According to KISHU Governance is about power and authority. It’s about institutions. It’s about the incentives and the interests that we all respond to. If we don’t understand that, then our programs are much more likely to fail.
Policy influence
We engage in the formulation of national development governance policy and programs; engaging in policy processes on domestication of international agreements; contributing to governmental input to regional and global policy on development matters; and facilitating CSO participation in regional & global policy dialogue.
Public Engagement and Mobilisation
We recognize the increased demand by indigenous citizens on their governments and inter-governmental bodies to take action on developments and governance issues and to implement international sustainable development agreements.
Holding Governments Accountable
We ensure that governments and inter-governmental bodies are efficiently implementing sovereign commitments to human rights in the context development and governance. Government accountability will be achieved through: compliance scorecards; monitoring achievement of development and governance; and training CSOs on compliance monitoring.
Research, Knowledge Development and Communication
Research and knowledge Through building dynamic research functionality for targeted research that supports KISHU’s advocacy agenda; enhanced monitoring of outcomes of KISHU’s interventions; and invigorated communication mechanisms and approaches to ensure the energies, expertise and outreach of its membership confirm the adage, ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’.
Holding Governments Accountable
A cohesive, member-responsive, and effective civil society platform capable of responding to a dynamic socio-political and ecological environment.