Upper Eastern Region

Enhancing agricultural productivity and food security, given the region’s fertile lands and challenges like food insecurity, improving access to quality education and skills development, addressing educational gaps and youth unemployment, promoting peace and social cohesion, crucial for managing historical tensions and border issues, and supporting vulnerable populations through humanitarian response and capacity building, responding to high poverty levels and marginalized communities.

Upper Eastern Region

Our Priorities

Climate Change Adaptation and Natural Resource Managemen

Dignified Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment

Peacebuilding, Governance, and civic Education

Youth and Women Inclusion in Leadership

Strategic Approaches

Dignified Livelihoods and Capacity Development

Capacity Building: Implement training programs to equip communities with skills in sustainable agricultural practices, value addition, and entrepreneurship. Microfinance Initiatives: Establish microfinance schemes to provide affordable credit facilities, enabling small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs to expand their ventures.

Governance, Devolution, Peace and Cohesion

Community Dialogues: Facilitate inter-community dialogues to address conflicts, promote understanding, and build trust among diverse groups. Policy Advocacy: Engage with local governments to advocate for policies that promote equitable resource distribution and inclusive governance.

Climate Change, Food Security, and Natural Resource Management

Environmental Conservation Programs: Initiate tree planting campaigns and conservation projects to combat deforestation and promote biodiversity. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Promote practices that increase agricultural productivity while ensuring environmental sustainability, such as conservation agriculture and agroforestry.

Transformational Stories

Upper Eastern Region Team

Mrs Jeniffer Ciomaua Joshua

Upper Eastern Regional Manager

Mrs Jeniffer Ciomaua Joshua is the Regional Manager of the National Council of Churches of Kenya Upper Eastern Region .She has over 30 years’ experience in leadership ,networking and collaboration and is passionate about changing communities wellbeing and especially embracing social capital.

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