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Friends of Lake Turkana

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Biodiversity
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Climate Change
  • Development
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Governance
  • Indigenous Peoples

    • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • Women and armed conflict
  • Women and the environment
  • Women in power and decision-making

    • Social Development:
  • Indigenous issues
  • Information and Communications Technologies
  • Social policy

    • Sustainable Development:
  • Biodiversity
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Desertification and Drought
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Land management
  • Protecting and managing the natural resources
    • Geographic scope: National
    Country of activity:
  • Kenya
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Improve maternal health
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2009
    Organizational structure: A board comprising of 2 male and 3 female with the Director of the organization being part of the board. 5 members of staff; Programs Manager, Administration and Finance officer, Media and Communications officer and 2 field officers. We work with interns and volunteers, and our work within the communities is supported by our partnerships with community based organizations, womens groups, youth associations and other environmental, community rights and other community groups and associations.
    Number and type of members: The membership is the communities living along Lake Turkana, comprising of fishermen, water users, traders, pastoralists. There are 6 communities; i.e Turkana, Rendille, Samburu, Elmolo, Gabbra, and Dassanach.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: IPACC, Africa Rivers Network, Turkana Development Organizations Forum;
    Funding structure:
  • Foreign and international grants
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