RACIDA Expands Access to Life-Saving Health, Nutrition, and WASH Services in Mandera County
Across the hard-to-reach communities of Mandera County, vulnerable mothers and children are increasingly accessing essential health, nutrition, and WASH services through RACIDA’s integrated outreach interventions under the UNICEF-supported Accelerating Life-Saving RMNCAH Programme, funded by the U.S. State Department of Foreign Assistance. Implemented in partnership with the Mandera County Department of Health, the programme is strengthening […]
UNICEF-Funded “Accelerating Life-Saving Nutrition and WASH Interventions” Project Kick-Off in Mandera.
RACIDA convened County and Sub-County Health Management Teams from all nine sub-counties in Mandera for a high-impact inception workshop under the UNICEF-funded programme. The session aligned 60+ health actors and RACIDA teams on priorities, delivery models, and joint accountability frameworks. The programme will roll out integrated RMNCAH, Nutrition, and WASH interventions, scaling BFCI, expanding MUAC […]
Strengthening Livestock Health & Resilience | Mandera County | Integrated Recovery Response Project.
RACIDA, in collaboration with the Mandera County Department of Veterinary Services and through integrated Recovery Response supported by the U.S State Department of Foreign Assistance, continues to carry out a 13-day supportive treatment and vaccination campaign across Elwak, Mandera West, Banisa, and Mandera North. The intervention is targeting:• 113,220 sheep and goats for deworming• 1,350+ […]
Advancing Financial Inclusion to Prevent Child Wasting in the Mandera Triangle
Hanaano Programme Learning Event | Mandera, Kenya | 8–10 April 2026 Stakeholders from Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia convened in Mandera for the Hanaano Financial Inclusion Learning Event, hosted by IGAD and Concern Worldwide, bringing together governments, private sector actors, and partners including RACIDA, Pastoralist Concern, and Lifeline Gedo to align strategies and accelerate inclusive finance […]
Water Within Reach: Fatuma’s Shift from Survival to Opportunity | Farey, Mandera.
During this World Water Day, we focus on how strategic partnerships and donor investment in water infrastructure redefine life for rural communities. In Farey Village, Mandera East, water comes at a high cost, measured in distance, risk, and lost opportunity. For Fatuma Abdi Bare, 22, the routine was relentless. As the eldest in a family […]
From Degraded Land to Productive Enterprise: Reviving 260 Hectares in Ethiopia’s Borderlands through BORESHA NABAD.
In Ethiopia’s borderlands, 260 hectares of land that once lay abandoned are back in production this season, supplying fodder and cereals to drought-affected agropastoral communities. In Dollo Ado and surrounding areas, repeated drought, seasonal flooding and invasive Prosopis had rendered large tracts of farmland unproductive. Fields were left idle even as demand for cereals and […]
From Inputs to Incentives: Applying Market Systems Development in Mandera, Kenya.
RACIDA team, alongside MSD consultant Venny Mayaka, conducted a field practicum in Mandera to put Market Systems Development (MSD) principles into action. The focus: the Feed, fodder and milk market systems — both central to pastoral resilience and local economic stability. Rather than asking “What inputs are missing?” we asked: Through engagements with producers, traders, […]
From Vulnerability to Viability: A Woman-Led Resilience Story from Neboi, Mandera.
BY AHMED HUSSEIN – In Neboi, where prolonged drought has steadily eroded livelihoods, survival for many families is a daily struggle. For Rahma Nurow Mohamed, a 30-year-old mother of six, this reality was all too familiar. Although her family owned land, years of limited skills, inadequate inputs, and financial constraints meant it remained largely unproductive. […]
Drought Tightens Its Grip on Mandera as Water Sources Run Dry
Content Warning: The video and images linked in this article contain distressing scenes related to drought impacts, including severe water scarcity and its effects on communities and livestock. Viewer discretion is advised. ▶ Video Report (Viewer Discretion Advised) Watch the video report highlighting the impact of drought in Mandera Mandera County is facing an escalating […]
Mandera Drought Crisis: County, National Government and Partners Scale Up Coordinated Life-Saving Interventions
Mandera County | 8 January 2026 Mandera County continues to face a severe and worsening drought, driven by consecutive seasons of below-average rainfall, prolonged dry spells, and poor rainfall distribution. The county is currently classified under the Alarm drought phase, with conditions deteriorating rapidly and placing lives and livelihoods at serious risk. The prolonged drought […]
