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Girls’ education in pastoral areas of East Africa

In pastoral areas worldwide, school enrolment, retention and achievements fall below national averages – and especial among pastoralist girls. Across East Africa, the Covid pandemic, ongoing conflicts and recurrent droughts are increasing poverty in ways that undermine any progress that may have been made in reshaping gender norms to favour girls’ inclusion in formal education. […]

CELEP co-organised webinar on pastoralism & water

The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN), CELEP (through Agrecol Association, Germany), IWMI (International Water Management Institute), SIMAVI Foundation (Netherlands) and Skat Foundation (Switzerland) co-organised the 4th webinar of the RWSN Early Webinar Series 2022 entitled: “Pastoralist water rights and governance” on 7 June 2022. Water supply projects often overlook or misunderstand mobile pastoralists’ water needs and management practices. Speakers from Africa and […]

Innovations for pastoralists & agropastoralists in African drylands

In the scoping paper “Innovations for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in fragile and conflict-affected areas” (2022, 36pp), Christabell Makokha et al identify 38 innovations for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel. The study was carried out because it had been recognised that, in recurring and protracted humanitarian crises, there were few […]

Water for people and livestock in Borana

As part of the EU-funded RESET (Resilience Building & Creation of Economic Opportunities in Ethiopia) project, CARE Ethiopia looked into “Water in Borana, Ethiopia: a study of the development, use and maintenance of water sources in the rural areas of Borana Zone” (2019, 66pp, by Adrian Cullis et al). It sought a better understanding of […]

Irish Aid support to pastoralism in Tanzania 2007–16

This “Review of Irish Aid support to pastoralism in Tanzania” (2016, 86pp) in the period 2007–16 was based on reports and evaluations of the Pastoralist Basket Fund Programme (PBFP) and the subsequent Pastoralist Programme. Achievements included increased pastoralist CSO capacity, greater general awareness on pastoralism as a way of life, better service delivery for pastoralists […]

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