In the heart of Nairobi Kenya, AHN Women Rights Organisations actively participated in the sclr co-design workshop. Participants of this training were drawn from the local WROs in the network representing Tana river, Garissa, Marsabit, Samburu, West pokot and Isiolo counties. The four day workshop was funded by Center for Disaster Philanthropy - (CDP), one of the latest AHN partners.  

The Survivor and Community-led crisis response (sclr) approach places the crisis-affected communities at the center of the response and gives them the authority and resources to take charge of their own response. The primary goal of the SCLR is to strengthen the initiatives of crisis-affected communities to help each other (Mutual aid), survive the crisis with dignity and promote communal wellbeing by addressing the root causes of vulnerability.  

The workshop’s objective was to enhance the capacity of these organisations to collectively design and implement community-led responses that focus on empowering crisis affected people to support each other.  In close collaboration with local community groups, the participating organisations are currently developing proposals for funding of community-led response and resilience building projects. The approach targets community groups already engaged in voluntary and local initiatives that serve the wider community and possess the potential for expansion.