More about Kakamega CKC

CKC Management
The center is run professionally by a Community Information Volunteer (CIV) who represents ALIN by catalyzing information exchange and networking activities at community level. The CIV enhances speedy information generation and dissemination and skills development at the center. Within the center, there exists a Community Knowledge Facilitator (CKF) who links the communities to the center while under training by the CIV.

The center is equipped with the OpeneNRICH software (OE) which promotes and enables local knowledge generation and dissemination. The software offers an offline communication channel that presents an excellent information management system for local content generation and easy retrieval and dissemination to wider audiences using appropriate and complementary ICTs like the iPods, the community radio station and the internet. Information is also relayed through the Baobab journal and video filming productions (DVDs).

Services and Activities
1)Local content generation and dissemination
2)Computer skills trainings.
3) Access to development publications
4) Internet e.g. emailing
5) Typing and printing
6) Acquisition of information resources
7) Outreach activities to communities and schools (environmental awareness and club formation)

Community Information Needs
The center undertakes continuous community information assessment to ensure appropriate information resources are availed.

Information Resources
The center has a library stocked with information materials such as books, newsletters, journals, research reports and electronically stored information e.g. CD-ROMs, audio-visual materials (DVDs and Videos) about the forest including a video about the Isukha dance in Kakamega forest (Isecheno