Neighbours Initiatives Alliance (NIA) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) working with pastoral communities in Kenya. NIA is a pastoralist development organization facilitating community empowerment, mainly through capacity strengthening/ knowledge transfer, influencing and brokering useful linkages.
Organizational Structure
NIA has a well-defined and functional internal organisational structure, which is well connected to community structures – Neighbourhood Committees (NCs) – which are used as the basis of championing community development. Policy and strategic guidance, leadership and oversight is offered by a diverse and competent Board of Directors (BODs). NIA has to date collaborated with a large variety of partners amongst then USAID, BMZ, European Union, SIMAVI, SNV, ILRI, RAIN among others.
NIA Changes Lives
NIA has an impressive track record and experience in implementing community anchored programs in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health and Nutrition, Food Security, Governance and Economic Development.
Programmes
Message from the Executive Director
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News
Water Justice Fund
The Women Empowerment Climate Adaptation Nexus (WECAN) is a grass root grants Project of the Water Justice Fund supporting women-led organizations and groups organized in water, sanitation and hygiene and
78 households in Kajiado Central Sub County Receive Food Supply
Kajiado County continues to experience a raging drought for the last two years severely affecting both humans and animals. Over 300,000 people are currently facing starvation and 450,000 livestock whose
Special PPEs worth Ksh.720,000/- Donation from Neighbors Initiative Alliance (NIA) to Kajiado Referral Hospital
This morning together with CEC Health Ester Somoire , CO health Jacob Sampeke and officials from the Ministry of health, I received special PPEs worth sh.720,000 from Neighbors Initiative Alliance
Provision of Sanitary Towels & Water Purifier to Pilewa Primary School
Objectives A water purifier and sanitary towels provided to 150 girls of Pilewa primary school. Location Kajiado Town.
Adolescent Empowerment Programme
Objectives Empower adolescent girls from chronically insecure households in Kenya to fully exploit their potential, take advantage of opportunities and fulfill their aspirations by 2020. Outputs Effective implementation by institutions
Watershed Empowering Citizens
Objectives Improved governance for WASH and for IWRM so that sustainable services are accessed by all citizens including the most marginalized. Outputs CSOs integrate WASH and IWRM in their policy
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