Our Mission

To provide targeted support and resources to pastoralist communities to enhance their resilience to climate change and ensure access to quality education for pastoralist children.

Our Vision

To improve pastoralist livelihoods and sustainable food systems amongst the pastoralist communities.

Our Core Values

Equity

Ensuring all pastoralist children have equal access to educational opportunities and support services.

Collaboration

Working closely with community members, government agencies, and other stakeholders to achieve our mission.

Sustainability

Promoting practices that protect the environment and ensure long-term livelihoods for pastoralist communities.

Empowerment

Empowering pastoralist children to take control of their own futures and become leaders in their communities.

Innovation

Embracing creative solutions and technologies to address the unique challenges faced by pastoralist children.

Relational

We seek to put those we are serving first while being humble and learning from others.

Passionate

We are passionate about those we work for and passionate in all that we do. We seek to be creative and imaginative in finding sustainable solutions to addressing issues of all pastoralist children advocacy, Drug Abuse, conducive Environment among pastolist children and Curbing HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Background Information

Pastoralist Education Smart Adaptation Programme, herein after referred as the organization, abbreviated as “PESAP” ,is a Community based organization (CBO) in the Arid and semi arid (ASAL) areas in Northern part of Kenya Marsabit County,SAKU sub county in upper Eastern region. The CBO is duly registered in conforming with legal requirement of the Kenya CBO registration act, the community based organisation branded by it’s key objectives by the name Pastoralists Education Smart Adaptation Programme (PESAP) is an organization that focus on all issues that affect the livelihood of the society in matters of Education and environment It is located amidst a hot and dry weather stricken environment; most natives of the area its located are pastoralist whose lifestyle is sedentary.

Organization Principles

  • The organization shall be non-tribal, Non-religious and non- political.
  • The organization shall operate as local CBO within Marsabit County.
  • Non profit making organization
  • Inclusiveness
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Teamwork
  • Accountability
  • Partnership

Goals

  • Increase the resilience of pastoralist communities to climate change impacts through smart adaptation strategies.
  • Improve access to quality education for pastoralist children in order to enhance their future prospects and opportunities.
  • Foster community empowerment and participation in decision-making processes related to education and climate change adaptation.