PACIDA

About

The Pastoralist Community Initiative and Development Assistance (PACIDA) is an indigenous, non-sectarian, non-profit making organization committed to linking emergency, rehabilitation and development in pursue of sustainable pastoralist development. PACIDA works with marginalized pastoralist and agro-pastoralist populations in the arid and semi-arid areas in Kenya and Southern Ethiopia to end poverty and hunger and provide sustainable durable solutions to the challenges affecting the vulnerable communities. PACIDA respects strict political and religious impartiality and operates according to principles of non-discrimination and transparency. The organization’s regional/cross-border approach to community development is motivated by the relationship between the communities living across the international borders and their ecological interdependence especially during extreme weather times. The cross-border approach is intended to build synergy and enhance communities’ engagement and resilience to recurrent disaster threats and risks resulting from climate variability, risks and threats.