Our Environment, My Responsibility
RRDO was formed to effectively respond to localized humanitarian cries from the refugee hosting communities, to mitigate the resource conflict between the host community and the refugees around Dadaab Refugee Complex and to contribute towards the millennium development goals in Northern Kenya. RRDO works in partnership with the community, government and other agencies to give a local perspective and long term community based approach to disaster risk reduction initiatives, minimize vulnerability to climate related hazards (e.g. floods, droughts, degradation etc) and to reduce household poverty in the pastoral communities. RRDO is currently partnering with UNHCR, CRS, CIDA, UUSC, AFSC and Polish Centre for International Aid, to implement integrated environment and community based livelihood initiatives at Dadaab and in Ladgera District North Eastern Kenya.
THE SOCIAL
IMPACT
The marginalization of the North Eastern region of Kenya has over the years brought up many challenges for the host community. As a result, lots of clashes particularly relating to the competition for resources and basic commodities have ensued. Peace has been hard to attain in the area owing lack of social wellbeing of residents in the area. The introduction and influx of refugees from neighboring Somalia only brought about more reason to be concerned.
RRDO along with sponsors, partners and other operatives in the region recognized and have been acting upon the need to step in and avoid further disagreements. Our major objective as an organization is circled around improving the social wellbeing of the area through our programmes.
