At 29 years old and unmarried, Aisha Ahmednoor once struggled to imagine a future beyond daily survival in Kinna Ward. Like many young women in her community, she faced financial challenges, limited opportunities, and the responsibility of supporting her family without a clear path forward. Paying college fees and investing in her own education felt impossible, and she often wondered if her dreams could ever become reality. Everything changed when Aisha joined Liban Group, a community savings group under the PRIME Program supported by MID-P in partnership with Mercy Corps. Determined to create opportunities for themselves, the group began saving collectively using structured savings and internal lending practices. During their meetings, each member contributed consistently while field agents guided them on tracking contributions and managing funds responsibly. That day, Aisha realized that saving, even small amounts, was possible, and doing it together gave her strength, confidence, and a shared sense of purpose. Through the group, Aisha also received training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and business management, equipping her with the skills to save, plan, and make informed financial decisions. By actively applying what she learned, she built discipline, confidence, and a clear sense of control over her life. Using the group’s internal lending system, Aisha accessed a Ksh 21,000 loan,…

On 6th March 2026, five young participants aged between 18–29 years from Promoting Resilience Inclusivity and Meaningful Engagement (PRIME) Cycle 2 celebrated a life-changing milestone as they graduated from a three-month technical and vocational training program at Uhuru Vocational Training Centre in Isiolo County. The training was supported through linkages facilitated by the PRIME project, implemented by MID-P in partnership with Mercy Corps, in collaboration with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) under the Safaricom-funded program. Through the PRIME project, implemented by MID-P in partnership with Mercy Corps, the participants have been actively engaged in savings groups where they built financial literacy, discipline, and confidence. Recognizing the need to go beyond savings, the program continues to create pathways that link youth to practical skills training, enabling them to pursue sustainable livelihoods. The training, delivered in collaboration with the Isiolo County Government through the Department of Vocational Training, equipped participants with practical, market-relevant skills to enhance their employability and livelihood opportunities. While five participants successfully completed their training, an additional five PRIME Cycle 3 participants from Oldonyiro have been linked to the same program and commenced their motorcycle repair training on 12th March 2026, demonstrating continuity and scale-up of the intervention. From Echwa Apiaro Youth Group, Geoffrey Lowasa, Paul Lotieng’, and John Kitoe…

MID-P, a local organization dedicated to empowering communities through inclusive development, faced critical gaps in its internal systems, particularly in procurement. From the inception, the absence of a dedicated Procurement Officer led to delays in procurement at MID-P. As the organization expanded its footprint, it became clear that a more reliable and transparent system was needed to meet growing operational demands. In 2024, the Sustainability Model Programme (SMP), implemented by MID-P through the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) with funding from DANIDA, initiated a transformative journey to digitalize and strengthen MID-P procurement system. A Syncserv consultancy firm was contracted to support the setup and rollout of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system tailored to the procurement component. At the time, MID-P had no dedicated procurement focal person, which posed a challenge to implementation and coordination. To address this, the organization recruited a procurement intern in January 2025, who was actively involved in supporting the ERP system rollout. Recognizing the intern’s contribution and the importance of having a dedicated procurement lead, MID-P formally absorbed the intern as a staff member in March 2025. Alongside the ERP rollout, two days physical training sessions were held for programme, finance, and procurement staff. The training equipped them to navigate the system, submitting requests, tracking approvals,…

Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) are facing a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis following three consecutive below-average rainy seasons. Four counties (Mandera, Wajir, Kwale, and Kilifi) are now classified in the Alarm Phase, while 12 others (Baringo, Tana River, Kajiado, Kitui, Lamu, Samburu, Laikipia, Narok, Turkana, Isiolo, Marsabit and Garissa)  remain in the Alert Phase, signaling critical and worsening drought conditions. Currently, over 3.3 million people are acutely food insecure. More than 810,000 children and 116,796 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers require urgent nutrition support and treatment. Despite the scale of need, response efforts remain severely underfunded, limiting lifesaving outreach, health, nutrition, water, and livelihood interventions. Without an immediate scale-up of resources and coordinated multisectoral action, the number of food-insecure people is projected to rise to 3.6 million by June 2026, pushing more counties toward emergency thresholds. Read the full Situation Report here:ASAL Drought Situation Brief