OUR PROGRAMMES

Interconnected work for resilient communities

Our programmes strengthen livelihoods, protect cultural heritage, expand learning opportunities and support communities to engage in decisions affecting their lives.

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Pastoralism, Land & Environmental Stewardship

02

Education, Learning & Social Solidarity

03

Maasai Cultural Heritage & Indigenous Knowledge

04

Livelihoods, Infrastructure & Essential Services

Pastoralism, Land & Environmental Stewardship

Pastoralist livelihoods depend on access to land, healthy rangelands and the ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions.

PLANNED AREAS OF WORK

  • Rangeland management and natural resource conservation.
  • Climate change adaptation and mitigation.
  • Research and training on pastoralist livelihoods.
  • Technologies that support herding decisions and mobility.
  • Community awareness and advocacy on land tenure and pastoralist rights.

Education, Learning & Social Solidarity

Learning and dialogue help communities strengthen leadership, exchange knowledge and develop shared responses to common challenges.

PLANNED AREAS OF WORK

  • Community education and leadership development.
  • Learning exchanges with other Maasai communities, including cross-border exchanges.
  • Cultural and educational programmes for visiting students and researchers.
  • Community dialogue, conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
  • Opportunities for women and girls to develop leadership skills.

Maasai Cultural Heritage & Indigenous Knowledge

Maasai culture and indigenous knowledge are integral to community identity, social relationships and pastoralist livelihoods.

PLANNED AREAS OF WORK

  • Maa language learning and preservation.
  • Documentation of traditional ecological knowledge.
  • Collection and preservation of oral histories.
  • Traditional beading and cultural skills.
  • Community-led mapping and documentation of land and cultural heritage.
  • Intergenerational knowledge exchange.

Livelihoods, Infrastructure & Essential Services

Resilient communities need access to essential services and opportunities to strengthen their economic security.

PLANNED AREAS OF WORK

  • Water access and infrastructure.
  • Solar energy and appropriate renewable-energy solutions.
  • Livelihood diversification and income-generating opportunities.
  • Health services and community health infrastructure.
  • Emergency relief, including food assistance where needed.
  • Capacity building for community-based organisations.

ACROSS EVERYTHING WE DO

Cross-cutting priorities

  • Good governance, civic engagement and accountability.
  • Gender equality and women’s empowerment.
  • Wildlife conservation and environmental sustainability.
  • Land tenure security and recognition of pastoralism.
  • Social justice and human rights.
  • Community participation and locally led decision-making.

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Partners, funders and researchers can help turn planned work into lasting, community-led change.

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