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SAYDS Community Association (SCA)

Partnerships

SCA believes that meaningful change is strengthened through strategic partnerships and global knowledge exchange. Over the past several years, SCA has established collaborative relationships with academic institutions, researchers, practitioners, and organizations committed to solving complex societal challenges.

Meet our partners Back to SCA
Local knowledge Co-designed Global perspective
Global reach Kenya · United States · Taipei · Buenos Aires

Who We Work With

Three collaborations, three kinds of knowledge

Academic Exchange

University of Florida (UF)

Through multiple Virtual Exchange Programs, SCA members have engaged in cross-cultural learning and collaborative research with faculty and students from the University of Florida.

These exchanges have strengthened members’ understanding of governance, policy systems, comparative education, leadership, and community development while fostering international collaboration.

SCA members photographed together after a programme session.

Community Analysis and Leadership Virtual Exchange

Under Professor Austin

African American Politics Awareness Virtual Exchange

Under Professor Austin

Global Education Policies and Comparative Perspectives

Under Dr. Brown

Peer-to-Peer Policy Design

Minerva University Sustainability Lab

SCA has partnered with students from the Minerva University Sustainability Lab in a peer-to-peer learning initiative focused on collaborative policy design. Interdisciplinary teams have co-designed locally relevant policy guides addressing sustainability challenges across communities in Kenya, Taipei, Buenos Aires, and other global contexts — demonstrating the power of combining local knowledge with global perspectives to generate practical, context-sensitive solutions.

  • Kenya
  • Taipei
  • Buenos Aires
  • Collaborative policy design
A large group of SCA members gathered outdoors during a collaborative session.

Systems Thinking for Peacebuilding

Nairobi County Balozi Program

Jointly organized with the Nairobi County Office, this program equips Balozi Peace Ambassadors with practical systems thinking tools for the peacebuilding challenges they face in their own communities.

Conflict in Nairobi rarely has a single cause. Economic inequality, competition over resources, rapid urbanization and historical tensions all interact — so resolving disputes one at a time is not enough. Systems thinking gives ambassadors a way to see the structure underneath.

What Ambassadors Learn

  • Identify the root causes and patterns behind recurring conflicts
  • Recognize opportunities that strengthen trust and social cohesion
  • Design peace initiatives that are adaptive, inclusive, and built to last
  • Nairobi County Office
  • Balozi Peace Ambassadors
  • Root cause analysis
  • Social cohesion
Balozi ambassadors and SCA members together at a community session.

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