Community Engagement
Reporting from pastoralist gatherings and other pastoralist -led processes in the Horn of Africa
Policy and Government
Including a research report into pastoralist representation and a potted history of modern government in Ethiopia
Karimojong Youth lead investigation into their ‘Strengths and Livelihoods’
“We lost our cows and we resorted to hard and risky work in mines, quarries and murram pits. But we have not left the culture of livestock keeping behind. We are working hard to buy animals.” This is one of the findings of a group of young Karimojong men and women who spent two months last year investigating the livelihoods of Karimojong youth through action research.
PC visits Marsabit to discuss conflict
The Provincial Commissioner of Upper Eastern Province travelled to Marsabit on 2nd Feburary with the Provincial Security Committee and local MP Hussein Tari Sasura. She spent a few days in the area and met with Borana, Rendille, Gabra, Burji and Turkana community members to discuss their grievances and causes of the current conflict.
University of the Bush 2 – a Great Success
Pastoralists from across Kenya and southern Ethiopia attended the second in the University of the Bush series of seminars took place at Malka Bisan Adi. They debated the preliminary findings of 6 pieces of research into different areas of pastoralist innovation.
Key findings on achieving peace released
“Peace is not achieved by holding public meetings and making declarations alone. It is achieved through long, careful work of message-taking, information sharing, surveillance and implementation of the law,” states the initial findings of the recent Pastoralist Shade Initiative review of the recent Gabra and Borana peace process in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia.
New Initiative Investigates Pastoralist Peace Management
The Pastoralist Shade Initiative embark on a new review of innovation in peace and security in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. The team is focussing on the recent peace process between the Gabra and Borana that culminated in the Maikona Declaration in August 2009.
Turbi and Sololo pastoralists sign peace declaration and agree to share resources
160 pastoralists gathered at Walda in Sololo District, Kenya on 27th and 28th July 2009 and joined the other Borana and Gabra communities living along the Ethio-Kenya border in agreeing a peace declaration.
