Mazingira na Ustawi wa Jamii Annual Conference, Exhibition & Awards is a UIG community development initiative seeking to better the relationship between development stakeholders with local youth and women groups within the six coastal counties. The program has very particular focus on Village Savings & Loan Associations (VSLAs) and groups focusing on community peace, conservation of the environment and natural resources. In partnership with Base Titanium, Kenya School of Government – Matuga and County Governments UIG will undertake a mapping exercise for the program target groups to generate useful data and observations which will be the subject of a stakeholders’ forum to be facilitated by the Ministry of Public Service, Youth & Gender Affairs in Kwale County during the month of April 2019.

The mapping exercise report and the stakeholders’ forum will lead to the adoption of strategies and interventions for capacity building for the target beneficiaries leading to the exhibitions during the inaugural MAZINGIRA NA USTAWI WA JAMII ANNUAL CONFERENCE to be held in March 2020. The conference and exhibition will create a favourable platform for our target groups and development stakeholders to network and create linkages that will promote betterment of community based conservation initiatives and promote the economic wellbeing of local youths and women.

MINING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORTS

In line with the spirit and aspirations of the mining act 2016, the Mazingira Na Ustawi wa Jamii annual conference will provide a platform through which community development agreement committees can give feedback through presentation of annual reports and future plans and allow community members and development stakeholders to give their inputs for better maximization of opportunities and potential.

With the support of sector development stakeholders UIG through the annual Mazingira Na Ustawi wa Jamii conference will facilitate custom capacity building training sessions on the sides of the conference with a view to preparing the various CDA committees for greater efficiency and effectiveness in community work.

TRANSFORMING FROM CURRENT MINING AWARDS PROGRAM TO MAZINGIRA NA USTAWI WA JAMII AWARDS.

All youth groups and women groups that will be registered in the Mazingira Na Ustawi community development initiative will automatically qualify for the UIG annual Mazingira Na Ustawi wa Jamii Awards. The new Mazingira na Ustawi wa Jamii Awards initiative will include student associations and clubs in colleges and universities.

MAZINGIRA NA USTAWI WA JAMII CORPORATE AWARDS

As a component of the Mazingira Na Ustawi wa Jamii community development initiative, the
corporate awards program will seek to recognize the work of private sector companies, government institutions, NGOs & CSOs in key community development sectors and parameters including but not limited to:

1. Participatory transparent community engagement practices & conflict mitigation approaches.
2. Job Creation with particular interest on youths and women employment.
3. Local content in value chain systems with specific focus on youth and women suppliers
4. Conservation of the environment and responsible exploitation of natural resources.
5. Contribution to knowledge, technology & skills transfer.
6. Infrastructure development that has a direct and / or indirect multiplier effect on socio
   economic growth.

MAZINGIRA NA USTAWI WA JAMII SIDE CONFERENCE EXCURSIONS

On the sides of the conference UIG working in partnership with extractive sector players and local ecotourism initiatives will facilitate excursions for the conference guests to diverse tourist destinations within the coastal region to showcase unique features for potential partnerships and for the purpose of generating income for local youths and women groups.