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    Advocacy for incarcerated families (AFIFA) with its registered address 50-50105 Bukura, Kenya, was  registered on 8th July 2022 in accordance with the Kenya NGO coordination act of 1990.

    TARGET AREAS

    Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, and Busia Counties

    TARGET GROUP

    Families (Women and Children) of the incarcerated

    ORGANIZATION HISTORY

    Advocacy for incarcerated families (AFIFA), arose from observations noted in the course of interacting with the Korinda correctional facility in Busia County Kenya, as a Discharge Board member in late 2018.Volunteer service as part of the ex-convict community reintegration team, revealed the extreme suffering families of incarcerated men were undergoing which escaped the notice of many service providers. The situation was made worse by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic with its death tolls, terror and restrictions. In 2020 a 5 member Board of Trustees of common interest people was put together and the registration process begun following development of a proposed constitution, policies and a budget. It was not until July 8th 2022 that the NGO Coordination Board cleared AFIFA for registration. On 18th October 2022, the State department of Correctional services (Kenya Prison Service) issued AFIFA an access permit requesting the Officers in charge of the main male Prisons in each county through the Regional commander of Prisons-Western region, to facilitate liaison of AFIFA with their welfare services for the good of inmate families. 

    Having no ready funds, the Board of Trustees, enlisted the services of volunteers who were then regarded as “the secretariat” and leased office space and equipment from a partnering Daycare and ECD Center (ShalomYah D.E.C) for integrated education. The “Secretariat” subsequently went through induction and the offices commissioned on 16th December2022

    With the help of friends and well-wishers. The beginning of the year 2023 saw the putting together of the first 10 member support group of Wives of Incarcerated Men Advocacy (WIMA), the launching of awareness creation campaign among the National government Administrative Officers (NGAO) and the reaching out to various like-minded organizations for possible collaboration in the furtherance of AFIFA objectives.

    MISSION

    Palliating the backlash of incarceration on the family (women and children) through improvement of access to quality education, welfare, relief from poverty, promotion of human rights and good governance.
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    VISION

    Resilient community-incubated families with innovative approaches to absorb and positively adapt to the adverse effects of incarceration and participate actively in nation building.

    VALUES

    Compassion, justice, integrity, collaboration, transparency.

    AREAS OF CONCERN

    Sustainable development, Human rights, Equality and Equity, Child and adult education, Women empowerment.

    STRATEGY

    i)    Influencing policies through advocacy.

    ii)    Child education support through sponsorship and supply of school uniforms.

    iii)    Networking through partnership with like-minded organizations,

    iv)    Monitoring and evaluation through intervention research,

    v)    Participatory planning and implementation,

    vi)    Capacity building and awareness creation through Community Based Organizations, Faith Based Organization and Self-help groups,

    vii)    Food security through improved Agricultural productivity and livelihood together with host school lunch initiative,

    viii)    Psychosocial support through peer support-groups and psychological counseling

    ix)    Connectivity and belonging through pen-pals and exchange programs.

    x)    Family economic empowerment through income generating activities

    xi)    Talent identification and development through the after school program.

    xii)    Defending rights of the incarcerated families through legal representation.


    ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY

    i)    Counselors

    ii)    Social science experts

    iii)    Educators

    iv)    Community social workers

    v)    Psychologists

    vi)    Spiritual leaders,

    vii)    Accountants,

    viii)    Human resource experts

    ix)    Researchers

    x)    Mediators

    xi)    Health Personnel

    xii)    Legal experts

    xiii)    Hospitality personnel

    xiv)    Security personnel

    xv)    Information Technology (IT) experts


    AFFILIATES

    i)    Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA)

    ii)    Mediation Training Institute (MTI) East Africa

    iii)    Department of Gender and social services

    iv)    Child welfare services

    v)    Human rights Agencies

    vi)    Ministry of Education

    vii)    Association of Counselors

    viii)    Department of correction services

    ix)    Law Society of Kenya (LSK)

    x)    ShalomYah Daycare and ECDE Center Bukura

    Advocacy for Incarcerated Families (AFIFA) Registered as Non-Governmental Organization, under the Kenya NGO coordination act,1990 on 8/07/2022 Registration Number OP.218/051/22-026/12580

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