Midline Assessment Report for PROACT: Community-Based Interventions Program in Kenya

The PROACT program has significantly increased the knowledge, confidence, and attitudes of community team members regarding P/CVE, with knowledge levels rising from 18.4% to 90.7% post-training. The program has strengthened County Engagement Forums (CEFs) and implemented County Action Plans (CAPs), though sustainability is challenged by a reliance on external donor funding and inconsistent CEF membership. Key findings highlight a shift in terrorist recruitment from face-to-face to online methods and a need for greater security actor trust in community-led processes. Recommendations include embedding P/CVE funding into county legislation, extending the program duration for sustainable transformation, and developing P/CVE curricula for educational institutions.

• The PROACT program significantly improved the knowledge and skills of community team members regarding P/CVE, psychosocial issues, and facilitation methods, increasing from a baseline of 18.4% to 90.7% after training.
• Training led to a substantial increase in the confidence and positive attitudes of community team members toward handling P/CVE content; confidence rose from 18.6% to 88.6%, and positive attitudes increased from 20.8% to 95.6%.
• There is a noted shift in recruitment strategies by terrorist networks, with a decrease in face-to-face recruitment due to security surveillance and an increase in online recruitment via Android phones among youth.
• While national and county governments contribute indirectly to P/CVE through investments in TVET, agriculture, and affirmative funds, these resources are not specifically tailored to youth most at risk of recruitment.
• The program established P/CVE governance structures through County Action Plans (CAPs) and County Engagement Forums (CEFs), but inconsistent membership in CEFs has negatively impacted institutional memory and continuity.
• Community awareness of the role of communities in P/CVE remains low, and there is a critical need to build trust between security actors and community-led processes to reduce risks to beneficiaries.
• In Isiolo County, the program remodeled the CAP to prioritize pillars such as psychosocial support and economics, and successfully engaged the private sector, with road contractors promising social support of approximately US $10 million.
• In Kwale County, the program anchored its work within the Ministry of Interior and engaged private sector players like Base Titanium to provide scholarships, jobs, and school construction as part of radicalization prevention.
• In Nakuru County, the program successfully engaged the private sector (e.g., Absa Bank) and the medical community, with psychiatrists from Rift Valley General Hospital offering mental health support for referred cases at a reduced cost of Kes 100.

APA

Institute for Strategic Dialogue (2022). Midline Assessment Report for PROACT: Community-Based Interventions Program in Kenya. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Midline-Assessment-Report-for-PROACT_Community-Based-Interventions-Program-in-Kenya.pdf

Chicago

Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Midline Assessment Report for PROACT: Community-Based Interventions Program in Kenya. 2022. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Midline-Assessment-Report-for-PROACT_Community-Based-Interventions-Program-in-Kenya.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforstrategicdialogue2022midline, author = {{Institute for Strategic Dialogue}}, title = {{Midline Assessment Report for PROACT: Community-Based Interventions Program in Kenya}}, institution = {Institute for Strategic Dialogue}, year = {2022}, url = {https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Midline-Assessment-Report-for-PROACT_Community-Based-Interventions-Program-in-Kenya.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }