Pastoralism, Gender & Youth (page 19)
The golden udder: marketing camel milk
Marketing milk from camels in Puntland, Somalia by Michele Nori In Puntland in northeastern Somalia, an elaborate system of trading milk has emerged since the early 1990s. An interesting feature of this system is that milk and its marketing are managed mainly by women, even though men own the camels and are responsible for managing, […]
Pastoral women transform poor communities in Ethiopia
Capacity building helps pastoral women transform impoverished communities in Ethiopia Poverty, drought, and hunger devastate people on Africa’s rangelands. An action-oriented approach was used 2000-2004 to build capacity among thousands of pastoralists to diversify livelihoods, improve living standards and enhance livestock marketing. The process included collective action, microfinance and participatory education. Poor women previously burdened […]
Changing gender roles in the East African drylands
The Oxfam-led Regional Learning and Advocacy Project (REGLAP) aims to promote resilience among vulnerable dryland communities in Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya through policy change and practice. It recently brought out a study on gender roles in dryland communities in the Horn of Africa and implications for development programming.The changing nature of gender roles in the […]
Women pastoralists facing modern challenges
The booklet Women pastoralists – preserving traditional knowledge, facing modern challenges is devoted women pastoralists, their knowledge of and contributions to sustainable land management, and the coping mechanisms they have developed in their struggle to survive. It is a call to action to support them by increasing their access to productive assets and their participation in […]
Milk matters in Karamoja, Uganda
Households in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda have seen a sharp drop in access to animal milk in recent years. The declining milk supply affects livelihoods, food security and markets, but has the greatest impact on the nutrition of young children. A study by Elizabeth Stites and Emily Mitchard on Milk Matters in Karamoja: Milk […]