Pastoralism & Services (page 15)
Integrated nomadic education in dryland Kenya
A framework for improved integrated education provision in the drylands of Kenya has been developed by DLCI (Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative). It is based on a literature review and consultations with key informants on the current status of education in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kenya and what is working in other […]
Adolescent Turkana girls in the face of drought
There has been relatively little research about the lives of girls in pastoralist communities. The invisibility of pastoralist girls in research reflects their invisibility in many development programmes. Pastoralist girls face a triple challenge: their gender, age and geographical isolation place them among the most marginalised. Very few development interventions recognise, understand or address their needs. […]
Investing in the Horn’s drylands for food security & development
After decades of comparative neglect, the Horn of Africa is experiencing unprecedented investment. Large-scale infrastructure projects now dominate national development plans. They provide an opportunity to reduce long-standing inequalities in provision of public goods and services. However, some investments have widened social differentiation in pastoral areas: a few benefit, but the percentage of poor and […]
Policy briefs on pastoralism for the G8 New Alliance agenda
The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC), the National Drought Management Agency in Kenya and Tufts University have produced a series of policy briefs in early 2014 examining critical issues for the New Alliance to consider in pastoral areas. The New Alliance is a G8 initiative to harness private-sector investment in agriculture to strengthen food security and […]
Knowledge management & research for resilience in Horn of Africa
This 18-page Technical Brief 5 Knowledge management & research for resilience in the drylands of the Horn of Africa (2013) is part of a series prepared by the Technical Consortium for Building Resilience to Drought in the Horn of Africa led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). It explores the issues around knowledge management: what […]