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About KELINCAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON HUMAN RIGHTS FORCHILD BENEFICIARIES OF THE CULTURAL STRUCTURES PROJECTTo C<strong>on</strong>tentsKELIN is a legal NGO working to protect, promote and advance health related <strong>human</strong> <strong>rights</strong> in Kenya. We do this by:• Providing legal services including legal advice and litigati<strong>on</strong> to people who have suffered health related <strong>human</strong> <strong>rights</strong> violati<strong>on</strong>s – especially people living with HIV and othervulnerable groups – using KELIN staff and our network of prob<strong>on</strong>o lawyers.• Strengthening and Building Capacity of health professi<strong>on</strong>als, lawyers, community workers and people living with HIV <strong>on</strong> health and other related <strong>human</strong> <strong>rights</strong> including workingfrom a <strong>rights</strong>-based approach in service provisi<strong>on</strong>.• Engaging in advocacy campaigns that promote awareness of <strong>human</strong> <strong>rights</strong> issues in nati<strong>on</strong>al laws and policies to governments, organizati<strong>on</strong>s and communities.• Research <strong>on</strong> areas relating to <strong>human</strong> <strong>rights</strong>, legal issues and health, c<strong>on</strong>tributing to new legislati<strong>on</strong> and supporting evidence-based change.KELIN’s current main program areas are around promoting alternative dispute resoluti<strong>on</strong> in securing justice <strong>for</strong> vulnerable groups like widows and orphans, campaigning <strong>for</strong>sustainable funding <strong>for</strong> health services, ensuring the government effectively supports the <strong>rights</strong> of TB patients and facilitating various people in Kenya to know and use their<strong>human</strong> <strong>rights</strong>.We c<strong>on</strong>tinue to ensure government accountability in guaranteeing the progressive realizati<strong>on</strong> of the provisi<strong>on</strong>s of the right to health as envisi<strong>on</strong>ed by the C<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> of Kenya2010.The <str<strong>on</strong>g>capacity</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>building</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>workshop</str<strong>on</strong>g> organized by KELIN <strong>on</strong> the 24th to 26th of April 2012 was aimed at equipping <strong>child</strong>ren with comprehensive and correct knowledge about HIV and<strong>human</strong> <strong>rights</strong> with a focus <strong>on</strong> <strong>child</strong>ren and property <strong>rights</strong>.For more in<strong>for</strong>mati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> KELIN and its work, visit www.kelinkenya.org.Capacity Building Workshop <strong>on</strong> Human Rights <strong>for</strong> Child Beneficiaries of the Cultural Structures ProjectHOST ORGANIZATIONKELINSITE/COUNTRY OF MEETING Ahero, KenyaDATE OF MEETING 24 th to 26 th April 2012NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTSMALEFEMALE10 174