Practical Action: Annual Report 2012-13

Practical Action Eastern Africa - Annual Report 2012 - 2013 i

Annual Report2012 - 2013

Practical Action Eastern Africa - Annual Report 2012 - 2013 iii

We want to be known for being innovatively inspiring, competently driven and assertively results oriented so that we can deliver the best technologically-centered programme,

with the greatest impacts on the lives of poor people in Eastern Africa

Leadership Brand

Practical Action Eastern Africa - Annual Report 2012 - 2013 iv

Foreword ..................................................................................................................... 1

Our Vision .................................................................................................................... 3

Our Mission .................................................................................................................. 3

Our Values ................................................................................................................... 3

Our Influencing Work ................................................................................................... 5

Goal 1: Universal Access to Energy .............................................................................. 7

Goal 2: Food, Agriculture and Disaster Risk Reduction .............................................. 11

Goal 3: Urban Services: Water, Sanitation & Waste Management ............................... 15

Practical Answers ...................................................................................................... 17

Practical Action Consulting ........................................................................................ 18

Financial Performance for 2012/13 ........................................................................... 19

Contents

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Caroline Obonyo enjoying her SCORE stove in an image that was acknowledged as a winning photo by Practical Action in an inter-country competition for image of ‘Technology Justice in Action’ (Photo by Vincent Okello)

Practical Action Eastern Africa - Annual Report 2012 - 2013 vi

…result of the Brand in action!

• Produced a high quality strategic plan to drive the regional dream for 5 years

• We are a pace-setter on energy matters in the-country and are at the forefront on SE4ALL engagements in Eastern Africa

• In Turkana, we are the organization of choice and subject matter experts on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

• Brought on board two new strategic partners and donors (FAO & USAID - OFDA)

Photo credits:

George Kamau/Practical Action 2012

Francis Muchiri/Practical Action2012

Report compiled and edited by: Aileen Ogolla

Practical Action Eastern Africa - Annual Report 2012 - 2013 1

ForewordThis annual report covers the period 2012/13. It marks the first year of implementation of the new Strategic Plan

(2012-17). During the first quarter, we focused on ensuring that the management systems and staff were well

positioned to ensure clarity and capacity to deliver on the expectations.

Development of the regional strategic Plan was very consultative. We involved our staff and partners in the process.

This provided great learning for those who had never been involved in strategic planning. The regional office

invested heavily in staff training and development. Several group and individual trainings were held and a number

of staff were given opportunities to go for exchange visits in to other country offices and allowed time-off to

attend local and international trainings and workshops. The year marked significant improvement in performance

management processes. There has been continuous sensitization of line Managers on performance management

processes.

There has more collaboration within and across teams. Deliberate efforts were made to integrate PAC and

Programmes. There was also a marked increase in virtual interactions. During the last quarter of the financial

year, Kenya was charged with heightened political activity. Fear of post-election violence resulted in low project

implementation and a decline in funding opportunities. The donors appeared to have adopted a-wait-and-see

attitude.

To improve on governance and accountability to stakeholders, the regional office inaugurated a Kenya Board with

the NGO Coordination Board. This is the first local Board within the Practical Action group. The Regional Office

relocated to new premises in October 2012. The well branded office is quite inspirational to staff and partners after

a stay of about 15 years in the previous location. The region looks forward to building on the gains of this reporting

period- especially on building partnerships, influencing and knowledge brokering.

Grace Alice Mukasa

Regional Director

Practical Action Eastern Africa


Photo by George Kamau awarded runners up in the ‘Technology Justice in Action’ competition.


Our VisionAn Eastern Africa region where all people have the knowledge, skills and opportunities to access equitable, affordable technologies and services for their well-being

Our MissionWe work with poor and marginalized people and their organizations to increase their access to information, services and build their capacity to improve their lives.

Our ValuesWe believe:

• Technology is a driver for change

• In innovation and creativity

• In the efficient, effective and durable use of natural resources

• In gender equity and equality

We value poor people’s participation and empowerment to achieve lasting change.


Our Influencing WorkEnergy and Food, Agriculture & Disaster Risk Reduction programmes have contributed significantly to our

Influencing agenda, for example:

Using its convening position, as the leading Civil Society Organization engagement on energy, Practical Action

lobbied for Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) at national level. The energy team developed the Kenya CSO

advocacy strategy. They co-facilitated a series of workshops which resulted in the “Waterbuck Declaration” that

engages the Kenyan government and other stakeholders around the Energy National Implementation Plan.

Working with Members of Parliament, other CSO’s and other players, the Food and Agriculture team worked

with legislators to develop pro-poor legislation for compensation of pastoralists whenever disasters wipe off their

livestock. The Bill (Statute Law Miscellaneous 2012 http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/ken115465.pdf) was discussed

and passed in parliament. The new law took effect in January 2013. The

FADRR team also lobbied for enactment into Law – ASAL policy that supports policy making processes for ASAL

development. In the reporting period, we supported the Kenya Climate Justice Women Champions to form the

Turkana Climate Change Women Forum. We supported the capacity building agenda. They were trained on water

resources management, alternative sources of cooking energy and enhanced promotion of leafy vegetables to

promote nutrition.

Our Urban Services promoted use of Innovative Delegated Management Model approach (applied by the Peoples

Plans into Practice). This approach has been adopted by various county authorities to improve access to clean

water in low income settlements in Kitale and Kisumu.

Practical Action - Rwanda Office launching the Poor People’s Energy Outlook 2013 in Kigali.


The programme promotes access to equitable modern energy services across the Eastern Africa region where poor women and men make informed choices to access appropriate and affordable energy technologies and services.

Through this programme we reach the poor in urban informal settlements and the hard to reach poor in the region who currently rely mainly on firewood, charcoal and paraffin for their energy needs.

Practical Action was the only Civil Society Organization involved in the drafting of the National Gap Analysis. We ensured that Pro-poor energy issues and language were incorporated in the Report. Practical Action has been at the forefront in lobbying for incorporation of gender and recognition of the role of civil society in delivering energy for all.

Turning Waste to Energy was implemented in partnership with ETC Foundation. It was funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and the Austrian Corporation through the Energy and Environment partnership Programme with Southern and East Africa. The Energy Enterprises Project (EEP) project sought to increase access to affordable fuel to men and women in un-served or underserved informal settlements and peri-urban areas of Nakuru and Nairobi.

It supported production, marketing and use of briquettes in households and catering establishments. The EEP project supported 96 women and 54 men small scale entrepreneurs to produce and market briquettes. The project undertook several activities with the media (interactive radio programmes, features on the process) climaxing in road shows featuring entertainment troupes. The purpose of the heightened communication activities was to create

public awareness on the benefits of using briquettes as an alternative energy source. This elicited several enquiries, through our Practical Answers service.

Susan says:

‘I am sure that I speak for all the entrepreneurs featured when I say a big ‘Thank You’ to Practical Action. Following the airing of the program on Monday, I received a number of calls from old friends and acquaintances, some requesting to become distributors for ‘Chefmate’ my brand name for the briquettes that I produce and sell.

And the best part: after viewing the feature and hearing the testimony of the hatchery owner who said that he now uses 1.5 bags of briquettes compared to 5 bags of charcoal previously, the management of an institution that I had been trying to sell to bought 5 x 50Kg bags of briquettes from me. I hope this and other stories that will certainly come your way will serve to re-affirm to you that your project does indeed impact on the lives of people and re-energize you to continue with the good work!

The story of Karori

Karori was once a small scale farmer who was gradually edged out of his piece of land as a result of the population expansion in his area. By that time crop production was also declining and he could barely support his family.

He tried many livelihood options with little success until recently when he was introduced to Practical Action, which has built his capacity and other SMEs to develop a sustainable business of micro and small scale fuel briquettes in the informal settlements of Nairobi and Nakuru.

Practical Action trained Karori and he gained skills on how to use the different ‘waste’ materials to produce quality briquettes. He also learnt how to keep records, market and source for business finance from the various financial institutions. His improved briquettes burn better with reduced smoke and increased heat. He produces briquettes of all sizes to suit the pockets and needs of his diverse customer base. The daily sales give him almost 100% profit.

He is now saving and is confident he will be able to buy a motorized machine in the near future. This will enhance his production and reduce his workload.

Universal Access to Energy Goal 1


Through the project, Practical Action trained 180 entrepreneurs who share a similar testimony to Karori. The successes of the pilot project have interested Micro-Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) to work with Practical Action to deliver a similar project in the Coastal Areas of Kenya; this time using coconut shells which are readily available material.

Energy and Environment Partnership/Southern and Eastern Africa also approved funding for scaling up the project in Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu and Nairobi. In addition, on Practical Action supported the modification of the motorized briquetting equipment to provide for variety in shape and size of briquettes to meet user preferences.

The two-year pilot project aimed to test the viability of a household cooking market for bioethanol in Kenya, from the perspectives of user acceptance and economic viability. Practical Action wanted to understand the bioethanol supply chain from production to end-use, as well as its demand in peri-urban areas of Kisumu and ultimately elsewhere in Kenya. We have been able to generate data for a range of stakeholders including policy makers and private sector organisations. The information is critical for drafting policy briefs that will guide decisions related to taxation and promotion of the stoves and bioethanol as a viable energy option in the country. The project was implemented by Practical Action together with the Kenya Ministry of Energy in two informal settlements in Kisumu, in western Kenya. This was done with the support of UNDP – it combined independent expertise in Indoor Air Pollution (IAP), and sustainable participatory market development.


Ms. Grace Adhiambo Onyango is a resident of Got Owak village, Nyalenda B ward in Kisumu. She is married and leaves in a two-roomed house with her husband and

five children aged between 4 and 18. She was one of the 100 residents of the informal settlements to receive the clean cook stove. This is a special stove that uses bioethanol as fuel for cooking.

Ms. Adhiambo used charcoal and firewood stoves as her main fuel for cooking meals for her family. “I use the charcoal stove most of the time for our meals of the day (lunch and dinner) while I use the firewood stove to cook ‘Githeri’ (mixture of beans and maize) at least once a month, it needs more time to cook”. She adds,” I spent KES.70.00 on charcoal and KES. 20.00 on firewood a day.

In addition to the high cost of fuel, she says that lighting the charcoal stoves takes time and more often, she gets help from her children to fan the charcoal stove to ensure that it’s well-lit.

She continued, “However, with the new stove, I do it with a lot of ease. I have even shown my children how to operate the stove and they now do it by themselves,” she said.

“Previously, my family experienced unending coughs and sneezing because of inhaling smoke. During the rainy season, it is challenging to cook outside using firewood especially when I do not have money to buy charcoal. I am forced to do my cooking inside my small and squeezed kitchen with children around me. I know this is a great risk to the family because it exposes them to the naked flames and smoke emission, but with the new stove, I can comfortably do my cooking in my living room without causing any discomfort to anyone.

“Within a short period, there is reduced coughing and sneezing in my household because of the clean environment. I do not see any smoke emitted by the stove. When lighting the new stove, my kids are saved from the trouble of fanning the stove and can now do other chores as they wait for food to be served.

“I have been able to save some money that has enabled me to buy some batteries for my spotlight. The family uses the battery powered lamp for lighting the house and this has substituted the kerosene tin lamp which is smoky and releases bad fumes. The children also use the light for their homework in the evenings. From the family savings, I am also able to provide breakfast for my family, which initially was not possible”.

Ms Adhiambo continues, “This new stove has made a big difference in my life and my family. I hope that more people in my neighbourhood will be able access this new stove”.

She said. ”This will greatly improve the living standards of the many people,”

Practical Action worked closely with Kisumu Indoor Air Pollution Network (KIAPNET) to design and implement the Household energy project. There are seven Community Based Organizations in the Network seeking to address access to improved cook stoves and sustainable access to fuel. Working with CSOs in the region, Practical Action has been at the forefront to lobby action on implementation of SE4All in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Additionally, Practical Action ensures that gender has been mainstreamed in the process.

Practical Action also contributed to the Improved Cook Stoves manufacturing, standards, regulation, distribution and use on draft regulations by the Energy Regulatory Commission. Practical Action is represented in the Kenya Bureau of Standards which develops ICS standards. Key players in the energy

sector, such as the government and UN bodies like UNIDO and UNDP recognize Practical Action’s role.

Practical Action has also continued to engage with Financial Institutions like K-Rep to link energy entrepreneurs to access affordable loans. The activities of the energy team have been captured in the development of several knowledge products and events that were also covered by the mass media. One of the exciting things that we did was a road show. This was a great opportunity to create awareness about the briquettes. The entrepreneurs had an opportunity to market their work and share their contact details and show the public in the selected areas the process of briquette making and why it was a superior choice to charcoal. Training entrepreneurs is an excellent way of expanding our reach as several of them become facilitators earning extra income.


The programme develops productive and disaster resilient systems for food production and improved livelihood security.

Targets: Food insecure and vulnerable smallholder farmers and producers within Eastern Africa.

Towards the end of the Financial Year, we successfully engaged two new strategic partners – Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and OFDA/ USAID. They provided us with funds to support our ASAL work in Turkana (strengthening of human security in border communities in Turkana and Pokot Counties) and Mandera (resilience building). We also had the Camel Milk Project and Livelihood and Donkey Welfare

(LIDOW) ending as we closed the year.

In October, we began implementation of the multi-sectoral OFDA/USAID funded project on resilience building (Vulnerability to Resilience – V2R) dubbed the Mandera Resilience Project. The project will benefit an estimated 32,224 people in the sectors of Agriculture and Food security; Economic Recovery and Market Systems; and Water Sanitation and Hygiene over one-year. We hope that in the coming year we can attract longer term funding that can support the greater impact process-oriented project implementation. The programme is also in discussions with OFDA for continued funding for resilience programmes in northern Kenya.

Goal 2Food, Agriculture & Disaster Risk Reduction

Providing Namoruputh with water from the sun…

Priscilla of Namoruputh Village, in Turkana, had always experienced serious water scarcity. She covered long distances to fetch water during the long drought spells or waited tirelessly for days for the government funded water trucker or in the worst case scenario, scooped water from the sand on the lugga. In 1980, a church group installed a windmill water pumping system at a borehole and Priscilla and her community thought that their problems had ended. The queues at the water point were lengthy and at times the water would not be enough especially during the prolonged and recurrent droughts. The water level could only be reached during the rainy season. After a couple of years, the wind-pump stopped working and there was no one in the community who could keep it running. The installers had, by then, withdrawn from the project. The community went back to their old ways – sand scoops and long treks.

In 2004, Practical Action went to Namoruputh to work with the community in resolving the prevalent conflicts over limited water and pasture resources available in the area. A needs assessment with the community identified water as the main issue to resolve the high rate of school dropout, heavy workloads for women and conflicts in the community. With its long experience in peace building, conflict resolution and ability to use technology to reduce poverty in the region, Practical Action started mapping out the options that could be introduced and managed by the community long after it had left the community.

Practical Action worked with the community to sink two boreholes; connected submersible pumps that use a solar system and set-up a number of water kiosks in the neighborhood. They also rehabilitated existing shallow wells. The water sources served several needs of the community. Apart from increasing physical access to clean and safe water for humans and animals, the process was linked to improving sanitation and hygiene in the community, while at the same time reducing conflict. The communities also used the water for irrigating their kitchen gardens leading to improved nutrition security for their children. For the majority of women like Priscilla, water access reduced their heavy workload, improved their own health and that of their children who could now regularly attend school.


The water pumps are user friendly and the communities were empowered to develop management structures to manage the resource. John Lakali, the Secretary of the Namoruputh Water User Association says that their group has grown through engaging with Practical Action over the years. He confirms that lack of water in the locality was serious and that the community is very pleased with Practical Action’s approach. He said, “Practical Action involved the local people at every stage, from conceptualization through to the management of the facilities.”

The problems did not end immediately but efforts that involve the community should be lauded and encouraged because it enhances ownership of projects.

Priscilla’s household is happy that they now have enough water to drink and grow food. They no longer suffer from water-borne diseases and use their money in paying school fees and buying more food. The children are also healthier because of improved nutrition from the vegetable garden at their backyard. They have more wealth in their animals that no longer die from lack of water during drought.

“Practical Action has our goodwill in Namoruputh. They have been working with us throughout the good and the bad times. They have opened a door that has shed a light to our situation and helped us see the solutions we have at our disposal,” Priscilla sums up.

The Camel Milk Project in Mandera targeted women traders and was implemented in partnership with the National Drought Management Authority (formerly Arid Lands Resource Management Project), the Emergency Pastoralist Aid Group and the District Livestock Marketing Council. The project targeted all the actors in the milk value chain. This resulted in improved handling of milk; it improved market access and enhanced livelihoods.

In Turkana, we partnered with the Ministries of Agriculture and Water to support small scale irrigation units for pastoralist drop-outs. We trained three women’s groups in dry-land farming and micro-irrigation to enhance food-security. Over 90 households have benefitted from the kitchen gardens and small scale irrigation units through the solar powered water supply.

We continued to work closely with a wide range of partners to ensure that we do more work, achieve impact at scale and to enhance sustainability. Practical Action prides itself in being a knowledge broker and seeks to build the capacity of local organizations to deliver better on their mandates and to ensure that the quality of support is similar across the board. For example, we are working with a women’s National platform for networking and advocacy on climate justice, the Kenya Climate Justice Women Champions (KCJWC), the Turkana Climate Change Women Forum, Camel Milk producer groups, Water User Associations, Community Livestock Extension Workers, amongst others.

Providing adequate water involves identifying the right

technology and use for both animals and community

members in Turkana


The project dubbed ‘Building Capacity of Pastoralists’ (BCP) funded by Cordaid, recorded results beyond the expectations of the project. The organized community planning teams helped in identifying, synthesizing, and prioritizing key development issues within the Mandera Town Council (before devolution) and as a result, the local Authority has been more accountable on managing public funds. As a result of the participatory planning processes (BCP), Mandera Town Council was ranked third in the National evaluations.

Through the various projects, the programme introduced sanitary techniques for clean milk production, use of solar power to provide water access in dry lands, introduced use of GIS for disaster Risk mapping and preparedness.

Practical Action has continued to improve access to safe water and sanitation, food security and household nutrition and livelihood security. During the year under review, the projects have benefitted 326, 502 people (156,525 women and 169,977 men). We aim to ensure that poor urban dwellers live in healthier and wealthier urban environments.

Before

After


Urban Services: Water, Sanitation & Waste Management Goal 3Targets: Urban poor and vulnerable groups, women and children, and unemployed urban youth.

Through the Peoples Plans into Practice Project (PPP), Practical Action increased access to safe water to about 31,000 people in turn increasing the incomes of 162 people. PPP and WASH Project component being implemented in Kajiado improved access to sanitation to 3992 men and women, and provided access to improved solid waste collection services to 884 persons. The Delegated Management Model has been our strongest selling point in the year. We influenced the Nzoia Water Services Company to adopt it to supply water in Kipsongo and Kitale. The expectation is that this pro poor tariff approach will be used in the other urban areas under their jurisdiction.

Clean water and more money in my pocket…

Water was identified by the Neighborhood Planning Association (NPA), as a priority issue in Nyalenda, a sprawling informal settlement, less than a kilometer from Kisumu City center. The association also identified a natural spring that they could protect. The owner of the land is an elderly lady known as Celina or dani (grandmother). The community had always come to fetch water at the open spring. They would scoop the water, using jugs and cups – the process was long and tedious.The water was contaminated (10% ecoli presence) and may have contributed to some of the water borne diseases in the community; it was also a breeding ground for mosquitoes. After the spring protection intervention of Practical Action and KUAP and Shelter Forum, Celina is a happy octogenarian.

She spends her days under a shade monitoring water usage at the protected spring. She charges KES 50/= a month for unlimited use and a meagre KES 1/= for a 20 liter jerrican. On a good day during the drought season, she can make up to KES 70/= a day. The protection was undertaken using PPP resources (Comic Relief funded) but it provides some compensation to the landowner who does not mind people coming to fetch the clean water at minimal costs.

Cases of water borne diseases are on the decline in the neighborhood; in addition, it takes a much shorter time to fill up the containers. The community has also taken advantage of the overflow to practice urban farming. They have channelled the water to irrigate their farms and also created a fish pond for commercial purposes. The spring has provided alternative employment to the youth and improved incomes as well as living standards among the poor community members in the neighborhood. Many women and men alike now engage in farm entrepreneurship and are able to respond to family needs efficiently.


provide services to about 60% of the plot owners.

The Safe Water project in partnership with PATH was designed to promote water filtering by water vendors. It is also expected to reduce illness related to untreated drinking water in the informal settlements.

… Kipsongo ...

Then

Now

The PPP project depended on the Neighbourhood Planning Associations (NPAs) – membership organizations that draw representation from residents (tenants, landlords), CBOS, local administration and religious leaders to champion the development efforts in their respective areas. The Associations prioritize on the interventions and play an oversight role in monitoring project performance. It is through these organizations that PPP project developed comprehensive Strategic Ward Plans for the four areas (Nyalenda A and B, Kondele, and Manyatta that will be useful in future development initiatives in the locations.

The Strategic Ward Plans (SWAPs) are used to lobby for resources from government and the local NGOs. Through the Peoples Plans into Practice Project funded by Comic Relief and implemented in partnership with Kisumu Urban Apostolate Programmes (KUAP) and Shelter Forum, we managed to undertake a GIS mapping of basic services in the informal settlements in Kisumu and Kitale showing the distribution and services levels to the poor. The results will be used to inform development decisions in the two counties.

One of the exciting things that happened this year is the allocation of 3.5 acres to the squatters in Kipsongo. Through intense lobby and advocacy work of the PPP partners; the residents now have security of tenure and a place they can call home. The new development has also attracted the Swedish Cooperative Center and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP) – under the Ministry of Housing to prioritize Kipsongo in their slum upgrading programmes.

In Nakuru, we continued to implement the Comic Relief funded ‘Realising the Right to Total Sanitation’ in Nakuru using the Urban Community Led Total Sanitation approach. This is an innovative approach traditionally applied in the rural areas. We are using the approach to realize sanitation coverage in two large low income settlements. We expect to reach 190,000 people with improved access to improved services and positive hygiene practices. Community members have been involved in the development of the sanitation designs. A positive outcome is the negotiated recognition of the manual pit emptiers who


In the last one year, we have witnessed an increase in the number of Technical Enquiries (from 112 to 4609). This impressive growth can be attributed to public increased access to our information through Arid Lands Information Network, Maarifa Centers. The focus is now towards ensuring follow-up so that we can report on impact. We also enjoyed closer engagement with the programme teams and media. We supported development of energy-focused episodes for the popular Makutano Junction edutainment programme (local soap opera). This not only enhanced our visibility but it also created public awareness of our work leading to a number of enquiries. During the year, we developed a number of Knowledge Products that talk about our work or provide guidance on processes and technology. For example:

Makutano Junction: is a 30-minute edutainment (education and entertainment) program, which has over 6 million viewers across East Africa and is also available on satellite channels. The program is known for its innovativeness and initiative in covering development initiatives. Practical Answers developed a series of episodes on the challenge of total energy access in Kenya in collaboration with MEDIAE, to highlight the key issues involved in ensuring access to affordable clean and renewable energy options by the poor in society and the challenges of providing

Practical Answersthe available viable options including gender aspects, energy distribution access and affordability. Closely linked to Makutano Junction, Practical Answers also negotiated for Practical Action’s work to be included on Shamba Shape Up a bonus educative program also by MEDIAE. The programme highlighted our project initiatives on improved cook stoves in Western Kenya.

Practical Answers Eastern Africa also added a variety of knowledge products that can be accessed from its repository.

Practical Answers supports alternative livelihoods

Recently, Alice from Nanyuki is a farmer who has been planting wheat, hay on her farm. Recently as a result of changes in climate the yields have reduced. The prices were also discouraging. So Alice determined that she needed to something different with the hay and the straw. As she was surfing the net, she came across briquettes. Since hay and straw are combustible products, she decided to find out how to produce briquettes. So she called Practical Action.

We requested her to come into the office and we had the initial discussions and linked her up to one of our project briquetting entrepreneurs. She was trained, and she bought two briquetting machines. She has setup these machines on her farm. We have continued to engage with her and she has also decided to expand into plastic recycling with enhanced knowledge from materials available on Practical Action’s website.


In 2012/13, we continued to bid for work within our thematic areas (energy, agriculture/disaster risk reduction, climate change, gender and market development). This culminated in the delivery of exciting assignments which demonstrated our internal and external expertise and capabilities.

Some of the organizations who have benefited from our expertise include; Concern Worldwide-Dublin, Christian Aid, DfID (for the PISCES project), Kenya Climate Change Working Group, Oxfam among others.

We will continue to extend the reach, progression and impact of Practical Action by innovating and delivering consulting opportunities within Eastern Africa region with Rwanda, Ethiopia and Tanzania as immediate priorities in addition to Kenya, Uganda, DRC and Burundi.

Practical Action Consulting


The end of financial year 2012/13 marked the end of the first year of the 2012 -2017 strategy and a major point of evaluating our performance against set targets and planning ahead for future years. The 2012/13 audited accounts show that our restricted income as a region was £1.8m - see chart below.

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Income Categories 2012 - 2013

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Universal Access to Energy

Food, Agriculture and Disaster Risk Reduction

Urban Services: Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Knowledge Brokering

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Goal Performance in 2012 - 2013

Financial Performance for 2012 - 2013

Our expenditure under the Three Goal areas; Urban services – Water, sanitation and waste management; Food, Agriculture and Disaster Risk Reduction; and Universal Energy was determined by the realized income targets within the financial year as illustrated by the chart below.

Review of the annual performance reveals a slow uptake of the Income targets vs. the 2012-2017 strategic ambitions and to address this, we have prioritized fundraising and strategic financial management with a view of strengthening the overall financial performance of the region in 2013/14 and the remaining years of the strategy.


For more information please contact:

Practical Action - Eastern Africa Regional OfficeMethodist Ministries Centre, Office Block C, (1st Floor.)Oloitoktok Road, off Gitanga RoadP.O. Box 39493 - 00623 Nairobi, KenyaTelephone: +254 20-2595311/12/13/14/15/16Email: [email protected]

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