Angaza Empowerment Network

ANGAZA is a Kenyan national Non-Governmental Organisation registered by the national NGO coordination board, designed to reduce home-grown conflicts, reduce radicalization by creating public awareness on the risk factors and empowering the appropriate figures to intervene with vulnerable individuals. Angaza is a Swahili word that means "to brighten". The organisation aim is brightening the future of community through continuous empowerment by ma king best of their individual skills and talents in helping them achieve whatever their goals. T he organisation’s vision is to have a just, peaceful and progressive society. The organization mission is to: ENGAGE more community in discussions that will provide prosperity through finding homegrown solutions to challenges facing them; ENCOURAGE fresh and varied thinking and perspective in addressing hurdles that endanger peace; EMPOWER community to find the inner confidence to take the next step in dealing with the challenges; ENABLE and support them through the journey by putting them in touch with organisations and institutions that can nurture their ideas and mentors who can assist in achieving those goals; Angaza has four Strategic Objectives namely: To provide a platform to enable community to articulate their issues and concerns; with a chance to meet decision makers and get their views and opinions heard. To create a powerful and exciting network for community to link up and help each other. To build a resilient, peaceful and cohesive community by transforming conflicts