KE-NCB-218051200902226007-KE-NCB-218051200902226007 CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLICY STUDIES With support from the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) under the Expanding the Enabling Environment (E3) programme, the Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) works to take advantage of civic space openings and address emerging challenges facing civil society in Kenya. The activity expands a national survey of non-profit organisation (NPO) banking exclusion and convenes a tri-sector working group of NPOs, banks and regulators to agree shared due diligence protocols; co-develops and rolls out three risk-tiered self-regulation toolkits paired with a training of trainers for NPO practitioners in counties affected by heightened AML/CFT scrutiny; and strengthens civil society influence over AML/CFT policy and implementation of the Public Benefit Organizations Act in Kenya and across Africa through regional exchange and peer learning. 1. To reduce NPO banking exclusion and its negative effects on the operations of NPOs, through an expanded banking survey, a public evidence brief for advocacy with the Kenya Bankers Association, the PBO Regulatory Authority, the Financial Reporting Centre, ESAAMLG and the Global NPO Coalition, and a tri-sector working group to action the recommendations. 2. To strengthen NPO self-regulation and capacity to mitigate terrorism financing risks, so as to reduce opportunities for over-regulation, through three practical toolkits, a two-day training of trainers for 25 to 30 participants in Nairobi, and cascaded toolkit training reaching an estimated 250 to 300 additional organisations. 3. To strengthen civil society learning and exchange on AML/CFT and PBO Act implementation nationally and across Africa, through a virtual practitioner exchange with African civil society coalitions and a learning panel at the annual High-Level Africa AML/CFT Conference in Abuja, Nigeria. Kenyan non-profit organisations affected by banking exclusion and heightened AML/CFT scrutiny, with priority given to organisations and practitioners from Lamu, Garissa, Mandera and Wajir counties; members of the NPO Working Group and its steering committee; women's rights organisations and activists; banking institutions and financial sector representatives; regulators including the PBO Regulatory Authority and the Financial Reporting Centre; and African civil society coalitions engaged in regional peer learning. International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) Brian Kimari Programme Manager bkimari@chrips.or.ke https://chrips.or.ke Daphton Court, A2 Riverside Drive, P.O. Box 23748-00100, Nairobi, Kenya 30000