Pen Annual Report 2017

In 2017, PEN worked with other players in the sector especially the Civil Society Reference Group (CSRG) to fight and preserve for the gains made in the previous years. We worked to strengthen County CSOs networks so that they can continue fighting for an expanded conducive environment and general citizens’ rights. The business climate in 2017 also affected the performance of consultancy firm, PMDC. Some of the reasons for low performance included reduced grant inflows to the civil society sector, which forms the bulk of our clientele. Assignments done in the year by PMDC included assessments of CBM partners in Kenya, assessment of Diakonia partner based in Lomé, Togo, work with IFBA partner in Bamako and the December IFBA assignment with their East Africa partners.