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Cynthia Ngugi

Cynthia is a seasoned program coordinator with a very strong analytical and accounting background. Specializing in education management, she’s amassed over 7 years of experience in program coordination. She’s passionate about translating programs visions and objectives into reality through personalized attention and improving efficiencies and effectiveness by innovating new ways of achieving tasks. 

As data analyst enthusiast, she has used her background in economics, accounting and newly acquired skills in Python, R statistics and power BI to evaluate databases, identify trends and solve key challenging areas in the graduates’ life and this led to a 30% increase in the graduation numbers from Backlog students. Automation of the generation and classification of the university graduation list which has reduced the time spent from months to 5 min. 

Currently she works as Exams Associate at the Strathmore University Business School. Academic Qualifications Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Certified Data Analyst (ILAB), Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA(k)). 


Veronica Kerich

Veronica is a seasoned Human Resource and Knowledge Management Specialist, with more than 13 years’ experience. She is also Executive Manager with over 7 years of executive office support and program Coordination. Currently she works as People and Culture (HR) Administrator at the Strathmore University Business School.


Rachel Rea Luxton

Creative Events Manager

Rachel Rea Luxton is a curator and artist based in Aberystwyth, Wales. She is the Creative Events Manager for the Creating Safer Space network and is excited about raising awareness of the practice and opportunities of UCP through the Arts.


Agnieszka Ziatek-Tith

Aberystwyth University. UK

Finance Officer

Agnieszka Ziatek-Tith supports the Creating Safer Space network with monitoring costs, advising on financial matters, and processing payments to partners and commissioned projects around the world. She will gladly answer all your questions about these subjects.


Community Empowerment for Progress Organization

South Sudan

Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) is a non-governmental organization in South Sudan with focus on governance, democratic transformation, protection of human rights, rule of law, peace building and livelihood. CEPO operations are nationwide in South Sudan.

Key individuals involved in the Creating Safer Space network are Mr Edmund Yakani and Miss Elizabeth Daniel.

Website: http://cepo-southsudan.org

FaceBook: https://web.facebook.com/ceposouthsudan1/

Email: communications@cepo-southsudan.org; ed@cepo-southsudan.org; ceposouthsudan@gmail.com


Strengthening Local Capacities for Unarmed Civilian Protection in Uasin Gishu, Kenya

Research activities with community members in Uasin Gishu

This project sought to generate new, evidence-based knowledge and understanding regarding civilians’ agency in local conflict transformation processes in Kenya’s Uasin Gishu County. The research was conducted in three urban hotspot areas of Uasin Gishu, which have been at the centre of heated political contests in recent electioneering periods (2013 and 2017 general elections) and were adversely affected by the 2007-2008 post-election violence.

Using participatory methods such as the People-First Impact Method (PFIM) and Community Scorecards, the project explored existing and emergent local civilian protection systems and the related civilian knowledge and/or capacity gaps that need to be addressed to bolster them. Its findings provide a local and contextual understanding of the dynamics of unarmed civilian protection (UCP) in Uasin Gishu, the role played by civilians/civilian groups in local peace processes and protection systems, and how UCP in Uasin Gishu feeds into county and national security organs.

The project aimed to achieve the following outcomes:

  • Enhanced knowledge on existing and emergent local civilian protection systems in Burnt Forest, Langas and Turbo;
  • Improved knowledge on civilian capacity gaps regarding unarmed civilian protection in Burnt Forest, Langas and Turbo;
  • Improved knowledge on the intersectionality between international, national and local (self-protection) civilian protection mechanisms.
Research activities in Uasin Gishu

RESEARCH TEAM

  • Clinton Gwako, Rural Women Peace Link (principal investigator)
  • Selline Korir, Rural Women Peace Link

RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Report: Strengthening Local Capacities for Unarmed Civilian Protection in Uasin Gishu, Kenya

Ben Ngoye

Strathmore University – Kenya

Researcher

Dr. Ben Ngoye holds a PhD in Management Sciences from Universität Ramon Llull/ESADE Business School, an MPH, and MSc’s in Organizational Development and in Research. His current teaching and research interests are focused on organization theory and organization behavior, on decision making, and on performance measurement and management. He has mentored several graduate/postgraduate students, and has several active training and research grants from UKRI MRC, the Gates Foundation and the Global Business School Network among others.


Dr Louise Ridden

Research Assistant

UCP Research Database / Creating Safer Space Working Paper

Louise obtained her PhD from Aberystwyth University, funded by the ESRC, with a thesis interested in the role of nonviolence in conflict-related knowledge production. Her research focuses on unarmed civilian protection and epistemic practices. Louise supports the Creating Safer Space network’s UCP Research Database, its Working Paper series, Newsletter, and N+ Cafés and Events.

https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/staff-profiles/listing/profile/lor17/


Laura Jiménez

University of Antioquia, Colombia
Research assistant – Latin America

Laura Jiménez Ospina is the research assistant for Creating Safer Space activities in Latin America. She supports the Colombian work packages teams in data collection, data processing, and report writing.