Animal health

Healthy animals, secure livelihoods

Community animal health workers bring vaccination and treatment to herders across Turkana County.

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Working together

Partnership that reaches the last mile

IPDR works side by side with communities, partners and local leaders to improve animal health, welfare and resilience.

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Natural resources

Planting today for a greener tomorrow

Tree planting with partners and community members supports sustainable natural resource management and climate resilience.

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Partnerships

Partners and staff, side by side

Visits from our partners bring staff, local administration and communities together to shape and review the work.

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Welfare

Caring for the animals that carry communities

Donkeys haul water, firewood and goods every day. We help keep them healthy so families can thrive.

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Livelihoods

Resilience for pastoralist families

From drought preparedness to livelihood support, we stand with Turkana households through every season.

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Research and training

Evidence and skills that last

Practical training and local research build lasting capacity in the communities we serve.

Engaging leaders for lasting change

We work with local leadership and partners on peace, governance and policy so that communities are heard.

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Our strategic goals

Four goals guiding our work

Everything IPDR does, with pastoralist communities in Turkana and across the region, contributes to these four goals.

Goal 1

Sustainable Pastoralism and Economic Development

Integrate pastoralism into national and regional economies while promoting sustainable livelihoods and economic resilience.

Goal 2

Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Promote sustainable rangeland management, climate resilience, smart agriculture, and responsible use of natural resources.

Goal 3

Peacebuilding, Governance and Policy Advocacy

Strengthen cross-border peace, civic participation, land and legislative reforms, and the rule of law.

Goal 4

Inclusive Community Development and Essential Services

Improve access to essential services while promoting gender equality, youth empowerment, research, innovation, and social inclusion.

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TurkanaCounty, Kenya

About Us

We Work to Strengthen Pastoralist Livelihoods

IPDR is a Turkana-based institute that works hand in hand with pastoralist communities. Together we improve animal health and welfare, protect livelihoods, generate evidence through research and help families prepare for drought and other shocks.

Community-led animal health and welfare
Practical training and local capacity
Research that informs better decisions
Preparedness for drought and other shocks

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What drives us

Our mission and vision

Our mission

To champion sustainable development among pastoralist communities through innovative research, advocacy, and integrated programs that address pastoralism-related challenges in Kenya and the Horn of Africa.

Our vision

A transformed pastoralist society that thrives in harmony with its environment, resilient to challenges, and inclusive of diverse socio-economic opportunities.

4Programme Areas

3Countries of Focus

25Communities Reached (sample)

1000Animals Treated (sample)

Map of Eastern Africa with South Sudan in blue, Kenya in orange, Uganda in gray and Ethiopia in brick red — South Sudan
Kenya
Uganda
Ethiopia

Where we work

Working across the Horn of Africa

IPDR works with pastoralist communities in Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia. Our main field base is in Turkana County, Kenya, with offices in Lodwar and Nakuru, and we reach herders and families in remote rangelands where services are hardest to access.

South Sudan
Kenya (offices in Lodwar, Turkana County and Nakuru)
Uganda
Ethiopia

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Our achievements

What we have achieved with communities

From technology that protects working animals to community-led peace, these are some of the results of our work.

Donkey owner and community health workers with a donkey foal during treatment

Punda Wangu AI System

Developing the Punda Wangu AI system

The system gives donkey owners and veterinary doctors access to a library of knowledge, and lets them track missing donkeys using each animal's unique features.

700+donkeys rescued

1,000+donkeys treated

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Emergency helpline

Establishing the Donkey Welfare Call Centre

An emergency call centre, reached on the toll-free number 0800000890, where farmers can report cases of donkey theft, abuse and slaughter.

200,000+users benefiting

150,000+donkeys reached

Call toll free: 0800000890

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Data for action

Developing the Donkey Hides Trade Monitoring platform

A dashboard that brings the donkey trade into focus: trade, slaughter and theft are tracked in one place, and hotspots are mapped so that action can be targeted where it is needed most.

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Peace and livelihoods

Establishing and strengthening Community Peace Committees

Community peace committees along the Turkana–West Pokot border are trained and equipped to be self-reliant, and are funded to run income-generating activities that keep peace sustainable.

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