The Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project (RPLRP)

· Enhance stakeholder capacities to manage the shared water resources in ASALs strengthened.

· Infrastructures for water resources access developed /rehabilitated.

· Rangeland ecosystems with trans-boundary implications including for livestock movements rehabilitated.

· Policy and legal framework for secured access to natural resources supported.

· Regional livestock marketing information system strengthened

· Animal identification and certification systems in the region strengthened and harmonized

· Regional animal diseases surveillance and laboratory network strengthened .

· Capacity of the pastoral communities to access sustainable animal health services enhanced,

· Breeding strategies and breed improvement programs supported

· Systems and capacities for effective response, including contingency planning are developed/strengthened and harmonized

· DRM policies are harmonized, operationalized, mainstreamed, and institutionalized at central and line ministry levels.

· Contingency Funds (regional & national) created and operational.

· Integrated Planning, M&E and Learning (PMEL) system established

· Integrated knowledge management and communication system established

· Project procurement system established

· Financial management system established

· Surveillance of disease out breaks and Tsetse is going on in all districts

· Refresher Training of Animal Health workers (150) on disease management and reporting has been concluded thus strengthening of veterinary services delivery in the districts has been

· Tsetse control using emergency application of insecticide pour on and trypanasomosis treatment in Kaabong and Kotido districts has been fully launched.

· Strengthening of veterinary service delivery in the districts through vaccine cold chain Van which has eased the transportation and proper handling of vaccines.

• Households of pastoralists and agro-pastoralist started benefiting from vaccinations and treatment of livestock especially in regard to tsetse control.

– 104 boreholes

• Sites Identification & Scoping has been completed
• Site selection of infrastructure is completed
• Securing designed Consultants has been done for both the water and market infrastructure.
• Structural Designs development is going on by the two consultants of the water and market infrastructure BEC and KOM respectively.
• Social and environmental safeguards screening was completed successfully for all infrastructure sites.

• Participatory planning meetings at community, S/County and District levels have been ongoing.
• Formation of rangeland management community committees is ongoing for the project districts.
• Mapping of areas for rangeland rehabilitation has been completed.
• Identification of Pastoral field school at community levels was carried out.
• Regional / national mapping of degraded land resources was completed.
• Quantities and specifications for rangeland rehabilitation were developed by the Natural Resource Management team.
• Rangeland monitoring tools have been reviewed

– Construction of 12 Slaughter Facilities

– Construction of 4 Holding/Auction Grounds

• Sites Identification & Scoping has been completed in all the project districts.
• Site selection of infrastructure completed
• Securing designed Consultants for the infrastructure has been achieved (COM)
• Social and environmental safeguards screening was carried out for all sites as a preliminary activity during site identification.
• Feasibility and Design of infrastructure completed
• Four quarantine stations have been surveyed (Chepsikunya, Namalu, Ajesai, Iriri)
• Trade routes with partner states have been established, at the regional level

• Livestock prices from different markets
• Diseases
• Opportunities

· Livestock market information is being harmonized with the partner states of Kenya and Ethiopia through the use of the Regional Livestock Market Information System.

· Trade sensitive disease (PPR, CCPP, CBPP and FMD) have been established and cross border disease surveillance and vaccination has been on going.

· Mapping of existing groups in project districts (including APFS) for identified technologies was completed.

· District teams carried out participatory identification of alternative livelihoods for the communities.

• Identification of sites in communities to install the early warning and weather system equipment was carried out.
• Formation of early warning committees in 12districts and agreed arrangements for operation and maintenance of the system were completed.
• Training of data collectors for the Early Warning data was completed and 240 out of the targeted 300 were trained.
• Training of National Early Warning Committee and 12 District Agricultural Officers was successfully accomplished.

• Is on going

• 2016 project Annual report was completed and submitted to MAAIF, World Bank and IGAD
• Baseline survey was completed with a report which provides information for bench-marking results
• Recruitment of other Technical staff at NPCU – Project accountant, Procurement, and Engineer was carried out and all legal covenants were fulfilled.
• Recruitment of 12 Assistant Monitoring and Evaluation/Data officers and 12 Accounts Assistants in the 12 districts was completed.
• Di monitoring system has been established at Regional, national and district level
• Training of NPCU and District staff in use of web based di monitoring tool was completed for capacity building.
• Supervision by World Bank and project/MAAF staff done through physical monitoring and financial supervision.
• Financial supervision and internal auditing has been completed.
• Funds have been disbursed to 12 districts for district based activities under different components for two rounds.
• Financial Management Training of district project implementers has been completed in line with the World Bank financial guidelines. Annual Audit was carried out for FY 2015/16.
• Established Linkages with IGG for complaints handing and grievance handling mechanisms and the MOU has been signed.
• Established working linkages with NUSAF II for complementary efforts in project area.
• To Strengthen the coordination units at national, district and sub county levels a number of items have been procured;
• 6 Vehicles for NPCU
• 1 Vaccine Van
• 12 Double Pickups to 12 District Coordination Units
• Computers to the National Project Coordination Unit and District Coordination Units
• Furniture to NPCU offices
• Internet connections to enhance communication at NPCU and Districts
• Bicycles for the Community Animal Health Workers
• Motorcycles for the veterinary and para veterinary officers in the project districts