Rates of unemployment are high in northern Kenya. One way to improve employment opportunities is through a mix of more productive livestock rearing and income generating businesses to make households more resilient. The goal of the program is to economically empower the communities of northern Kenya to drive their own sustainable development. To achieve this, the program will support investments that lead to locally owned, locally led, and locally managed development initiatives within community conservancies.
Uwezo Kaskasini Kenya (building capacity in northern Kenya) is a three-year Local Works project being implemented by Northern Rangelands Trust Trading (NRTT). The program works with women, youth, and conservancies to identify business opportunities and seek collaboration and partnership with the public and private sector. Pastoralism is the main livelihood activity but is under optimized due to a myriad of contributing factors, including climate change, degraded rangelands, inadequate training, and poor adoption of technology. Northern Kenya also has tourism potential that could provide youth and women employment and entrepreneurial opportunities.
