Entrepreneurial change in Wajir county
Livestock Market in Samburu County
LMS beneficiary in Garissa county

KENYA LIVESTOCK MARKET SYSTEMS ACTIVITY SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT

The Feed the Future Kenya Livestock Market Systems Activity (USAID's LMS) is a USAID-funded initiative aimed at enhancing resilience against shocks and stresses in Northern Kenya. Implemented from October 2017 to September 2022, and extended through June 2023, this activity focused on five counties in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) region: Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Turkana, and Wajir. The program sought to reduce poverty, hunger, and undernutrition by fostering collective action, expanding economic opportunities, strengthening institutions and governance, and improving human capital. Implementation of the activity was done through three interconnected awards namely, Associate Award 1 (AA1), Associate Award II (AA2), and the Leader Award. AA1 was led by ACDI VOCA and aimed at expanding and diversifying economic opportunities, strengthening institutions, and fostering market systems change. Separately, AA2 was led by Mercy Corps and focused on enhancing community capacities for resilience, improving human capital, and promoting community empowerment through governance, nutrition, WASH, and literacy initiatives. Lastly, the Leader Award was implemented by ACDI VOCA and was purposed to provide a management platform to maximize the impacts of AA1 and AA2 awards through coordinated actions. This sustainability study was commissioned by USAID's LMS Activity to evaluate the longevity and enhancement of the project’s interventions and outcomes realized though the three awards.

Project Category
Agriculture, Food Security And Livelihoods

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Care International
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George Otili
GIZ
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Ministry of Energy
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James Otieno
UNOPS
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NIS, Somalia
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