HERAF in conjunction with the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) with support from the European Union (E.U) has implementend a project named,"Strengthening Community Participation in Health Sector Governance in Kenya." which is aiming to strengthen communities participation in health sector governance and management in Coast, Eastern and Central regions of Kenya.

The project started on January 2009 and is intending to run for a duration of 36 months.

Mbeere District Photo

HERAF is the overall implementing agency for this project. HERAF has implemented the proposed project with assistance from associate partners including Health NGO's Network (HENNET) and Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).

KHRC is responsible for:

• Providing financial management and administration for the project
• Advising on financial planning and budgeting, oversee the financial distribution
• Ensuring financial procedures are followed as per requirements and standards spelt out by the donor, including the internal and external audit of the funds.

OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT

The specific objectives of the project are:

• To strengthen the capacity of grassroots communities to hold the government structures accountable in implementing the rights based approach to health care programmes at the district and community level
• To empower the DHMB/T to represent community interest in the implementation of health sector programmes at the district level
• To improve health service delivery by empowering communities to monitor the quality of health services provided and to demand quality services
• To advocate for transparency and accountability in planning, budgetary allocation and management of resources allocated to the community-based health facilities in order to address prevailing disease conditions.

Project Locations

Kwale District - Coast province

Mbeere District - Eastern Province

Nyeri North District - Central Province.

Why the three areas?

The three project locations have different geographical and socio-economic conditions which exposes them to different disease conditions. Plans within the health sector should be able to address different health issues specific to different geographical locations. Through this project, the community will be empowered to participate in health sector governance through contribution in making of plans that address their specific issues which are unique to them while the health management teams/Boards will be empowered to make decisions that address the community needs.