Pastoralism, Gender & Youth (page 16)
Achieving sustainable development impact among pastoralists in Ethiopia
The Pastoral Risk Management (PARIMA) project worked on the Borana Plateau of southern Ethiopia from 2000 to 2009. It used participatory methods to learn about development needs and apply the knowledge gained to benefit local communities. The report “Achieving sustainable development impact among pastoral and agro-pastoral people”, published by the Ethiopian Society for Animal Production […]
Collective action, innovation & wealth generation by Kenyan pastoral women
When people join to tackle problems of common interest, this is collective action – a phenomenon often observed among poorer residents of densely populated urban areas or farming systems but seldom in sparsely populated rangelands, where pastoralists are better known for their social independence and opportunistic behaviour. The article “Collective action, innovation, and wealth generation […]
Securing community land rights in northern Tanzania
Two pioneering grassroots organisations in northern Tanzania, the Pastoral Women’s Council (PWC) and the Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT), examine and present their experiences and insights from their long-term work to secure the land rights of hunter-gatherer and pastoral communities. In the publication “Securing community land rights: experiences and insights from working to secure hunter-gatherer […]
Building resilience to drought in Ethiopia, Kenya & Somalia
Since 2008, CARE International has been implementing a programme to build resilience to drought through cross-border collaboration between communities in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The Regional Resilience Enhancement Against Drought (RREAD) Programme seeks to strengthen community capacity to deal with shocks by gradually improving innovation, diversification, governance and natural resource management. The 12-page briefing paper […]
Unfolding pastoralism in Uganda
The Uganda Land Alliance has brought out a special issue of its newsletter (December 2012) entitled “Unfolding Pastoralism”. It includes articles on community-based animal healthcare services, laws related to pastoralism in Uganda, community consultations on the Uganda rangelands policy, securing land rights of the Karamajong and the empowerment of women in pastoralist communities. One article […]