Ewaso Ngiro in Narok County is a semi –arid zone
and sparsely populated area stretching across 153 square kilometers.
Plagued by drought, famine and other effects of climate change resulting in
more and more limited availability of pasture and water. The poverty level is
generally high owing to among other factors; marginalization of women in
economic development, governance and decision-making both at household and community
level. Pastoralism remains the main economic activity of the Maasai
people of this region and continues to support majority of the households.
Looking after the homestead and caring for
children as they wait for their men to return home from the grazing fields is
the routine for most Maasai Women. However, groups of women through Farmer
Field Schools (FFSs) established by Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management
in Agro-Pastoral Production Systems of Kenya Project that is financed by Global
Environment Facility (GEF) and Supported by United Nations Development
Programme - Kenya (UNDP- Kenya) and Implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture,
Livestock and Fisheries through the State Department of Livestock. Have defied
this culture and are engaging in income generating activities to improve on
their livelihoods.
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