
Livestock Development and Value Chain Strengthening
- Improving access to livestock services and infrastructure (water, cattle dips, veterinary services, vaccination)
- Strengthening Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs)
- Promoting climate-resilient livestock management practices
- Supporting access to improved livestock breeds
- Facilitating market linkages and livestock off-take systems
- Developing milk, hides and skins, and other livestock value chains
Climate Change and Environmental Conservation
- Community training on climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Promotion of sustainable grazing and pasture management
- Forest conservation and community-based natural resource management
- Advocacy for equitable benefit-sharing in conservation initiatives
- Supporting community resilience to drought cycles
Women and Youth Economic Empowerment
- Livelihood diversification initiatives
- Entrepreneurship and business development training
- Formation and strengthening of Village Community Banks (VICOBA) and Community Conservation Banks (COCOBA)
- Market systems development using tools such as Gendered Enterprise and Market (GEM) analysis
- Facilitation of study visits and peer learning
Governance, Human Rights and Advocacy
- Promoting accountable and transparent local governance
- Advocacy for pastoralists’ land rights and access to natural resources
- Promoting women’s equal participation in decision-making
- Addressing discrimination and harmful traditional practices
- Community awareness on legal rights and civic engagement
Child Protection and Education
- Promoting access to quality education for girls and vulnerable children
- Preventing school dropouts through community awareness
- Improving school infrastructure and learning conditions
- Advocating against child marriage and harmful practices
- Integrating child safeguarding principles in all programming
Child protection and human rights are institutional priorities and are mainstreamed across all projects and partnerships.
