Shalom-SCCRR 2026 Impact-to-date
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Shalom-SCCRR 2026 Impact-to-date

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Over the past eight months, Shalom-SCCRR has reached 36 conflict-affected locations through targeted conflict transformation, peacebuilding interventions, and school/educational development projects.

Shalom-SCCRR interventions are implemented in conflict-affected environments where communities have suffered the extreme consequences of inter-ethnic and inter-religious violence, including deaths, maiming, and the displacement of families.

In these locations, Shalom-SCCRR has continued to support schools and community empowerment institutions facing significant infrastructure and resource gaps. These include inadequate classrooms, sanitation and boarding facilities, classroom furniture, textbooks, exercise books, and other essential learning materials.

School/Educational Development Impact

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  • Classroom construction has replaced makeshift learning spaces, including learning under trees, with safer and more conducive environments for learners.
  • Standard latrines have improved sanitation and hygiene conditions and reduced learners’ exposure to sanitation-related illnesses.
  • Separate latrines and provision of sanitary items have strengthened menstrual hygiene management, privacy and safety, contributing to reduced absenteeism among girls.
  • Textbooks and stationery have improved access to essential learning resources and reduced learner-to-textbook ratios.
  • Desks and lockers have improved seating, reduced overcrowding and poor posture, and supported learner concentration and classroom participation.
  • Water tanks and supply systems have reduced water scarcity, strengthened hygiene practices and improved access to clean water in Shalom-SCCRR supported schools.
  • Solar systems have provided reliable lighting for schools in remote, off-grid and conflict-affected areas, supporting learning and institutional operations.
  • Beds, mattresses and other boarding materials have improved accommodation, child protection and continuity of learning.

Peace Education Program Implementation

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SEC has made a significant contribution to strengthening the capacity, dignity, and resilience of women and vulnerable community members in Nairobi’s informal settlements, slums, and the pastoralist regions of northern Kenya. Through empowerment workshops, SEC has equipped women with practical skills to identify, analyze, and respond to both manifest and structural forms of violence, including domestic violence, sexual violence, inter-ethnic conflict, interreligious tensions, human trafficking, and organ trafficking.

2026 Published Articles on Shalom-SCCRR Impact

Pokot-Turkana Conflict in Kenya: Interrogating Its Causes and Persistence by Rev. Dr. Patrick Devine & Prof. Peter Wanyande

https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2026.148011

This article is an important contribution to conflict and peace research, particularly in understanding the persistence of pastoralist conflict in Northern Kenya. By examining the Pokot–Turkana conflict through empirical research, it moves beyond surface explanations of cattle raiding and resource competition to explore the deeper political, economic, environmental, social, cultural, and structural factors that sustain violence. The work of Rev. Dr. Patrick Devine and Prof. Peter Wanyande is especially valuable because it links rigorous academic analysis with practical implications for conflict transformation, peacebuilding policy, and community-based interventions in pastoralist conflict environments.https://shalomconflictcenter.org/pokot-turkana-conflict-in-kenya-interrogating-its-causes-and-persistence-by-rev-dr-patrick-devine-prof-peter-wanyande/

Transforming Conflict and Building Peace in Northern Kenya: Shalom-SCCRR’s Intervention in the Tuum-Parkati Corridor

Shalom-SCCRR’s intervention in the Tuum–Parkati Corridor has demonstrated visible impact on the ground by transforming conflict dynamics between the Samburu and Turkana communities. The work has strengthened local peace structures, empowered women and youth as agents of nonviolence, improved inter-community relations, and supported school/educational development initiatives. https://shalomconflictcenter.org/transforming-conflict-and-building-peace-in-northern-kenya-shalom-sccrrs-intervention-in-the-tuum-parkati-corridor/

By: Fr. Jhon Edinson Mena Palacios, & John Kennedy Odhiambo, MA.

Spirit of Life in Kenya’s Slums: Shalom-SCCRR’s Transformative Presence

Shalom-SCCRR’s presence in Nairobi’s slums and informal settlements has strengthened community resilience by walking with vulnerable communities through conflict transformation, peacebuilding programmes, peace education, school and educational development support, and livelihood resilience empowerment.https://shalomconflictcenter.org/spirit-of-life-in-kenyas-slums-shalom-sccrrs-transformative-presence/

By: Mr. Arthur Magero Abonyo MA, Shalom-SCCRR, Project Officer, Ilemi & Elgeyo Marakwet Projects

Ms. Esther Njeri Kibe MA, Shalom-SCCRR, Women’s Lead Project Officer

Rev. Dr. Patrick Devine, Shalom-SCCRR International Chairman

Conflict Transformation-Hope Realized: My Journey with Shalom-SCCRR’s Peacebuilding in Mathare Slum, Nairobi, Kenya

By: Caleb Ngala, in collaboration with Moses Osiro MA

Shalom-SCCRR has empowered local Community Resource Persons in Mathare with practical conflict analysis, transformation, mediation, reconciliation, and community facilitation skills, enabling them to lead grassroots peacebuilding, strengthen social cohesion, and become local agents of hope and positive change. https://shalomconflictcenter.org/conflict-transformation-hope-realized-my-journey-with-shalom-sccrrs-peacebuilding-in-mathare-slum-nairobi-kenya/

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Rev. Dr. Patrick Devine’s Presentation at the Tangaza University, School of Philosophy Symposium

By: Esther Kibe MA

Rev. Dr. Patrick Devine’s contribution to Tangaza University reflects a rare integration of academic leadership, governance, and practical peacebuilding. Through his keynote scholarship, University Council leadership, and support for the proposed MA in Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies, he continues to strengthen Tangaza as a centre for education, reconciliation, and transformative leadership. https://shalomconflictcenter.org/rev-dr-patrick-devines-presentation-at-the-tangaza-university-school-of-philosophy-symposium/

The Nexus Between Logistics in Transportation, Delivery Management, and the Success of Shalom-SCCRR’s Peacebuilding and Educational Development Programs: Reflections from My Experience

By: Kennedy Otieno

Shalom-SCCRR’s work in conflict-affected environments demonstrates the demanding reality of delivering peacebuilding, humanitarian, and school-educational development assistance in remote and high-risk areas. Many of these regions are characterized by intercommunal conflict, resource-based violence, weak infrastructure, limited state presence, harsh climatic conditions, poor communication networks, and insecure routes vulnerable to armed conflict and banditry. In this context, logistics is not simply about transport and delivery; it becomes a critical bridge between vulnerable communities and Shalom-SCCRR’s interventions.https://shalomconflictcenter.org/the-nexus-between-logistics-in-transportation-delivery-management-and-the-success-of-shalom-sccrrs-peacebuilding-and-educational-development-programs-reflections-from-my-experience/

Violent Conflict in Kenya’s Kerio Valley; Shalom-SCCRR’s Conflict Transformation Intervention Gains Momentum

By: Arthur Magero Abonyo MA

Shalom-SCCRR has empowered 3,652 key influential opinion-shapers with analytical skills and practical techniques in conflict transformation and peacebuilding across four administrative locations, with an estimated impact on over 300,000 people along the Kerio Valley. 

The trainings have enhanced the capacity of community members to analyze the root causes of conflict, rebuild trust, restore relationships, and develop locally owned solutions for peaceful coexistence among the Pokot, Tugen, and Marakwet communities. https://shalomconflictcenter.org/violent-conflict-in-kenyas-kerio-valley-shalom-sccrrs-conflict-transformation-intervention-gains-momentum/

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In 2026, Shalom-SCCRR was honoured to receive some of its Donors

In 2026, we had the privilege of receiving some of our donors, who visited programme areas in the slums and informal settlements of Nairobi, as well as the marginalized conflict environments of arid northern Kenya.

The visit provided them with a firsthand opportunity to interact with diverse community groups and witness the impact of Shalom-SCCRR’s work in conflict transformation, peacebuilding, women empowerment, and school/educational development.

Our sincere appreciation goes to all Shalom-SCCRR donors whose generosity continues to make this work possible. Your support is transforming lives, strengthening resilience, and bringing hope to some of the most vulnerable communities in Eastern Africa.

As conflicts continue to evolve across the region, there remains a strong need to expand these interventions so that more communities can experience peace, stability, and the educational opportunities that every child deserves. For many disadvantaged children, peace is not only the absence of violence; it is the foundation that makes learning, dignity, and a better future possible.

Your support does more than fund interventions; it opens pathways to positive peace, quality education, collective and individual dignity, and a future of hope.

Shalom-SCCRR FUNDRAISING for Humanitarian Interventions, Conflict Transformation, Peacebuilding and School/Educational Development Projects

Rev. Dr. Patrick Devine, Shalom-SCCRR Executive International Chairman & Founder, has remained actively engaged in mobilizing the resources required to ensure that Shalom-SCCRR’s sustainable Peace and Development Interventions continue to reach marginalized communities in remote and improved conflict environments across Eastern Africa.

This foreword by Rev. Dr. Patrick Devine will interest Shalom-SCCRR supporters worldwide. It was the substance of his address at recent fundraising charity golf days to support Shalom-SCCRR at the K-Club Golf (Ireland), hosted by Mr. Michael Fetherston and family; the King and Moffat Building Services family business networks at the Belfry Golf Club (England); Shalom committee in London hosted event at Moor Park Golf Club. Shalom-SCCRR in Africa expresses huge appreciation to the Shalom International registered support units in the USA, N. Ireland/UK, and R.o. Ireland, not forgetting our other supporters throughout the world.

FOREWORD

Dear friends,

A very warm welcome to each of you.

My solidarity and prayer are with you as we continue on the road of life together. I am eternally grateful for all your wonderful generosity and support. Difficult times come and go, but thank God for the blessings we have each received that enable us to do something truly significant with our lives. These gifts and abilities are monumental parts of a life well lived. We are living in challenging times around the world. A key challenge for us all is to continue looking beyond our own comfort zones and to empower those on the periphery. You are a huge part of our work. Your commitment, generosity and care make it possible. Shalom-SCCRR thanks you.

Shalom is not a symptom-focused remedy organization. We are dedicated to transforming the underlying causes of conflict and recurring poverty. Whether it be in the semi-arid desert plains or the urban slums where people scrape an existence to survive, Shalom is there in their midst. We continue to engage and transform situations of appalling danger, inter-ethnic conflict, religious ideological extremism, violence against women and children and other disastrous occurrences affecting already fragile communities.

This year marks 16 years of Shalom-SCCRR’s work in Eastern Africa, and the results built on your kindness are truly inspirational. In that time, Shalom-SCCRR has:

  • Completed 802 School-Educational development projects across 452 institutions, directly benefiting 249,333 pupils and students, over half of them girls.
  • Empowered 39,615 influential peace actors, chiefs, elders, religious leaders, women, youth, and security personnel through 1,296 conflict transformation and peacebuilding training workshops in 36 violent conflict locations.
  • Supported 37 Health and Medical centers with vital equipment in the most marginalized and conflict-affected areas of Northern Kenya and South Sudan.
  • Established 59 active School Peace Clubs, engaging over 168,000 pupils and students in Conflict Transformation and Peace Education.
  • Equipped 4,017 Women from urban informal settlements (Slums) with the knowledge and skills to prevent Human and Organ Trafficking.
  • Achieved a 73% success rate in Preventing and Mitigating violent inter-ethnic conflicts through locally developed early warning systems.

A big cultural shift has been the empowerment of women within Shalom’s programmes, 62% of participants in 2025 were women, up from a mere 2% when Shalom was founded; a tremendous validation felt by them for their dignity, competency, and capacity for leadership.

I am proud to share that Shalom continues to expand its outreach in ways that would have seemed extraordinary when we began. We have recently established the Center for Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding (CCTPB) in Tanzania, now formally registered and operational. Chaired by Fr. Janusz Machota and bringing together representatives from diverse professional backgrounds, the CCTPB will focus on conflict transformation and peacebuilding, addressing justice, reconciliation, cultural violence – particularly against Women and albinos -, human and organ trafficking, and religious ideological extremism, alongside the needs for vital school and educational development programs. This launch is the fruit of years of dedicated effort and sets the stage for significantly strengthened peace, justice, and reconciliation work across Tanzania and the broader region. We are grateful to the Government of Tanzania for its trust in us and certification.

Our work is extending into the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country long ravaged by some of the most severe and protracted violence on the African continent. Now the people have to cope with the outbreak of the Ebola disease too. Guided by Shalom’s vision and methodology, our consultant, Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Tembo, has been leading Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding Training Workshops in North Kivu Province in Eastern DRC since 2022, with a series of workshops held in Goma area through 2025. These interventions are strengthening local communities’ capacity to analyze, prevent, and respond to conflict in a region that has known little peace. This is Shalom’s vision made real: that no community, however remote or ravaged by violence and disease is beyond the reach of peace, sustainable development, hope, and healing.

Shalom-SCCRR identifies with your own business models in believing that ‘theory without practice is empty, and practice without theory is blind’. Your presence with us is never taken for granted. We honor you each day, in action, with the men and women in Africa who put their sweat and tears into settling conflicts, building lasting peace, digging foundations, mixing concrete, and carrying equipment on their heads and shoulders across hot, semi-arid terrains and through the narrow lanes of urban slums.

On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people whose burdens you are transforming through Shalom-SCCRR (www.shalomconflictcenter.org), I thank everyone participating in this charity day. Your donation will go 100% to our work in Africa, with 95% of every £1 going directly into our peace, educational, medical, and water development projects on the ground.

I remain in solidarity with you and your endeavors and always there to help! God Bless all your families.

Sincerely, Fr. Patrick Devine, PhD, Shalom-SCCRR Executive International Chairman & Founder.

Shalom-SCCRR Conflict Transformation, Peacebuilding & Development interventions for the month of October 2026.

https://shalomconflictcenter.org/event/shalom-sccrr-conflict-transformation-peacebuilding-development-interventions-for-the-month-of-october-2026/

Mr. Francis Mwangi, MA, Shalom-SCCRR Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, and Learning (M.E.R.L) Department.

Ms. Esther Kibe, MA, and Mr. Moses Osiro, MA, Shalom-SCCRR Communications Department.

Rev. Dr. Oliver Noonan – Shalom-SCCRR Executive Director.

cc. Rev. Dr. Patrick. R. Devine – Shalom-SCCRR Chairman.

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