Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Criminal Justice
Development
Disabled Persons
Extreme poverty
Governance
Human Rights
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Millennium Development Goals
Women in power and decision-making
Public Administration:
Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Socio-Economic Governance and Management
Social Development:
Aging
Disabled persons
Employment
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Statistics:
Demographic and social surveys
Development indicators
Disability Statistics
Household Statistics
Informal Sector Statistics
Labour and Compensation
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Demographics
Education
Gender equality
Health
Human settlements
Information for decision-making and participation
International law
Land management
Poverty
Rural Development
Trade and environment
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Kenya
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2004 |
| Organizational structure: |
KPO has a Patron and has a two-level structure consisting of the Board of Directors (BOD) and the Advisory Board (KAB) BOD is the principle decision-making organ whereas KAB provides technical support. The Secretariat is headed by the Executive Director who works with a team of three Project Coordinators (Finance and Resource Mobilization, Advocacy, and Disability Mainstreaming. Under the Project Managers are the Project Officers and Assistant Project Officers in respective profile and rank. The Project Assistants work with an equivalent number of Field Officers then the community (target beneficiaries). |
| Number and type of members: |
The target beneficiaries are persons living with the traumas of spinal cord injuries (SCIs) and related disabilities. In general however, KPO reaches out to all persons with disabilities. Hitherto, KPO have over 10,000 men, women and children as members. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
National Council for Persons with Disabilities |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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