The Horn of Africa Pastoralist Communication Initiative
PCI arose from a request by a group of pastoralist representatives from the Horn of Africa, who came together in 2001 in Isiolo, Kenya. This event brought together policy makers from governments and international agencies, with pastoralist men and women leaders advocating for development and change. This facilitated conversation led to a number of collaborations, notably the formation of a group of Kenyan pastoralists who organized wide ranging consultations with pastoralist communities and their inclusion as a chapter of the national poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP). The Pastoralist Communication Initiative is a collaboration between the British Department for International Development (DFID), the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, UK (IDS) and the United Nations.
The Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA)
The Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) is an international NGO led and inspired by Africans, mostly from the Horn Region. PENHA was founded in 1989 based on the commitment of professionals and development workers from the Horn of Africa to address issues of pastoralist concerns from a regional prospective. With a small head office in London, PENHA has established country offices in Uganda, Somaliland, Eritrea, and Sudan and is currently working in Ethiopia through a close partnership.
Le Comité Permanent Inter Etats de lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS)
The Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) was created in september 1973 following the devastating droughts in the Shale in the 1970's. The CILSS comprises 9 member States (Gambia, Guina-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal, Burkina Faso ; Mali ; Niger ; Tchad ;and Cap Verde). CILSS was created with the objective to invest in research to fight against the effects of drought and desertification and to achieve food security in the Sahel.
The CILSS has to specialized institutes the AGRHYMET Regional Centre and the Sahel Institut (INSAH). The INSAH is a specialized institution of the CILSS mandated to coordinate, harmonize and promote scientific and technical research in the Sahelian countries. The AGRHYMET is a regional institute specialized in the science and techniques applied to agricultural development, rural development and natural resource management.
The network Réseau Billital Maroobe, is an association of livestock breeder and pastoral people in the Sahel. Billital Maroobe means in Peul "Promotion of breeders ". The association has 3 foundation members: AREN (Association pour la Redynamisation de l’Elevage au Niger), CRUS(Conseil Régional des Unions du Sahel), et TASSAGHT.
The Resource Conflict Institute (RECONCILE) is a regional policy research and advocacy NGO registered in Kenya and implementing programmes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The Institute conducts research on environmental and natural resources policy and law, undertakes public interest environmental and natural resources education and litigation, and advocates for policies, laws and practices that empower resource dependent communities to influence policy processes and institutions that have a bearing on their access to natural resources and the management of natural resource conflicts.
