Engaging Local Partners - CASHA Project at SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

About the Project

The Creating Shared Value in the Livestock Sector with Young People in Kenya's ASALs (CASHA) project aims to strengthen climate resilience, food and nutrition security, and inclusive livelihoods among vulnerable households—especially women, youth, and persons with disabilities—in 15 ASAL counties of Kenya. The project promotes diversified, climate-adaptive income sources, market development, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, and social inclusion.

Role Overview

To support community-level implementation, mobilization, and county engagement, the CASHA project seeks to contract local CBOs/NGOs/Private sector organizations with strong local presence, proven experience in community development, and capacity to deliver climate-resilient enterprises focused interventions on livestock and related value chains.

Key Responsibilities

• Mobilize communities, producer groups, and vulnerable households (including refugees where applicable)
• Support climate-resilient poultry, food security, and livelihood diversification initiatives
• Recruit and train local Master Trainers and Village Based Advisors (VBAs)
• Facilitate youth and women inclusion, capacity building, and local empowerment
• Strengthen community structures for market access, income generation, and resilience
• Enhance participatory monitoring, accountability, and learning at the county level
• Support coordination with county governments and stakeholders through the County Cluster Coordinating Units

Partner Requirements

• Registered CBO/NGO or private sector organization operating in one or more of the 15 project counties
• Strong local presence and community networks
• Proven experience in community development and agricultural interventions
• Demonstrated capacity to deliver climate-resilient enterprise-focused interventions on livestock and related value chains

Project Scope

Selected implementing partners will work closely with the CASHA Cluster Coordinating Units and contribute to project outcomes across climate resilience, household agriculture, nutrition, market inclusion, and social protection.

Target Areas

Applications are invited from qualified local CBOs/NGOs operating in the 15 ASAL project counties in Kenya.