Advancing Social, Cultural and Economic Rights
Socio-economic and cultural rights are human rights focussed on the economic and social well-being of citizens globally.
These rights aim to ensure a dignified life and are protected by our constitution, international agreements such as the international conventional on economic social and cultural rights.
In efforts to advance social cultural and economic rights, we;
Strengthen community organizing
Strengthening community organizing in Turkana can involve several strategies to address shared issues and achieve common goals within the community. These strategies can include community engagement, education, and the development of action plans to improve diet quality and access to healthcare services.
Strengthen community participation in public budgeting processes.
Good public participation practices can help governments be more accountable and responsive to their communities, and can also improve the public’s perception of governmental performance and the value the public receives from their government. Transparency is a core value of governmental budgeting. Developing a transparent budget process will improve the government’s credibility and trust within the community.
Monitoring policy and processes and ensure public participation of community groups.
Monitoring policy and processes to ensure public participation of community groups involves several key steps. First, it is important to allocate sufficient resources for the public participation process, including funding and staff to support all aspects of the process, such as situation assessments, outreach activities, and obtaining and incorporating public input.
Facilitate platforms for community engagement with duty bearers.
Large-scale development interventions have long failed to accommodate the needs and preferences of pastoralists or the systems of resource governance and land tenure upon which they rely. However, advocates of rights-based approaches to development emphasise the importance of community participation in planning and agenda-setting, and in Kenya, public participation is a formal constitutional requirement for government decision-making processes.
Innovate to enhance civic education
Kenya’s largest county by landmass sprawls across the north-western corner, enveloping nearly 77,000 square kilometres of the Rift Valley. Turkana is a landscape of profound contrasts, with its headquarters, Lodwar, a bustling nucleus amidst vast stretches of arid land.
The county borders Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia and stretches into the heart of Kenya, spreading a blend of culture and history. Yet, beneath this rich tapestry lies a narrative of struggle, resilience and the indomitable spirit of its people, particularly its children, who face compounded vulnerabilities due to drought, poverty and a high prevalence of HIV.
Friends of Lake Turkana
P.O Box 515-30500 Lodwar
Tel:+254-703486996