Mission

PAREDI’s mission is to strengthen the resilience of pastoralist communities in Kenya through sustainable rangeland management, enhanced livelihoods, education, healthcare, and climate change adaptation, while promoting research and institutional capacity building.

Vision

PAREDI envisions a thriving, resilient, and self-reliant pastoralist society that can sustainably manage its natural resources, access equitable socio-economic opportunities, and adapt to changing climatic and environmental conditions.

Core Values

• Community Empowerment: PAREDI believes that true and sustainable development must be driven by the communities themselves. All interventions are designed with active community participation, ensuring that they are culturally relevant and locally accepted.
• Equality: PAREDI upholds the principle of equal opportunities for all, ensuring that its programs and initiatives are inclusive, particularly for marginalized pastoralist communities, women, youth, and vulnerable groups. The organization actively promotes fairness in access to resources and services.
• Transparency: PAREDI is committed to openness and honesty in its operations, ensuring accountability to donors, partners, and the communities it serves. This includes clear communication of goals, progress, and use of resources.
• Innovation: PAREDI promotes innovative solutions to address the pressing challenges faced by pastoralist communities, from new agricultural practices to renewable energy technologies.
• Responsibility: PAREDI takes responsibility for the well-being of the communities it serves. This includes ethical decision-making, accountability for actions, and a strong commitment to delivering on its promises.
• Sustainability: Long-term sustainability is at the heart of PAREDI’s work. Every project is designed to create lasting impact by promoting environmental stewardship, economic independence, and community ownership.
• Integrity: PAREDI is committed to transparency, accountability, and ethical practices in all its engagements, ensuring that resources are used effectively and for the intended purposes.
• Result-Oriented Approach: PAREDI focuses on achieving tangible outcomes that improve resilience in pastoralist communities. The organization sets clear objectives and measures progress, aiming for impactful, sustainable changes in livelihoods, rangeland management, and community resilience.
• Collaboration and Complementarity: Partnerships are central to PAREDI’s approach. By working with local governments, international donors, academic institutions, and private sector players. It ensures that its efforts complement those of other programs, maximizing the benefits to pastoralist communities without duplication of efforts and ensure the sustainability of its interventions.