on 19th August, 2024, we were visited by the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) team from Isiolo regional office, led by the Regional Coordinator, Mr. Nahason, and the Programme Officer, Mr. Somo. Our Executive Director, Cecilia Otwane (Gender officer), Mercy Mukami (Project officer), and Mohamed Duba ( Fundraising Officer) received the team. The NGEC team praised MID-P for making a significant impact in Isiolo county when it comes to gender issues.
Among the achievements they recognized were the establishment of a Gender Desk at Garbatulla Police Station and MID-P’s support for various gender coordination activities. NGEC highlighted their shared interest with MID-P in working with special interest groups and supporting the county in developing various gender policies.
Our Areas of collaboration with NGEC include:
- Strengthening protection structures such as the Gender Technical Working Group (GTWG)
- Capacity building for staff
- Building partnerships on issues related to special interest groups
- Supporting gender inclusion interventions
- Research and knowledge management
They also brought us gifts of several resource books and promised to recommend MID-P for membership in the National Gender Technical Working Group. With gender being mainstreamed in all our programmes as a cross cutting theme, we are looking forward to more collaboration with the NGEC team both at the regional and national level.
