Pastoralism, Gender & Youth (page 1)
Explaining the basics of pastoralism in Africa
In April 2024, Tufts University’s Feinstein International Center and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) brought out a series of publications that will be very useful for explaining the basics of pastoralism to others. The publications were designed for staff of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners with […]
International Women’s Day 8 March 2024
Mobile health service for Afar & Somali pastoralists in Ethiopia
The Mobile Health Service (MHS) has been piloted as a strategy to make human healthcare more easily accessible to mobile pastoralists in Ethiopia. The study “Mobile health service as an alternative modality for hard‑to‑reach pastoralist communities of Afar and Somali regions in Ethiopia” (2023) by Kasahun Eba et al., published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and […]
Participatory rangeland management for women’s empowerment in Ethiopia
Participatory rangeland management (PRM) was piloted by NGOs in Ethiopia from 2010 onwards in a bid to improve the security of tenure and good governance of rangelands, to allow more inclusive participation of pastoralists in land-related decisions and to improve rangeland productivity. As part of the participatory process, it also sought women’s empowerment. The article […]
Women’s camel-milk cooperative resilient to drought in Kenya
Camel milk is popular throughout much of Kenya and Somalia. A women’s community initiative in Isiolo in northern Kenya has set up a cooperative to collect, process and market this product. While the venture faces considerable challenges, including a prolonged drought in the region, the Anolei Women’s Camel Dairy Cooperative is determined to further develop […]