Marsabit Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Project (MCCARP)

Target Groups

Marsabit Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Project (MCCARP) targets two main categories of groups; the direct beneficiaries of the project interventions who are the household members of the income generating activity (IGA) groups. The second category are the community members of the target villages who will benefit from the produce generated by the direct beneficiaries in their localities. The direct target group members will directly benefit from the governance and technical capacity building initiatives the project will provide. The members of these groups will utilize the knowledge and skills gained to run well the activities they have been supported with and have the responsibilities to manage appropriately.

• Pastoral nomadic households in range areas: These are the nomadic pastoralist households who are mobile with their livestock in the grazing areas. They do not have permanent settlement from where they operate but their locality depends on the availability of pasture and water supply for their livestock and homesteads. They are found in parts of Laisamis and North Horr Constituencies where the project targets. They are the most vulnerable thus making them ideal or our programme. Giving them a sense of self dependency after working with them.
• Self – Help Groups – Pastoralist Field Schools (PFS) and Village Community Banking (VICOBA): The project will target, 4 Pastoral Field Schools(PFS) and 8 VICOBA groups in the two target areas for capacity building and support. The PFS groups will be trained on livestock husbandry and management of the new breed of goats that will be introduced (15 goats per group) whereas the VICOBA groups will be targeted for business plans, book keeping and group governance amongst others. The group has on average a membership of about 30 persons each, therefore in total targeting 240 beneficiaries. The project will also provide the VICOBA groups with a grant for revolving fund to boost their income generation activities (IGA), after vigorous training and assessment of the groups from our staff. The revolving fund grant is ksh 200,000 per group. These will be a very sufficient stimuli for the group and that will keep the group members active thus improving their livelihoods.