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NOMADIC WOMEN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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profile · synthesized from sources

Nomadic Women for Sustainable Development (NOWSUD) is a Kenyan NGO founded in 2004 to empower women and girls in marginalized communities, particularly in northern Kenya. The organization implements programs focused on gender-based violence prevention, peacebuilding, youth engagement, livelihoods, education, and climate resilience. NOWSUD operates primarily in Isiolo, Samburu, and Marsabit counties, with plans to expand to neighboring regions.

named programs · 7 · from sources

what they call their work

Basic Education and Skills Transfer
Supports parents' associations, establishes career wheels in schools, and runs a skills transfer center to improve educational outcomes and transition to employment.
Child Protection
Addresses child labor, human trafficking, and child marriage through community engagement and protective interventions.
Environmental Protection and Conservation
Collaborates with Ewaso Nyiro North Development Authority on afforestation, tree planting, and natural resource management.
Livelihood and Youth Engagement
Provides skills development for vulnerable youth, women, and PWDs, focusing on economic empowerment and reducing vulnerability to radicalization.
Peace Building and Conflict Transformation
Supports Amani clubs in schools and builds capacity of community members to manage conflict and counter violent extremism in Isiolo County.
Sexual & Gender Based Violence Program
Operates the ONGEA USIKIKE GBV platform and plans to integrate SGBV reporting into community policing via the M-Jirani mobile app, providing legal support and addressing early marriage and FGM.
WASH Program
Improves health and livelihoods through water access, sanitation, and hygiene education in schools and public spaces.
activities · 7 groups

what they do

  • Women's Leadership & Empowerment Programs 4 activities
    • Building capacity of women's groups
      Coordinates activities and builds the capacity of women's groups in Isiolo County.
    • Building resilience for vulnerable women
      Facilitates vulnerable women's access to basic services and builds the resilience of women-headed households against climate change and social-cultural barriers.
    • Empowering women and girls
      Facilitates the empowerment of women and girls from poor and marginalized communities to alleviate poverty and social exclusion, and addresses violence against women and girls (VAWG).
    • Supporting community security actors
      Supports community-level security actors, including Nyumba Kumi Cluster Leaders and Chiefs, with a focus on increasing women's leadership roles in peace and security.
  • Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response 1 activity
    • Addressing gender-based violence
      Restructures Nyumba Kumi Clusters into community policing units and launched a digital platform called ONGEA USIKIKE GBV PLATFORM for survivors to report gender-based violence.
  • Community-Led Tree Planting & Environmental Stewardship 1 activity
    • Environmental awareness and management
      Creates awareness on afforestation, tree planting, land degradation, natural resource management, and pollution.
  • Community-Led Peacebuilding & Conflict Mediation 1 activity
    • Peace and security project
      Implements a peace and security project in Isiolo County since 2016, building capacity among at-risk youth and women to identify social and economic risks linked to radicalization and conflict participation.
  • Youth-Led Creative Peacebuilding 1 activity
    • Promoting peacebuilding in schools
      Supports Amani clubs in three schools in Isiolo to build a career wheel, promoting peacebuilding and coexistence among pupils.
  • Vocational and Life Skills Training 1 activity
    • Skills transfer for youth employment
      Implements the PSS program since 2015, which includes skills transfer centers for vulnerable youth in tailoring and leather works to help them enter the job market and provide income opportunities.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Health education
      Provides health education in schools and public settings to improve health, quality of livelihood, and public health and cleanliness.
relationships · 8

who they work with

  • ACT! Partner — Partner of DANIDA in supporting the PSS program.
  • DANIDA Funder — Supported the PSS program established in 2015.
  • Ewaso Nyiro North Development Authority Partner — Collaborates on creating awareness for environmental protection and conservation.
  • Isiolo County Government — Operates in Isiolo County, targeting vulnerable populations and building capacity of women groups in the region.
  • Ministry of Interior & Coordination of National Government Partner — Partner in the Peace and Security project in Isiolo County.
  • Ministry of Interior & Coordination of National Government Partner — Partnering on a Peace and Security project in Isiolo County.
  • UKAID/TETRATECH Partner — Partnering on a Peace and Security project in Isiolo County and the REINVENT program for women empowerment and addressing violence against women and girls.
  • UKAID/Tetratech Partner — Partner in the Peace and Security project and REINVENT women empowerment and VAWG programs in Isiolo County.