Food Security and Livelihoods Development - Neighbours Initiative Alliance (NIA)

Strives to contribute to better livelihoods security for pastoralist and agro pastoralist households in ASAL Counties through facilitation of linkages, skills enhancement, increased production and alternative livelihood options.

Woman displays harvested grass seeds for reseeding pastoral land during rainy season

Merian women group preparing to harvest honey from their bee hives

Merian women group members inspecting bee hives

Pastoralists in Sarman, Wajir County being taken through an animal dentition training to help them approximate the age of goats and sheep

Pastoralists from Northern Kenya in a learning tour from their counterparts in Kajiado County

Pastoralists being trained on simple ways of measuring weights of goats and sheep and comparing with the weighing equipment

Women harvesting grass seeds from a fenced off portion. The women sell the seeds

NIA Executive Director and the NIA Programme Officer (Livelihoods and Food Security) having a discussion with the Governor of Kajiado County Hon. Dr. David Nkedienye

A pastoralist displays his breeding rams

Pastoralists from Turkana going through the Livestock Productivity Pathways in Kapua

Pastoralists weighing their animals during a training

NIA Officer John Lekishon displays Red Maasai Sheep

Agro pastoralists from Kajiado County on an exchange visit to Kitui to learn about soil and water conservation and rainwater harvesting

Women involved in bee keeping as an alternative livelihood option