FES in Kenya

Photo: Y1A0804 Nairobi by Ninara Licence: CC BY 2.0
Photo: Y1A0804 Nairobi by Ninara Licence: CC BY 2.0

In 1964, just one year after independence, the first Resident Representative of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) was sent to Nairobi to open an office from which all further activities would be coordinated. FES has been continuously working in Kenya since then. In May 1972, a first official agreement between the Government of Kenya and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung was signed. Throughout its presence in Kenya, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung has collaborated with a wide array partners from universities, civil society organizations, trade unions, government departments, local communities, and political parties who share and support the values and ideas of Social Democracy.

Our cooperation with Kenyan partners continues to be based on the values of Social Democracy. We work for social justice, democracy, peace and international solidarity in Kenya, in over 20 offices around the African continent and in over 100 offices around the world. With our partners in Kenya, FES works on different national, global and regional issues. We strive to enable and strengthen social justice and democratic political participation. Together with young people, we develop ideas for shaping a better future. We act towards strengthening the representation of workers' interests by means of political education and international networking. The overall focus of our work in Kenya is to support progressive political, social and economic processes in society.

Our Programmes

Labour Movement
Programmes

Labour Movement

Drawing from its rich heritage in the German and global labour movements, FES Kenya collaborates closely with its Kenyan partners to advance an independent, democratic and membership-driven labour movement. More

Young Leadership
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Young Leadership

Together with various partners, FES Kenya offers training programmes for future young leaders from civil society, political parties and trade unions. More

Climate Justice
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Climate Justice

FES Kenya supports its partners by facilitating progressive discourses on a socially just economic development which emphasize social justice, gender justice and environmental sustainability. Using the Sustainable... More

Just Cities and Politics
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Just Cities and Politics

A 'just city' is characterized by equality, democracy, diversity, access to public services and public spaces for all in one city. FES Kenya brings together its partners to develop concepts on how to shape a democratic,... More

Gender Justice

Despite having a young population, Kenya continues to grapple with significant gender disparities, particularly in providing equal opportunities for both men and women, with women being subjected to systemic and bureaucratic disadvantages. Women who are actively participating in the labour force experience violence and harassment in public spaces, at the workplace, as well as gender based and domestic violence contributing to their continued marginalization. The alarming rise in violence against women further underscores the urgent need for action to address these issues. As the marginalization of women permeates various aspects of Kenyan life, it spans across different areas of interest for organizations like FES Kenya. FES Kenya approaches the work on Gender Justice through advocating for equal access to public goods and democratizing societies for substantive representation in politics and trade unions. The work on Gender Justice at FES is cross cutting to all its departments with aspects of it included in the training modules of the young leadership training programmes, that is, PLGP and GOTUS.

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Kenya Office

Peponi Plaza, Unit D2, Peponi Rd.
PO Box 14932, Westlands
00800 Nairobi, Kenya

+254 20 374-8338
+254 20 374-6992

info.kenya@fes.de

Team & Contact

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