People permanently employed in
NRT and the conservancies
Local community members benefitting from the conservancy model
Indigenous leaders in community conservancies have completed NRT’s bespoke Leadership and Management Programme since its inception in 2016
Emmanuel recently obtained a loan of KES 25,000 from Rangelands SACCO, with funding support from Fauna and Flora, under the Darwin Initiative through the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), to establish his business. He was among the 31 Ujuzi Manyattani graduates from four NRT member community conservancies — Shulmai, Maiyanat, Naibunga Upper and Il Ngwesi, who received KES 875,000 business startup funding, creating opportunities for diversified livelihoods.
Teenage pregnancies, early marriages, and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have created a devastating wave of girls' school dropouts in northern and coastal Kenya.
These interventions have facilitated rainwater harvesting and storage for domestic, farm and livestock use, reduced the community’s heavy reliance on Ngare Ndare Forest, and improved food security, in line with this year’s World Food Day theme: 'Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future.'