In partnership with AAID Kenya, Womankind Kenya is implementing a multi-year Strategic partnership and Accountability Project in Garissa County.

The overall Objective of the project is that young people, especially women, and marginalised people enjoy fundamental rights through improved access to well-resourced programmes and public services, improved sustainable livelihoods, protection from and resilience to shocks, disasters, and protracted crisis in in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya including informal settlement of Nairobi.

In Kenya lack of gender-responsive public services (GRPS) is both a source of inequality and a major barrier for the enjoyment of rights, more expounded during emergencies. In amidst of inequalities there is a growing movement amongst young people demanding change at all levels. Hazards from climate change continues to cause negative socio-economic impacts (losses of livelihoods, income and job opportunities, high staple food prices, household food and nutrition insecurity, low crop production, livestock mortalities, displacement of populations, increased gender-based violation ) on vulnerable communities (women, young people, elderly, children, and people with disabilities) especially women smallholder farmers, agro-pastoralist, and pastoralist households residing in Arid and Semi-Arid areas.

Locally Led Action In Garissa County

As a result of the Project, Youths, Women and Vulnerable have formed strong and inclusive movement grassroot movement in  Garissa  County called, Garissa Activista and Garissa Ecovista.