Diversified Livelihoods Increase Incomes for Pastoralist Communities in Kenya
A few kilometers from Isiolo town in central Kenya, off the Isiolo – Marsabit highway, lies the ever-expanding Burat Ward. Located on the extensive savannah plain, the developing community of homesteads speaks to …
In Kenya, Feed the Future Activity Equips Young Women Entrepreneurs to Start Business & Thrive
At the bustling and vibrant Moyale Market, located on the border of Kenya and Ethiopia, 18-year-old Fatuma Guyo sits patiently …
Finding Resilience: How ACDI/VOCA Helps Communities Adapt to Shocks
When climate disasters, conflicts, and other crises occur, a community’s capacity to withstand the shocks and adapt to them is …
James Collins
Chief of Party of the Resilience Learning Activity under the Feed the Future Kenya Livestock Market Systems Activity
Women’s Group Boosts Incomes & Resilience in Kenya
In Kenya’s Northern Frontier, at the edge of Marsabit National Park, rests Karare town. Nondescript to passersby, Karare serves as …
Widow Rebounds from Adversity through Kenya LMS Support
Kuresha Bile, a mother and widowed farmer in central Kenya, has seen it all. In 2009, her life crumbled around …
Scaling the Impacts of USAID Resilience Programming through Local Systems (USAID Kuza)
The Scaling the Impacts of USAID Resilience Programming through Local Systems (USAID Kuza) is an Associate Award under the Feed the …
Resilience Learning Activity (RLA)
The Resilience Learning Activity (RLA) is an Associate Award under the Feed the Future Kenya Livestock Market Systems Activity, a …
Feed the Future Kenya Activity Provides Grants to Young Women to Expand STEM Studies
Over the last several years, Kenyan universities and institutions of higher learning have seen a decline in students taking Science, …
Jean-Frederic Beauchesne
Chief of Party of the Feed the Future Kenya Livestock Market Systems Associate Award 1 Activity
Are Kenya’s Mobile Lending Apps Solving or Perpetuating Debt?
A recent article published by Boston Review explored the pitfalls of digital finance and mobile lending apps in Kenya, a …
Five Market Systems Strategies to Revive Food & Agricultural Systems During COVID-19
COVID-19 is challenging the world to adapt, and, in doing so, creating two distinct problems in our food and agricultural …
