Trocaire Kenya

Sagal is a community livestock disease reporter and one of the beneficiaries of the Arid and Semi-Arid Resilience Programme (ARP), implemented by Trocaire and the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar, funded by UK Aid and Irish Aid. Thanks to the training she received, she is doing livestock surveillance in her village Urum in Turkana County, Kenya.
Didymus is a farmer of livestock and crops in Turkwell village, Turkana County, Kenya. He is one of the beneficiaries of the Arid and Semi-Arid Resilience Programme (ARP), implemented by Trocaire and the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar, funded by UK Aid and Irish Aid.
Maria owns a thriving retail business and is a member of the Village savings and Lending group in Namoruputh supported by the Semi-Arid Lands Resilience Project (ARP Loima), a DFID- funded project managed by Trócaire Kenya and implemented through the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar.
Florida Ereng is the chairperson of a music and dance group called Edong'a and has been a community champion within Through the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Resilience Project (ARP). The primary role of Edong'a is to disseminate early warning information to their community members in an impactful way.

The Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Resilience Project in Loima Sub-county (ARP Loima), is a DFID-funded project managed by Trócaire Kenya and implemented through the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar. At the end of this three-year project, the donor required to show impact of the achievements and outcomes realized through this project.

We developed a set of six video snippets with complementary photo essays, focusing on the beneficiaries who tell first hand their experience, and how the project has impacted and changed their lives.

The six beneficiaries include:

  • Florida Ereng, ‘We use songs and drama to teach the community’

  • Didymus Aboi, ‘These greenhouses have really changed my life’

  • Sagal Tioko, ‘It has made me a person of value in the community’

  • Maria, ‘It is like a miracle from God. I am now a role model for them’

  • John Ekeran, ‘When i treat livestock, the community see me as a good example to follow’

  • Jack, ‘We have a challenge with rainfall in our county’

John Ekaran is the secretary of the community Agro vet established and supported by the ARP project to enhance livestock health for improved food security. His household is a recipient of the Galla goat for breed improvement out of which he has reported successful mating with his local breeds.
Jack belongs to the Kekoreng'ole fodder development group, which was established and supported by the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Resilience Project in Loima Sub-county (ARP Loima), a DFID-funded project managed by Trócaire Kenya and implemented through the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar. Jack received training on fodder development, bailing of hay and marketing.

Client: Trocaire Kenya

Services: Video production and photography

Year: 2016

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