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COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE
— · EIN · www.communityinitiative.org
profile · synthesized from sources

Community Capacity Building Initiative (CCBI) is a Kenyan NGO founded in 2001 that strengthens community-based organizations to improve health, food security, and environmental outcomes. It builds local capacity in monitoring and evaluation, advocacy, and organizational development, focusing on HIV/AIDS, malaria, WASH, and gender-based violence. CCBI works primarily in Kenya, empowering communities to lead sustainable development through training and systems strengthening.

named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

Advocacy for Community Programs
Trains community members to advocate for policy change and increased support for health and development initiatives, focusing on rights, accountability, and participation in decision-making
Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM)
Provides information and communication strategies for malaria control, including prevention, treatment, and vector management through community engagement
Community Mobilization for Project Implementation and Social Change
Engages communities to collectively address local issues such as disease prevention, environmental degradation, and food insecurity through shared ownership and action
Community Organizational Development and Systems Strengthening (ODSS)
Builds capacity of community-based organizations in financial management, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, and information systems to improve service delivery in health and development
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Trains CBOs, NGOs, and faith-based organizations in data collection, analysis, and reporting for programs in malaria, HIV/AIDS, WASH, agriculture, and environmental health
activities · 9 groups

what they do

  • HIV/TB Prevention and Care Services 2 activities
    • Provides ACSM training for malaria and public health control
      Delivers training on Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) for malaria control to CBOs, FBOs, women’s groups, and youth groups, including behavior change communication, referral systems, cultural sensitivity, and knowledge sharing.
    • Supports community systems strengthening for health and governance
      Implements programs to strengthen community systems in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, WASH, gender-based violence, and community governance, improving service delivery and community resilience.
  • Grassroots Advocacy & Civic Engagement 1 activity
    • Conducts community advocacy and promotes accountable governance
      Engages in community-level advocacy to influence public opinion, policy decisions, and funding allocations, while promoting open, accountable decision-making and citizen participation in governance processes.
  • Participatory Research and Knowledge Production 1 activity
    • Conducts participatory rural appraisals and community problem analysis
      Facilitates participatory rural appraisals (PRA) and community-led problem identification and analysis processes involving grassroots members, women, youth, and people with AIDS to prioritize local challenges and inform project design.
  • Policy Advocacy & Research for Community Rights 1 activity
    • Conducts regional research across East and Southern Africa
      Carries out research studies at local and regional levels in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, and Botswana, focusing on health, agriculture, environment, and community development sectors.
  • Residential and Therapeutic Care for Vulnerable Children 1 activity
    • Delivers cash transfers to vulnerable households
      Provides cash transfers to deprived households caring for orphans through the CT-OVC programme, operating in nearly all counties across Kenya.
  • Local Governance & Service Delivery Capacity Building 1 activity
    • Employs and trains community-based research assistants
      Engages and builds the capacity of local community-based research assistants to conduct baseline surveys, contributing to local economic growth and sustainable data collection systems.
  • Program Evaluation & Research 1 activity
    • Implements community-level operational research and impact assessments
      Conducts operational research and multi-phase impact assessments for its own and partner-led projects, including baseline surveys and follow-up studies on health, education, poverty, and community perceptions, particularly for programs like CT-OVC.
  • Program Monitoring & Evaluation Support 1 activity
    • Strengthens community monitoring, evaluation, and data management systems
      Trains and supports community organizations in monitoring and evaluation, data collection and management, data analysis, project reporting, and knowledge management for health, WASH, agriculture, and environmental programs.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Builds capacity of community-based organizations and local groups
      Provides training and institutional strengthening support to community-based organizations, women’s groups, faith-based organizations, youth groups, and cooperatives in areas including health, WASH, agriculture, financial management, income generation, and communications technology.
    • Empowers communities to define solutions and participate in policy
      Enables communities to analyze problems, define their own solutions, and engage in the policy process through collective action, gender equity promotion, and strengthening of grassroots organizations and social movements.
relationships · 9

who they work with

  • CBOs Partner — Trains and collaborates with community-based organizations on monitoring, evaluation, and service delivery.
  • CHEWs Partner — Collaborates with Community Health Extension Workers to strengthen local health systems.
  • CHWs Partner — Partners with community health workers to improve coordination and service delivery.
  • Department of Social Development Partner — Collaborates with CCBI on the impact assessment of the CT-OVC programme in Kenya.
  • FBOs Partner — Trains faith-based organizations on data management and monitoring and evaluation.
  • Kinetic EA Partner — Design partner for the organization's website
  • NGOs Partner — Trains non-governmental organizations on data management and monitoring and evaluation.
  • community based organizations Partner — Partner organizations with which CCBI builds capacity for health improvement and community development
  • local and international organizations Partner — Collaborates with local and international organizations to conduct baseline surveys on their behalf.