Camel Caravan

11/08/2026

Rangeland restoration is about more than planting trees. It is about restoring the foundations that sustain people, livestock, biodiversity, and food systems.

Yesterday, on Day 3 of the Ewaso Ng’iro River Camel Caravan 2026, communities at Nkaroni, Samburu East, came together around three interconnected actions:

🌱 680 trees planted at Nkaroni Girls Secondary School, contributing to landscape restoration and creating greater awareness among young people about caring for their environment.

🐐 5,100 sheep and goats vaccinated across two villages (Nalepo Boo & Lekupe) in Samburu East, promoting healthier herds and strengthening pastoralist livelihoods.

🌾 Indigenous Food Festival, bringing together Samburu, Maasai, Kikuyu, Pokot, Turkana, Rendille, and Borana communities. Communities exhibited their traditional foods and shared knowledge about what they eat, who eats it, and the cultural significance behind different foods, celebrating the diversity of Indigenous food systems.

Together, these activities reflect the bigger message of IYRP 2026: rangelands are not simply grazing areas. They are living landscapes that support food, culture, biodiversity, livelihoods, and community resilience.

The Caravan is creating space to celebrate these connections and to take practical action to protect them.

🐪🌱 The Caravan continues.

Paraan KE Robert Bosch Stiftung IPSIA ACLI
Weltfriedensdienst MID-P KENYA
Ewaso Ng'iro North Dev. Authority

11/08/2026

What does it take for peaceful coexistence to thrive in the face of shrinking natural resources in our rangelands? 🌿

On Day 3 of the Ewaso Ng’iro River Camel Caravan 2026, women, youth, Morans, and elders came together to reflect on peacebuilding and rangeland management.

Communities shared practices that have long supported coexistence, including sharing water and pasture, rotational grazing, negotiated access to resources, dialogue, cultural knowledge, and intergenerational leadership.

But drought, competition over resources, insecurity, weakened traditional systems, and limited opportunities for young people continue to put pressure on these systems.

As we mark , the Caravan is creating space for communities to share their knowledge and shape conversations about the future of their rangelands.

The message is clear: you cannot talk about resilient rangelands without talking about peace.

The caravan continues. So does the conversation. 🐪
MID-P KENYA Paraan KE Weltfriedensdienst IPSIA ACLI Ewaso Ng'iro North Dev. Authority

11/08/2026

Today marked the first day of the Ewaso Ng'iro River Camel Caravan 2026; a walking campaign that brings together pastoralist communities, conservation champions, government, and partners to advocate for the protection of the Ewaso Ng'iro River Basin, promote sustainable rangeland management, celebrate pastoralist culture, and elevate the Indigenous knowledge that has sustained these landscapes for generations

Along today's 14-kilometre route, veterinary teams administered the Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) vaccine to 9,212 sheep and goats in Lmeoli, Mabati, and Lpus Loompasion in Samburu East.

Beyond protecting livestock, these interventions help secure livelihoods and reinforce the resilience of pastoralist communities who depend on healthy herds.

As the world marks the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralism , the caravan reminds us that sustainable rangelands are inseparable from the communities, cultures, and knowledge systems that have sustained them for generations.

Weltfriedensdienst Robert Bosch Stiftung
Paraan KE MID-P KENYA .acli IPSIA ACLI
Ewaso Ng'iro North Dev. Authority
Samburu County Government

11/08/2026

Today, on the final day of the 14th Edition of the Camel Caravan, we joined communities in Nkaroni, Samburu, in celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, under the theme “Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being.”

We were honored by the presence of Member of Parliament for Samburu East, Hon.Dr Lekumontare Lentoijoini,PhD who joined the community ,as the day provided a space to recognize Indigenous midwives and traditional birth attendants and the generations of knowledge they carry.

For pastoralist communities, this conversation matters deeply. Health and well-being cannot be separated from culture, mobility, livelihoods, land, and the social systems that hold communities together.

Honoring Indigenous midwives therefore means more than recognizing their contribution. It means protecting the knowledge they carry, addressing barriers to culturally appropriate healthcare, and creating space for Indigenous-led systems of care to be respected and strengthened alongside formal health systems.

Safeguarding Indigenous knowledge is safeguarding life, culture, and the resilience of future generations.

Paraan KE IPSIA ACLI MID-P KENYA
Robert Bosch Stiftung
Weltfriedensdienst .

11/08/2026

2 days to go.

📍 Nkaroni Community Land

📅 5–9 August 2026

As we count down to the 14th edition, take a look back at a few moments from the last Caravan.

As part of Kenya’s commemoration of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists the 14th Ewaso Ng’iro Camel Caravan will bring people together to celebrate pastoral cultures while creating space for conversations and action around rangelands, water, Indigenous knowledge, biodiversity, livelihoods, peace and the future of the Ewaso Ng’iro North Basin.

01/08/2026

For generations, pastoralist communities have lived in close relationship with the rangelands; adapting to change, sustaining livelihoods and carrying knowledge that connects culture, people and the land.

Today, that knowledge and resilience remain central to imagining a more sustainable future for rangelands and the communities that depend on them.

This is the resilience that the Ewaso Ng’iro River Camel Caravan celebrates. 🐪🌿

Now in its 14th edition, the Camel Caravan returns under the theme:

🌍 Celebrating Culture, Rangelands, and Pastoral Resilience in the Ewaso Ng’iro North Basin for a Sustainable Future.

As momentum builds towards the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists , the caravan is more than an annual event. It is a celebration of Indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage and the vital role pastoralists play in sustaining healthy rangelands and resilient communities.

📍 Nkaroni Community Land
📅 5–9 August 2026

Join IMPACT Kenya and regional partners as we celebrate the people, cultures and landscapes shaping a more sustainable future.

01/08/2026

7 DAYS TO GO!! 🐪

Taking place under the theme “Celebrating Culture, Rangelands, and Pastoral Resilience in the Ewaso Ng’iro North Basin for a Sustainable Future," the Caravan is a moment to celebrate more than culture. It is an opportunity to recognize the knowledge, resilience, and stewardship that pastoralist communities continue to bring to the future of our rangelands.

As we build up momentum for , the Caravan serves as a reminder that sustainable rangelands cannot be separated from the communities, cultures, and wisdom systems that have preserved them through generations.

📍 Nkaroni Community Land, Samburu County*

📅 5–9 August 2026

Looking forward to seeing you there!

31/07/2026

🐪 5 DAYS TO GO | Ewaso Ng’iro Camel Caravan 2026
The countdown continues.

And as we get closer to the 14th edition of the Ewaso Ng’iro Camel Caravan, here’s a glimpse of what awaits along the Caravan route.

🌿 Rangeland restoration
💉 Livestock vaccination
🎶 Cultural exhibitions & Indigenous food
🐪 Showcasing of indigenous livestock breeds
🤝 Peace & policy dialogues
🌊 Reflection and forward vision

This year, as the world marks , we continue to reflect on what it means to sustain these landscapes and the knowledge, relationships, and ways of life that have helped communities navigate them for generations.

For more info, reach out through +254 119 801 544

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