THE BLIMEY FOUNDATION - CHANGED NAME TO: AGENCY FOR EMPOWERMENT OF PASTORALISTS (AFOEP)

Conducts Community Movement Sessions (CMS) that convene families to discuss local challenges and catalyze grassroots action for sustainable community change.

Facilitates community gatherings that bring families together to discuss local challenges and initiate grassroots actions aimed at achieving long-term social change.

Trains youth and women to lead community reporter networks and leverages interactive media—including TV/radio series and IVR platforms—to amplify marginalized voices and address social issues.

Trains youth and women to lead community reporting initiatives and uses interactive media platforms such as TV, radio, and IVR systems to amplify marginalized voices and address social issues.

Conducts research using survey data, interviews, evaluations, and randomized controlled trials to generate feedback loops that inform program adaptation and improvement.

Conducts research using survey data, evaluations, interviews, and randomized controlled trials to generate feedback loops that inform the adaptation and improvement of programs.

Provides social-emotional and practical skills training—including communication, critical thinking, and craft skills—to out-of-school women and girls to enhance their personal and economic empowerment.

Delivers social-emotional and practical skills training, including communication, critical thinking, and craft-based skills, to out-of-school women and girls to support their personal and economic empowerment.

Builds technology-based capabilities among youth, with a focus on effective social media use, to strengthen their role as community influencers and drivers of transformation.

Builds technology-based skills among youth, with a focus on effective social media use, to empower them as influencers in driving community transformation.

Rebranded from The Blimey Foundation to the Agency for Empowerment of Pastoralists (AFEOP) in November 2022 to better align with the needs of Kenya’s 10 million pastoralists, supported by regional and coordination offices.

Operates a regional field office in Mandera and a coordination office in Nairobi to manage regional activities, engage with donors and partners, and support program implementation for pastoralist communities in Kenya.