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On education PWHE believes that with opportunity towards quality education for the pastoralist children, they can excel and compete among the larger community of Kenyan society. PWHE has supported vulnerable children from Primary to college level. Some of the supported orphans are now in meaningful gains. PWHE rescued a girl from early marriage; and with support from ActionAid, she completed her secondary school and currently teaching at Early Childhood development centre initiated by Pastoralist Women for Health and Education. PWHE through support of ActionAid was able to conduct budget tracking activities through trained social auditors and formed oversight committees in Merti district to monitor the development work on issues of water, health and education. Through girl child education campaign, PWHE has managed to train parents, teachers and pupils in primary school on the need to curb absenteeism by girls due to menstruation and later supported the use of sanitary pads as a coping mechanism. Through this training parents accepted to purchase sanitary pads for their primary school going girls, this has helped in retention of girls in school. PWHE collaborates with seven primary school peace clubs and two secondary in Isiolo County. PWHE supported over 1270 orphans and vulnerable children through APHIA Plus Imaarisha programme. The PWHE office has already been constructed hence saving on rent.

EDUCATION AND LIFESKILL BEYOND LITERACY

GOAL:Improved access to quality education and technical skill trainings

WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

PWHE carried social audit with the use of trained social auditors and was able to form oversight committee that would oversee the development project in Merti sub county. The targeted devolved structures then were that of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATIF). There are high need for the advocacy to continue; as advocacy proved to be a good platform for communities to engage their leaders and air their development priorities. During the past programs PWHE provided civic education on the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (COK2010) in fourteen villages in Isiolo County; this was implemented two months to general election of 2013. The number of participants trained ranged from fifty (50) to seventy (70) respectfully. The area targeted included Isiolo Central, Ngaremara, G/Tulla and Merti Sub County respectfully. Towards the end of 2013, PWHE was supported by ActionAid with one off support on gender based violence interventions on issues of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM); the sessions covering among others/poor performance in schools, poor health service delivery and on the wrong use of drugs and substance abuses among the youth in Isiolo County.

Seed capital of Kshs. 50,000/= for twenty community groups was implemented through support from CordAid Netherlands. In addition, the groups benefited from entrepreneurship training and education tour to Machakos County. PWHE also supported with revolving funds to its youth and women groups members. The funds provided additional livelihood to the targeted beneficiaries. Peace building and Cohesion

Supporting the livelihood and reintegration of women and girls who are non-conformist with some harmful cultural practices. The project was supported by The Christensen Fund in 2018

Overall objective: Enhanced livelihood and reintegration of vulnerable women and girls from pastoralist communities in Marsabit and Isiolo counties.

LONG TERM: To instill positive attitude in women and girls to realize their full potential. Project Specific objective:

Improved livelihood of vulnerable women and girls from pastoralist communities in Marsabit and Isiolo counties through Income Generating Activities
Improved social wellbeing and acceptance of vulnerable women and girls by minimizing stereotypes on negative cultural practices.

EXPECTED OUTCOME

SHORT TERM:

To improve the living standards of pastoralist women and girls through provision of life skills.
To support gender based champions through provision of seed capital

ACTIVITIES

Training of women and girls on leadership, entrepreneurship skills, and harmful cultural practices
In kind support for vulnerable women groups of fifteen groups(15) and about three hundred beneficiaries(300)
Supported vulnerable girls on Vocational training and start up kits for fifteen individual girls.(15)

Objective 2:Improved social wellbeing and acceptance of vulnerable women and girls by minimizing stereotypes on negative cultural practices.

IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE;

2 Inception meeting/launch of the collaborative work.
1 audio/visual and print Documentary/feature story of success story and experiences of women and girls in the two counties(Isiolo and Marsabit County)
Conduct community conversation with traditional elders on traditional harmful practices.