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Humanitarian aid often clashes with how pastoralists manage risk

Recurrent droughts, conflict, and changing land-use have challenged pastoral populations in dryland regions of Africa, resulting in numerous crises that require humanitarian intervention. Humanitarian stakeholders use vulnerability assessments to identify…

Matteo Caravani publishes on failing aid in Uganda

Every year about thirty billion dollars are spent on aid across Africa, yet high levels of poverty, hunger, and destitution persist. The phenomenon of failing aid in Africa has been…

Pastoralist networks contribute to community resilience and drought recovery

Pastoralists in the Horn of Africa are emerging from a devastating three-year drought, resulting in declining livestock productivity, animal deaths, food insecurity, and acute malnutrition. In a blog post for…

USAID Nawiri researchers hold workshops on malnutrition in Kenya

A team from Tufts University and Kenyatta University conducted a series of dissemination workshops on the USAID Nawiri Longitudinal Study, “The seasonality of child acute malnutrition and its drivers in…

Feinstein researchers convene on pastoral resilience

Many of the most pressing climate adaptation challenges facing Africa are concentrated in the drylands, which face drought as well as other shocks like disease outbreaks, floods, or conflicts. Pastoral…

Feinstein team leads workshop in Kenya investigating malnutrition

As part of the Nawiri program in Kenya, Helen Young, Elizabeth Stites, Anastasia Marshak, and Achiba Gargule led a three-day Analysis Workshop in Kenya. The workshop brought together Nawiri partners…

FEINSTEIN PUBLICATIONS

Newly cultivated farms by the trained groups in Mandera

Livelihood and Institutional Transformation Along the Daua River Basin the Mandera Triangle

This learning brief presents findings from two scoping studies on acute malnutrition in the Daua Basin in the Mandera Triangle.

State Perspectives on Early Warning, Anticipatory Action, Emergency Response, and Social Protection in Pastoral Areas

This desk study explores how state-owned policies and programs in pastoral areas of the Sudano-Sahel and the Greater Horn of Africa meet pastoralists’ needs and priorities.

Locals reading community dissemination handout

Back to Basics: Understanding the Problem of Persistent Global Acute Malnutrition in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, Kenya

This report presents the final findings from the USAID Nawiri longitudinal study, which investigated the drivers of the persistently high rates of acute malnutrition from September 2021 to September 2023.

Understanding Child Acute Malnutrition in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, Kenya

This learning brief examines the drivers of malnutrition in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties and their implications for policy and programs.

Pastoralists’ Perspectives on Early Warning, Anticipatory Action, and Emergency Response

This desk study explores how pastoralists manage climate, conflict, and other stresses through indigenous early warning systems, preventive actions, local emergency responses, and customary safety nets.

Vulnerability, Risk, and Resilience: The implications for the drivers of malnutrition in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, Kenya

This learning brief explores the continuity and changes to livelihoods in select sites in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, Kenya, and reviews the implications of the continuity and the changes on the drivers of child acute malnutrition.

Mobility Matters: The Benefits of Pastoralist Mobility for Nutrition in Marsabit and Isiolo Counties, Kenya

This learning brief presents preliminary findings on strategic mobility and its nutritional benefits to pastoral and agropastoral communities in select sites in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, Kenya.

Two children standing in front of a home in Kenya

WHAT is the state of acute malnutrition in Marsabit and Isiolo Counties, and WHO is at risk?

This learning brief presents preliminary findings about the cause (drivers) of persistently high rates of child acute malnutrition in select sites in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties.

Anchored in Local Reality: Case Studies on Local Humanitarian Action from Haiti, Colombia, and Iraq

This study reviews fundamental questions about the humanitarian localization discussion in three contexts: a region of Haiti recovering from a hurricane, displacement and political crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the pressures of migration, conflict, and climate change in Colombia.

Ankre nan Reyalite Lokal: Etid Ka sou Aksyon Imanite ann Ayiti

Depi lontan, kritik sou èd imanitè entènasyonal yo sigjere li dwe pi enklizif pou aktè ki nan peyi kriz la touche. Yon atansyon ki pa sispann ogmante sou kesyon sa…

Anclado en la Realidad Local: Un Estudio de Caso Sobre Acción Humanitaria Local desde Colombia

Por mucho tiempo, los críticos del sistemas humanitario internacional han llamado por una mayor inclusión de los actores y organizaciones locales en países afectados por diverso tipo de crisis con…

Food by Prescription

Great strides have been made over the last 20 years in the long-term management of HIV infection in developing countries, resulting in improved immune function, reduced mortality, and prolonged survival….

FEINSTEIN RESEARCH PROJECTS

Anticipatory Action in Cross-Border Pastoral Areas in the Greater Horn of Africa

This research study investigates the ways in which pastoralists in cross-border areas in the Moyale and Mandera Clusters of East Africa engage in anticipatory action.

a child’s arm is measured to check if he suffers from severe malnutrition

Preventing Child Wasting in the Mandera Triangle

This project investigates what drives child wasting in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia and identifies effective prevention strategies.

Early Warning Systems and Humanitarian Response

This project aims to improve the lives and livelihoods of populations in pastoral areas of the Sudano-Sahel and Greater Horn of Africa by ensuring that early warning systems and humanitarian action are better attuned and more responsive to the needs and realities of these communities.

USAID Nawiri Research and Learning

USAID Nawiri is an evidence-based development project to address acute malnutrition in northern Kenya. Catholic Relief Services leads a consortium in Isiolo and Marsabit counties, and Feinstein provides research and capacity-building support.