For many families, finding water meant travelling distances of up to 35 kilometres during prolonged dry seasons. Women and girls bore the greatest burden, often spending between four and six hours every day collecting water. Children frequently missed school to assist their families, while households spent between KES 2,500 and KES 5,000 every month transporting water from distant sources.

The Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project (NKRCP) has completed a procedural quality control review (QCR) under the Verra Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). With the review concluded, the project has resumed issuing credits and returned to the carbon market. It marks an important milestone for a community-led project that has delivered significant impact for participating communities for more than a decade.

From 13th to 14th May 2026, the 6th Annual Women’s Leadership Summit brought together 83 women leaders from 46 community conservancies across northern and coastal Kenya, and northeastern Uganda in Isiolo under the theme: “Celebrating Women in Conservation.” Co-organized by the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) and longstanding partner Conservation International, the annual forum created space for women to reflect, learn, mentor one another, and strengthen their role in shaping conservation and community development.