Our Work

A Ten Year Partnership, Designed by the Community

Our work in Laikipia North and Samburu is guided by a ten-year strategic partnership co created with five Maasai community lands: Ilmotiok, Tiamamut, Musul, Kiljabe and Nkiloriti.

This is not an externally imposed development plan. It is the community’s own vision for the future, supported by Pamoja.

Together, we have mapped the current reality, defined a shared future state and built a practical roadmap to get there.

At the centre of this vision is one powerful commitment:

A community owned social enterprise model that enables full self sustainability.

The Vision:

10 Years Forward

The future the community has defined is clear.

• A strong Maasai identity rooted in tradition
• Integrated, appropriate aspects of modern life
• Clean water close to every family
• Reliable food supply and resilient livestock
• Thriving social enterprises
• Quality education and improved school outcomes
• Community owned assets and infrastructure
• Women and youth fully involved in leadership and enterprise
• A united, non-political, self-governing community
• 100 percent self sustaining

This is not about survival. It is about generational pride, prosperity and ownership.

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Our Five Core Work Streams

  • Food Security Systems

    Resilient Land. Resilient Families.

    Food insecurity is driven by drought, soil degradation and over reliance on livestock.

    The community’s roadmap includes:

    • Agroforestry and horticulture
    • Livestock restructuring to ensure optimal breeds
    • Chickens for each family
    • Community farming initiatives
    • Marketing excess produce
    • Training in sustainable agricultural systems

    The ambition is clear:

    Nobody goes without food. Surplus is generated and sold. Income circulates within the community.

  • Water Security and Management

    From Emergency to Long Term Resilience

    Drought remains one of the most significant threats to the region. Up to 90 percent of livestock were lost during the most recent crisis.

    In response, we delivered 102,000 litres of emergency water. Essential, but not sustainable.

    The focus now is long term water security.

    Actions include:

    • Commissioning water surveys across community lands
    • Developing a comprehensive feasibility study for Laikipia North
    • Designing a long term water management systems proposal
    • Partnering with the Kenyan Meteorological Department
    • Engaging Samburu County Government

    The goal is reliable access to clean water for families, livestock and wildlife.

    Water security underpins everything else.

  • Social Enterprise and Local Economy

    The Engine of Sustainable Change

    The community has clearly rejected individual profit driven models. Instead, they are building a social enterprise community.

    This means:

    • Enterprises are community owned
    • Profits are reinvested into infrastructure and services
    • Opportunity is shared across families
    • Projects either serve or generate income for the community

    Current initiatives include:

    Eco Tourism
    Eight safari tents have been purchased to establish a community run eco tourism enterprise in Musul. Women are leading this initiative, supported by broader community leadership. Training, industry guidance and market positioning are underway to ensure long term viability.

    Beekeeping and Honey Production
    A three year partnership with Bees Abroad is training 50 community members including men, women and youth in hive setup, honey production and market sales. This diversifies income beyond livestock and builds local enterprise skills.

    Future enterprise growth includes skills training, livestock restructuring, agricultural marketing and technology enabled opportunity.

    The long term aim is simple:

    The community generates and reinvests its own income.

  • Health and Wellbeing

    Prevention and Access

    Health challenges include malnutrition, limited neo and post natal provision and poor access to services.

    Future priorities include:

    • Community health centres
    • Preventative health programmes
    • WASH initiatives
    • Ambulance provision
    • Integration of health with education and enterprise

    Healthy communities are economically resilient communities.

  • Community Needs Assessment and Governance

    In 2025, a comprehensive needs assessment was completed across all five community lands.

    This assessment identifies:

    • Existing skills and gaps
    • Interests and aspirations
    • Vulnerable groups at risk of being left behind
    • What has and has not worked in the past

    Women, youth and marginalised voices were central to this process.

    Strong governance structures are also being established, including:

    • Community land management committees
    • Project specific committees for each initiative
    • By laws to strengthen accountability
    • Transparent decision making
    • Community contribution to projects

    Development succeeds when leadership is local and accountable.

A Phased Roadmap

This transformation is being delivered in stages. Each stage builds capacity, ownership and income before moving to the next.

Immediate Phase


Community engagement, partner identification, training prioritisation and water scoping.

1 Year


Initial infrastructure projects, first eco tourism clients, revenue reinvestment, skills training underway.

3 Years

Operational eco tourism programmes, honey production in each village, computer training centre active, partial water security achieved.

5 Years


Profitable eco tourism business, widespread beekeeping, effective skills training school, 60 percent progress on water programme.

10 Years

  • A fully functioning social enterprise community.

  • Food and income security across all five lands.

  • Clean water accessible to every family.

  • Strong education outcomes.

  • Self governance.

  • Independence from aid.

What Makes This Different

This is not a collection of disconnected projects.

It is an integrated system designed by the community itself.

It honours Maasai values of:

• Respect
• Trust
• Love
• Caring
• Community first

Innovation is rooted in tradition. Enterprise is rooted in dignity. Leadership is rooted locally.

Join the Work

We are seeking partners, funders and technical experts in:

• Health systems
• Agroforestry and food systems
• Water management
• Eco tourism
• Social enterprise development

If you share our belief that communities thrive when they own their future, we would welcome a conversation.

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