East Africa

Selina Akiru of Northern Kenya is the pure definition of resilience. A mother of eight and a member of the Moruese community in Kenya’s arid Turkana County, she had often […]
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It is estimated that 7.1 million people in South Sudan will require some kind of humanitarian or development assistance in 2019, with 5.7 million of these people in need of […]
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South Sudan’s Partnership for Resilience and Recovery (PfRR) was formed among local stakeholders and international organizations to bring a “new way of working” that shifts focus from “meeting needs” to […]
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USAID’s Partnership for Resilience and Economic Growth (PREG) facilitated an Annual Learning Event in Isiolo, Samburu, and Marsabit counties from 18 to 23 of August 2019. The event engaged a […]
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Kenya government officials at the national and county level, alongside non-state actors, have been working together to develop a guiding national agricultural framework following devolution.  USAID, through Feed the Future’s […]
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As a USAID learning partner, Africa Lead supports the Partnership for Resilience and Economic Growth (PREG) Learning Agenda. Since 2016, Africa Lead’s facilitative leadership in PREG has helped USAID Kenya […]
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In 2018, 7.1 million people in South Sudan required humanitarian or development assistance, with 5.7 million of these people requiring food and livelihood support. To respond to increasing humanitarian needs […]
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In sub-Saharan Africa women are heavily involved in food production, processing, and marketing. You don’t need a statistic about African women’s significant involvement in agriculture to know how much they […]
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In February 2019, Africa Lead and the African Management Initiative (AMI) launched the Executive Leadership Course for Africa’s food security. An intensive six month program, the course combines high impact […]
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High quality seed is an important determinant of a country’s agricultural productivity and food security. Enhancing regional food security, therefore, requires deliberate efforts to improve seed production and seed trade […]
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