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TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY FOR SOCIAL CHANGE (TCSC)
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profile · synthesized from sources

Transforming Community for Social Change (TCSC) works to prevent and resolve violent conflicts in western Kenya and beyond. The organization trains local community members in peacemaking, trauma healing, and social reconciliation programs. TCSC operates at the grassroots level, providing support and intervention in communities over extended periods.

named programs · 10 · from sources

what they call their work

Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)
Experiential workshops that encourage participants to find their own answers to conflicts, focusing on affirmation, cooperation, community building, communication skills, and conflict transformation.
Citizen Reporters/Call-in Centre
Trains selected participants from other workshops to be unbiased citizen reporters who can text-message a call-in center when violence occurs, enabling rapid response to prevent escalation.
Community Dialogues
Structured discussions following successful interventions, where community members strategize on how to develop and enhance peace to prevent future conflicts from escalating into violence.
HROC in Women’s Prisons
Implementation of the Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities program specifically within women's prisons.
Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (HROC)
Workshops based on principles that individuals and communities have an inner capacity to heal from trauma, using participants' experiences to build community and trust.
Help Increase the Peace Project (HIPP)
Programs for young people in schools and social clubs that promote freedom of expression and positive relationships, using tools like affirmation, communication, cooperation, conflict resolution, and prejudice reduction.
Listening Session
Facilitates sessions where community members affected by conflict can speak and listen to each other, aiming to lower tensions and understand the conflict's details.
Mt Elgon Peace Centre
A peace center established in the community where violence originated on Mt. Elgon, following a guerrilla war between 2006 and 2008.
Non-violent Movement for Social Change (NVMSC)
Trains people on how to analyze societal situations, develop strategies for non-violent social change, and implement campaigns to address underlying cultural, social, or political issues.
Transformative Mediation
Trains individuals to mediate local disputes by bringing conflicting groups together to build mutually cooperative relationships, focusing on empowerment and mutual recognition rather than just problem resolution.
activities · 2 groups

what they do

  • Community-Led Peacebuilding & Conflict Mediation 9 activities
    • Conduct role-play and applied conflict transformation training
      Uses role-play exercises in settings like Kakuma Refugee Camp to help participants practice conflict transformation skills and address real-world challenges in a safe environment.
    • Deliver integrated peacebuilding programs in targeted regions
      Implements a portfolio of eight core programs—including AVP, HROC, HIPP, transformative mediation, citizen reporters, and nonviolent campaigns—across Kenya and in refugee and prison settings, as part of sustained regional initiatives.
    • Facilitate community listening sessions for conflict response
      Conducts immediate community listening sessions with 30 to 200+ participants following reports of violent conflict, using trained facilitators to prevent escalation and support reconciliation. These sessions have been implemented in response to incidents such as fatal violence in Kakuma Refugee Camp.
    • Facilitate high-level reintegration dialogues
      Organizes dialogues with former rebel leaders and other key actors to address fears and concerns related to reintegration and sustainable peace.
    • Implement Alternatives to Violence (AVP) programs
      Delivers AVP trainings in high-conflict settings such as Kakuma Refugee Camp and other Kenyan communities to equip participants with nonviolent conflict resolution skills, first introduced in Kakuma in August 2013.
    • Operate early warning and rapid response systems
      Manages a network of over 1,000 citizen reporters who alert TCSC to emerging violence via text message, enabling rapid intervention; this system is integrated into the Mt Elgon Peace Centre and call-in centres.
    • Provide transformative mediation training
      Trains community members in transformative mediation through a structured three-day workshop followed by supervised practice and debriefing, equipping them to mediate local disputes and contribute to systemic social change.
    • Sustain long-term grassroots peacebuilding engagement
      Maintains continuous presence in conflict-affected communities such as Mt. Elgon since 2007, engaging in sustained peacebuilding through community dialogues, reconciliation efforts, and institutional development like the Mt Elgon Peace Centre.
    • Train and deploy peacebuilding facilitators internationally
      Provides facilitator training, mentorship, and ongoing support to peacebuilding organizations and individuals in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and northern Nigeria, including specialized workshops for marginalized groups such as people with albinism.
  • Uncategorized 3 activities
    • Deliver trauma healing and reconciliation workshops
      Implements Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (HROC) workshops for refugees, prison staff and inmates—including in Langata, Kericho, and Meru prisons—and in post-conflict communities to address trauma and support social healing.
    • Operate the Mt Elgon Peace Centre
      Runs the Mt Elgon Peace Centre, which hosts community dialogues, workshops, an early warning system, maternal support programs, anti-jigger initiatives, children's rights projects in schools, and income-generating activities including agriculture and motorcycle taxis.
    • Support nonviolent social change campaigns
      Supports community-led nonviolent campaigns that have achieved tangible outcomes such as the establishment of scholarship committees, infrastructure improvements, opposition to early child marriage, and government-led road repairs in western Kenya.
relationships · 12

who they work with

  • Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Partner — Collaborated with AVP to deliver conflict resolution training in Kakuma Refugee Camp.
  • Alternatives to Violence Project (Kenya) Partner — Collaborates with TCSC on peacebuilding initiatives, including in Samburu and Kakuma Refugee Camp.
  • Burundi Partner — Provided facilitators for peacebuilding organizations in Burundi.
  • Friends United Meeting Partner — Processes tax-deductible donations in the United States for Friends Church Peace Teams, which supports TCSC staff salaries, deducting 10% for administrative costs on donations under $2500
  • Frontline SMS Partner — Provides technical platform for TCSC's citizen reporter call-in center via text messaging system.
  • Global Giving Partner — Facilitates tax-deductible donations and processes payments for TCSC, deducting a 10% service fee
  • Kakuma Friends Church Partner — Partnered with TCSC to introduce the Alternative to Violence (AVP) program in Kakuma Refugee Camp.
  • Resilient Woman of Africa Partner — Collaborated with TCSC to implement Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (HROC) workshops in women’s prisons in Kenya.
  • Rwanda Partner — Provided facilitators for peacebuilding organizations in Rwanda.
  • South Sudan Partner — Provided facilitators for peacebuilding organizations in South Sudan.
  • Tanzania Partner — Provided facilitators for peacebuilding organizations in Tanzania.
  • Uganda Partner — Provided facilitators for peacebuilding organizations in Uganda.