West Pokot is an Arid Land of Kenya, where the drought has devastating effects on the livelihoods of the rural communities. CEFA supports resilience-building through training on modern beekeeping and beehives distribution for 50 beekeepers, construction of 1 honey processing unit and beehives carpentry, training on nutrition sensitive agriculture and distribution of drought-resistant seeds for 100 farmers, construction of 5 water points in 5 villages for 250 households and their livestock.
In Kenya, the increase in the frequency and magnitude of extreme environmental shocks caused by climate change has exacerbated the condition of food and nutrition insecurity of the most vulnerable households, causing erosion of livelihoods, a decrease in crop production and loss of livestock. Arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) communities, including in West Pokot, where the main livelihoods are pastoralism and agro-pastoralism, are particularly affected and vulnerable to such events.
In a context of unpredictable climate change, the project contributes to climate change resilience, adaptation, and sustainable economic development of rural communities in West Pokot through diversification of livelihoods, enhanced water availability, and improved food security in a multi-sectoral intervention. The project is built on the foundation that people have the right to be main actors of their own change.
The project aims at creating a model of sustainable development in the community by ensuring equal access to resources, improved well-being for all, and resilience to climate change.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser
