Target Audience
Ultra-poor and vulnerable pastoralist households, women, youth and refugees.
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Kuza Jamii
Phases I & II
Ultra-poor and vulnerable pastoralist households, women, youth and refugees.
Programme Summary
At a glance
Kuza Jamii I & II
Key Outcomes
Graduating households from cash-transfer dependency into climate-resilient businesses; financial inclusion; stronger government social-protection delivery.
Duration
Phase I: 12 months · Phase II: 6-month bridging · Phase I Apr 2024 – Mar 2025; Phase II late 2025 – Mar 2026
Delivery Method
Consortium-led graduation, social-protection and enterprise support.
Learning Journey
How the programme unfolds
- 1
Targeting & Social Registry
- 2
Skills & Business Capacity Building
- 3
Productive Seed Capital Grant
- 4
Market Links & Cooperative Governance
Where
8 counties
Partners
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