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Rural-Kenya World Cultural Link (CULINKE) is a non-profit making; non-governmental organisation registered by the Government to operate in Western Kenya . It is equivalent in status to a USA 501(c) (3) organisation and in the UK as a British charity. The work program of CULINKE is determined by our Board of Trustees, developed and managed by the staff in our management team, and guided by recommendations from the Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) made up of not just supporters of CULINKE but of health and social justice for the poor. PAC is made up of seniour professionals from different fields who bring their specialist expertise to CULINKE through voluntary consultancy and professional direction. The diversity in the membership of PAC is a reflection of the multi-sectoral and multiple pathways approach adopted by CULINKE in the efforts to alleviate poverty. It is also in line with the interconnectedness of the MDG objectives and the multi-dimensionality of poverty in its causes and effects. PAC helps CULINKE to match relevant issues and trends in development and donor funding with the organisation’s strategic focus programmes and activities. PAC meets once every quarter. CULINKE’s overall governance structure from the Board of Trustees to our committed volunteers-local and international takes cognisance of the complexity of socio-economic development challenges and the high expectations of donors in regard to the MDGs and the communities we work with. Our governance structure and policies are geared to making the best possible investment of donor funds while also leading us to achieving our objectives and mission. Briefly the Board of Trustees' task is to ensure overall effective accountability, while that of the PAC is to ensure that professional standards and ethics are adhered to in implementation. Both levels however compliment each other’s roles in line with integration across all levels while respecting each others sector roles. May Maloba - Chair Board of Trustees  May Maloba - Chair, CULINKE Board of Trustees has a lot of experience in volunteer management and organisational development. A nurse by profession she has the instincts of Florence Nightingale always ready and available to assist where medical need arises. She is a strong believer in forthrightness and dedication. She has a special interest in HIV and AIDS, Children, cancer in women and medical research. Ken Obiero MCHD (MPH), ICN, RN - Member Board of Trustees  Ken is a member of the CULINKE Board of Trustees. He developed interest in health early in life both parents having worked in the health sector. He holds a diploma in nursing and higher national diploma in intensive care. His interest in Child health is borne out of a 14 year experience in children’s department as the project supervisor for Welcome Research laboratories/Kilifi hospital from 1998 to 2003, Walter Reed Project/Nyanza provincial hospital in 2003 to 2008 and presently at the CDC Malaria Vaccine Trail –Phase 3 clinical trials in Siaya District in Kenya. His major interests include Child Survival and Family Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Control and Research Project Management. Ken holds a Masters Degree in Community Health and Development from the Great Lakes University, Kisumu-Kenya. He has been involved in charitable work, community development projects and has been a volunteer instructor in the mentioned hospitals where many students have passed through his hands. He believes that knowledge sharing is the main component of capacity building continuum. Knowledge to him is power: power to make own decision and accept its consequences. |
POVERTY
Poverty Reduction
Poverty is malnourishment. Poverty is homelessness. Poverty is inability to access medical care. Poverty is lack of an informed mind, lack of basic general knowledge and basic literacy skills. Poverty is lack of savings and inaccessibility to credit…living from hand to mouth by the day …merely existing, scraping through life, groping for a meaningful co-existence with others, including nature.COMMUNITY
Community Services
This programme is takes care of the Social Development Goals of the MGDs. CULINKE acknowledges that economic growth is essential for poverty reduction, but it is not sufficient. Growth must be accompanied by measures that ensure its benefits reach all segments of the population.HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Of great concern to CULINKE is the effect of HIV and AIDS on the productive life of the people. HIV and AIDS induces and deepens poverty. The scourge has emerged as a cause of poverty and is officially recognized as a threat to development in Kenya.ICT
Information & Communication Technology
The Department of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is youth-led and inspired. The department is a part of the social entrepreneurial and sustainability efforts to CULINKE. Under the youth it is referred to as Youth Employment for Poverty Reduction through ICT Services and Resource Centres.HEALTH
Health & Medical Services
Disease is one of the main reasons that stand in the way of the efforts of the people of developing countries trying to overcome poverty. Poverty accelerates the spread of disease and the spread of disease aggravates poverty, creating a vicious cycle. There is a fundamental relationship between health deficits and poverty.AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE
Orphanhood, HIV/AIDS and cultural norms like gender discrimination harm agriculture leading to debilitating hunger and extreme poverty. Families scratch out an existence that is brutally difficult, living on the edge of survival and often falling off the edge, leaving them sick and unable to afford medical care.
