Reports

by Saadia Maalim Sixteen year old Eunice Loilo is one of the girls in Koya Non Formal Education Centre (NFEC). She was born in a family of four and lives in Koya; Laisamis Location, Marsabit County. Koya…

Kenya has made significant strides in improving its education system in recent years. Since primary education was made free and compulsory in 2003, primary school enrolment rates have increased across most of the country, however, progress…

In 2011, the residents of Wajir South’s Kulaley Division in Kenya, experienced a long and devastating drought that claimed thousands of lives and most of their livestock. To date, food insecurity levels in the area have…

Published June 4, 2015 – by Frederick Juma In the arid lands of northern Kenya, the migration of herders with their livestock in search of pasture often implies the onset of tough times for those who remain…

The project is supported by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) under the USAID funded Resilience for Economic Growth in Arid Lands- Improved Resilience (REGAL-IR) program. Prior to the project Paulina did not possess sufficient…

Members of the environmental club at Nomadic Girls Boarding Primary School in Kalacha, Marsabit Count in Kenya, were excited when their new vegetable garden produced its first harvest of kale and spinach. The girls donated their…

Residents of Kaputir Ward, Turkana County, never imagined that conflict between the Turkana and Pokot communities in Northern Kenya would escalate to the heights witnessed in recent years. Conflict between the Turkana and Pokot communities…

Boru Kasa a 33 years old farmer in Dakabarisha location, in Marsabit County, has learned the value of using maize stalks and cobs to produce fodder as a source of animal feed. In addition to using…

By Naomi Senda Poverty, cultural practices, and the pastoralist lifestyle of the Samburu community have greatly contributed to the high levels of illiteracy among the women of Laisamis District of Marsabit County, Kenya. Naringiso Lemara is in the…

The political leaders of the Turkana and Pokot tribes met in historical peace talks in North Kenya on Friday January 30th. The leaders were united for the first time to negotiate ways to reach peace. Dry, deserted…