Quaker Peace Initiatives (QPI) Kenya

About us

Quaker Peace Initiatives (QPI) Kenya is a peace and conflict transformation organization, founded on the Quaker Peace Testimony. We seek to enhance peace building initiatives in Kenya.

QPI was born in September 2014 out of a national network of Quakers working for peace under the auspices of Change Agent Peace Program (CAPP; a long held peace caravan that was driven by Quakers and Quaker led organizations around the country that has roots dating back to the year 2003 when the movement was established) but was registered in January 2016, receiving its certification on the 27th of May 2016 as a Non- Governmental Organization (NGO).
Quaker Peace Initiatives Kenya’s core mandate and activities are premised on peace building and conflict transformation at the local, national and regional levels.
Quaker Peace Initiatives Kenya therefore provides collaborative and coordinating platform for the different efforts of Quaker initiatives in Peace Building around the country. Through the development of peace- building structures and programmes, it serves as a link between the peace building organizations, communities and state actors. The organization has a secretariat that serves as the national coordinating unit with highly qualified, committed, experienced and knowledgeable staff that enforces Quaker Peace Initiatives Kenya Kenya’s mandate and the Quaker peace Testimony inaction.

Vision - A stable and peaceful society that upholds social justice, peace, equity and development.

Mission - To facilitate, advocate and coordinate broad-based peace and development initiatives for the peaceful co-existence of Kenyan communities.

Our Approach:
Quaker Peace Initiatives Kenya applies diverse conflict response mechanisms towards conflict Transformation. The diversity of approaches is based on the diversity within Kenya and the premise that conflicts are diverse and hence a monolithic approach might be counterproductive. Our activities are encompassed in trainings at the institutional.

For other net participants we can offer overnight facilities. Also we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of Peace and Conflict Resolution. As an organization we are more than willing to host volunteers, interns and fellows who wish to interact and know our work in in-depth.