Nationality) 5. BOSE TERI Janet (Ugandan Nationality) 6. BENDERA ERICK ( Kenyan Nationality) 7. RUBERI Frederick ( Congolese Nationality) 8. Betty OBANGO ( Kenyan Nationality) 9. KODI Chantal (Congolese Nationality) 10. LOSANJI Phoebe (Kenyan Nationality) 12. Brigit OSIO NGUNGI (Kenyan Nationality) 13. NGUJI Emma (Kenyan Nationality) 14. PORIA Sophia ( Ugandan Nationality) 15. Isabela RUFIKA (Ugandan Nationality) 16. Amelia VOSETA (Ugandan Nationality) 17. BEZA Violette ( Rwandan Nationality) 18. Merry SOPAYA ( Ugandan Nationality)
Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members:	Total number of members is 7890 in all three countries where we are working. We have three categories of memberships: Full membership: opened to all persons that meet the eligibility criteria as it's written in organization's constitution article 7. Associate Membership: non-profit institutions active in development, which do not meet the Full membership eligibility criteria as it is written in organization constitution in section 3 of constitution. Honorary Membership: an individual who has made unique, seminal contribution to the field of social work is eligible for election to Honorary Membership. The number of Honorary Membership cannot exceed one (1) in a calendar year. Under extraordinary circumstances, the Board of Directors may exceed the normal yearly limitation. Election required the unanimous vote of the Board of Directors. A Member of the Organization may nominate someone to the status of Honorary Membership by sending a brief (no longer than one page) advocacy statement discussion the candidate to the Chairman Board of Directors. Trustees: these are the founding members of the Organization.

Advancement of Women

Affiliation with other organizations:	Yes, we are affiliated to intergovernmental organization in the regional.
Publications:	2018
Statements or documents submitted to the Commission on the Status of Women:	Fighting all forms of gender based violence, 2019
Statements or documents submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women:	https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/cedaw.aspx#:~:text=On%2018%20December%201979%2C%20the,twentieth%20country%20had%20ratified%20it.

Financing for Development

Purpose:

To engage extensively on a multi-faceted Climate Change Action, health, livelihood, empowering women and girls, education development, humanitarian assistance, empowering youth for a sustainable future and participation for development related activities that would help bridge poverty gap and mitigate Climate Change and we actively work on conflict prevention and peace building in Kenya as well as in region of Africa.

Forests

Major group affiliation:	Farmers and Small Forest Landowners
Affiliation with other organizations:	WALIMAJI FARMERS GROUP KENYA AGRICULTURE DES PETIT MOYEMS ENTREPRISES EN RDC. LA COMMUNITE DES PROTECTEURS DE LA FORET ET L'AGRICULTURE MODERNE EN RDC.
Affiliation with UN bodies:	UN Women, ILO, UNESCO, WHO.
Publications:	2017 two frequency.
Statements or documents submitted to the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF):	-

Public Administration and Development Management

Involvement in Public Administration:

ublic administration is a field in which leaders serve communities to advance the common good and effect positive change. Public administration professionals are equipped with skills to manage at all levels of government (local, state, and federal) as well as nonprofit organizations. Skills employed across the field of public administration such as project management and program management are often transferrable to the private sector.

Publications:

African Journal of Agricultural Research