Through a partnership between UNDP and British Charity RoTB (Roll out the Barrel) Trust,water barrels have been supplied to women that allow them to fetch water with ease. this initiative seeks to directly impact women and children who are forced to carry heavy water jerry cans
Kenya marked 5 years of implementation of the constitution with pomp and color at the Gusii stadium in Kisii County with Constitution Implementation Commission Chairman Charles Nyachae noting that devolution was one of the biggest achievements of the constitution.
Previous interventions in Turkana County have often taken a reactive and short term approach aimed at saving lives, but this in most cases leaves communities vulnerable to subsequent disasters. UNDP is working with communities affected by drought not only to support recovery but also build resilience.
The Amboseli ecosystem plays a major part of Kenya’s tourism industry. However, its biodiversity, particularly its elephants, is threatened by habitat fragmentation and degradation, human-wildlife conflict, and poaching for the selling of trophy parts such as ivory.
UNDP has handed over a farmer training center to Murang’a Country Government. The facility aims at improving livelihoods of rural farmers by addressing challenges encountered in small scale agricultural production. The country government will now utilize the facility for the benefit of local small scale farmers.
As part of the International Youth Week (IYW) 2015 which is held to celebrate youth and their important role towards sustainable development, UNDP Kenya supported an event to highlight youth innovations and entrepreneurship. The “Innovation Pitch” event provided up to ten young entrepreneurs with the opportunity to pitch their innovative business models to an expert jury.
The UN system in Kenya under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator has selected Turkana and Marsabit counties as model counties for development assistance under the Delivering as One framework. The cross-border and area-based development project is a major milestone in development efforts particularly targeting some of the far-flung and hitherto marginalized regions of Kenya
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, Connie Britton, arrived in Kenya for the start of her official visit to the continent. Britton witneseed first hand UNDP’s work and impact on issue of on the Devolution and Accountability, Climate Change, Environmental Conservation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Economic Empowerment. In all of these areas of work Britton was interested in how gender equality is weaved into the programs.
The KACCAL project targeted Mumoni and Kyuso District in the Arid county of Kitui, to address the problem of aridity which has traditionally affected poor rural communities, who are vulnerable to recurrent drought and to the long-term impacts of climate variability and change. The project also sought to work with the community to enhance their capacity to adopt to recurring drought and floods that often affects the area.
UNDP Kenya has embarked on a Gender Certification process that recognizes good performance of Country Offices in delivering gender equality results. UNDP Kenya has therefore designed its programs to mainstream gender issues in addressing the interlinking components of poverty, inequality and exclusion towards achieving sustainable growth.
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