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SNV is a global development partner driven by a vision of a better world: a world where all people live with dignity and have equal opportunities to thrive sustainably. We aim to make this a reality through our mission to strengthen capacities and catalyse partnerships in the countries we are rooted in. By doing so, we aim to transform the agri-food, energy, and water systems to enable sustainable and more equitable lives for all. Our work goes beyond the implementation of impactful projects - together with actors and partners - towards a deeper, more lasting change. We work towards systems transformation, and we make sure to build capacities for a long-lasting impact beyond project finalisation. We do that as a team of over 1,600 colleagues, the vast majority of whom come from the contexts where we work, in more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia. Our team is inspired by the transformational principles and objectives set out by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and we are committed to: building resilient agri-food systems that deliver food security and adequate nutrition increasing the reliability and availability of water and sanitation at an acceptable quantity and quality improving access to affordable and sustainable energy for all In doing so, we aim to strengthen institutions, markets and effective governance within and across the agri-food, energy, and water sectors, reducing gender inequalities and barriers to social inclusion and enabling adaptation and mitigation to the climate and biodiversity crises. We are committed to sharing our knowledge, expertise, and experience with other actors – governmental, institutional, NGO, CSO, and private sector - as well as adopting and adapting from their experience and expertise. We will be proactive in communicating passionately, critically, and clearly about our work and our learning to build understanding and leverage impact and influence.

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Civic Enlightenment Network (C-Net) was founded by zealous university students of Makueni. This initiative by the young minds was brought about by their longing to participate in the growing political mood within the country especially in view of the new devolved system of government introduced by the Constitution of Kenya 2010. This new system of governance was at the time novel yet an interesting period for any legal mind interested in Constitutional as well as political developments brought about by the new regime. It offered a ripe ground on which the young men and women in Makueni could explore their understanding of Constitutional developments and what it meant for all citizens to have the well-known form of governance structure take a different and robust transformation.

Civic Enlightenment Network was formally registered as a Non-Governmental Organisation in July 2013, exactly one year after its establishment. C-Net continues to offer the much needed Civic Enlightenment to members of the public through various initiatives and activities undertaken by its membership. The need for civic enlightenment continues to be of paramount importance in Kenya as a result of the legislative and governance processes introduced by the Constitution of Kenya 2010. The implementation process of the Constitution is just in its prime stages with the coming into power of the first crop of leadership under the new system of devolved government. The Constitution in being a self-implementing document, lays down the processes and procedures for its implementation with a schedule on the necessary laws to be put in place and other necessary institutions in achieving the aspirations of all Kenyans. All this processes are underpinned by citizen participation and involvement for which C-Net exists to have realized. 

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