Nomad Green Belt Movement joins the celebration of Earth Day 2016, today April 22nd.
Why Trees?
Trees help combat climate change.
They absorb excess and harmful CO2 from our atmosphere. In fact, in a single year, an acre of mature trees absorbs the same amount of CO2 produced by driving the average car 26,000 miles.
Trees help us breathe clean air.
Trees absorb odors and pollutant gases (nitrogen oxides, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and ozone) and filter particulates out of the air by trapping them on their leaves and bark.
Trees help communities.
Trees help communities achieve long-term economic and environmental sustainability and provide food, energy and income.
Plant a tree. Activate your friends and social networks.
We can do this. #trees4earth
Thursday, 21 April 2016
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Thursday, 7 April 2016
HEALTH HAZARD
20,000 HOUSEHOLD AT RISK IN BANISA SUB-COUNTY in Mandera County.
Health hazard reported in banisa town the only water source turn greenish. I urge the county Government to take immediate effect to send water expert to drill clean water for banisa resident.
Health hazard reported in banisa town the only water source turn greenish. I urge the county Government to take immediate effect to send water expert to drill clean water for banisa resident.
PROTECT NORTHERN KENYA BIRDS
Nomad Green Belt Movement volunteer team protects all forms of life!
Let's protect, care, stop bird deaths and migration especially these seasons when temperature is heating 40-42oC in Northern Kenya.
NGBM plan to kick off as an emergency, a households packages to save birds in the urban areas while next phases will benefits birds that survived from migration, birds diseases in hardest life in the arid desert land.
NGBM is setting an example for the rest of the world in new methods of protection for birds. In the arid area, there's no location specifically set aside as water point for birds and other creatures. But as a pilot project at Mandera South Sub-County headquarter we established flooding area that's safe place for birds to land - for drinking clean water and bathing.
We worked hard on restoring and managing the few habitats all of the birds that use it. With our government not ready to spend monies to purchase and set aside critical land. Then as friends of humanity and justice for nature, we have decided to do it ourselves with very limited funds we have. It will be one of the best things we will have done in our life.
Action plans are all well and coordinated, but ultimately the only way birds of prey will be protected is to stop illegally killed them. They should all be held to account for the demise of these beautiful birds and other creatures. We should be more sustainable for the best results because it is never a good idea to trash one's own home planet. Pretty sad that birds also have to worry about their freedom and water too.
Thanks to everyone who are willing to join us for our exploration and we look forward to many adventures in the bush next phase.
We call upon Bird lover and Environmentalists, Join our campaign team to ensure a future for birds!
#ProtectNorthernKenyaBirds
Let's protect, care, stop bird deaths and migration especially these seasons when temperature is heating 40-42oC in Northern Kenya.
NGBM plan to kick off as an emergency, a households packages to save birds in the urban areas while next phases will benefits birds that survived from migration, birds diseases in hardest life in the arid desert land.
NGBM is setting an example for the rest of the world in new methods of protection for birds. In the arid area, there's no location specifically set aside as water point for birds and other creatures. But as a pilot project at Mandera South Sub-County headquarter we established flooding area that's safe place for birds to land - for drinking clean water and bathing.
We worked hard on restoring and managing the few habitats all of the birds that use it. With our government not ready to spend monies to purchase and set aside critical land. Then as friends of humanity and justice for nature, we have decided to do it ourselves with very limited funds we have. It will be one of the best things we will have done in our life.
Action plans are all well and coordinated, but ultimately the only way birds of prey will be protected is to stop illegally killed them. They should all be held to account for the demise of these beautiful birds and other creatures. We should be more sustainable for the best results because it is never a good idea to trash one's own home planet. Pretty sad that birds also have to worry about their freedom and water too.
Thanks to everyone who are willing to join us for our exploration and we look forward to many adventures in the bush next phase.
We call upon Bird lover and Environmentalists, Join our campaign team to ensure a future for birds!
#ProtectNorthernKenyaBirds
Saturday, 26 March 2016
MULTI SECTORAL NEED ASSESMENT REPORT FOR EL-WAK AND RHAMU IDPS CAMPS AT MANDERA COUNTY
Nearly four years ago, 500 families moved into the newly opened El-wak South IDPS camp as Internally Displaced People (IDPs) from Wajir County, while others are located at Rhamu Sub-County.
Nomad Green Belt Movement Conducted 3 days of need assessment for El-wak/ Rhamu IDPS in response to their prevailing conditions. The IDPs expressed priority needs are shelter, income, non-food items, food and health. The committees for both camps have played povital roles in the assessment exercise. Our special thanks goes to our volunteers teams, women, youth and elders, IDP committees. This assessment has provided them with a platform to express their views on desired development plans or needs, as priorities for urgent interventions.
It was an interactive discussion between NGBM and representatives of IDP camps on highly prioritised needs and way forward agreed.
The following are a few summarised needs and prioritized goals.
a) Establishing education Centres: The classes will be fully functioning on evenings from Monday to Friday. Apart from basic writing and reading skills, the community will be taught how to improve their living standards, important topics on health, Sanitation, protection (child protection and GBV, will be relayed to IDP communities and Committees.While for children below (3-7 years) will go for Pre-primary classes during daytime from Monday to Friday.
b) Restoration of Livelihoods, targeting women and youth empowerment through livelihood activities by forming four(4) groups and provide them with vital Entrepreneurship skills so that can earn income to maintain their families as a coping mechanisms. This will be useful to both El-wak and Rhamu Sub-County and the initiatives include kitchen farm at different homesteads, group farming, kiosks and tree planting as Income generating activities helping them access local markets with produce of fresh quality vegetables supply.
c) Awareness campaign on Girls child- there are many girls who discontinued schooling due to displacement and if allowed or enrolled in schools shall transformtheir lives and of their families in future.NGBM will find and away of helping them on fast tracking.
d) Baitul Maal system- The system of Baitulmaal based on the collective approach and effort of society is a workable concept to secure and help the brethern in the times of poverty, handicaps, accidents, calamities and tragedies. It invokes the concept of unity among the individuals so that a wealth keeping person helps a poor, a powerful man helps a weak person and rich and the poor come closer to each other. Our volunteer members encourage households or residential contribute non-food items, unused clothes, shoes, dry foods and other kinds of charity.
The Quran states:
“The likeness of those who spend for Allah’s sake is as the likeness of a grain of corn, it grows seven ears every single ear has a hundred grains, and Allah multiplies (increases the reward of) for whom He wills, and Allah is sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower).” (Qur’an, 2:261)
El-wak Town collection point is at Haji Abdiqafar plot as we're organising to have charity focal points in Rhamu, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Marsabit and Nairobi County. We will share the collection centre and contacts person. The logistics will be incurred by Nomad Green Belt Movement group.
e) Forum on Trauma healing and social reconstruction should be done at IDPS centre. Activities will include individual and group counselling, and opportunities for sports and recreation, including soccer.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. We are pleased to announce the opening of 2 new official IDP education Centres both for adult and primary school. The IDPS children will no longer walk long distances.
2: We shall provide psychosocial assistance to help displaced persons regain dignity in their lives.
3. Initiate Income generating activities to restore the IDPs Livelihoods.
4.A charity mission will be implemented known as Baitul Maal system.
5. We plan to establish Islamic-Duksi system and construction of a mosque at Elwak and Rhamu IDP centre Insha Allah.
Kindly contribute towards the assistance of our brothers and sisters to alleviate suffering. Donate Food and Non food items. We shall receive both cash and kind at our designated charity centres.
Please cooperate!
Nomad Green Belt Movement Conducted 3 days of need assessment for El-wak/ Rhamu IDPS in response to their prevailing conditions. The IDPs expressed priority needs are shelter, income, non-food items, food and health. The committees for both camps have played povital roles in the assessment exercise. Our special thanks goes to our volunteers teams, women, youth and elders, IDP committees. This assessment has provided them with a platform to express their views on desired development plans or needs, as priorities for urgent interventions.
It was an interactive discussion between NGBM and representatives of IDP camps on highly prioritised needs and way forward agreed.
The following are a few summarised needs and prioritized goals.
a) Establishing education Centres: The classes will be fully functioning on evenings from Monday to Friday. Apart from basic writing and reading skills, the community will be taught how to improve their living standards, important topics on health, Sanitation, protection (child protection and GBV, will be relayed to IDP communities and Committees.While for children below (3-7 years) will go for Pre-primary classes during daytime from Monday to Friday.
b) Restoration of Livelihoods, targeting women and youth empowerment through livelihood activities by forming four(4) groups and provide them with vital Entrepreneurship skills so that can earn income to maintain their families as a coping mechanisms. This will be useful to both El-wak and Rhamu Sub-County and the initiatives include kitchen farm at different homesteads, group farming, kiosks and tree planting as Income generating activities helping them access local markets with produce of fresh quality vegetables supply.
c) Awareness campaign on Girls child- there are many girls who discontinued schooling due to displacement and if allowed or enrolled in schools shall transformtheir lives and of their families in future.NGBM will find and away of helping them on fast tracking.
d) Baitul Maal system- The system of Baitulmaal based on the collective approach and effort of society is a workable concept to secure and help the brethern in the times of poverty, handicaps, accidents, calamities and tragedies. It invokes the concept of unity among the individuals so that a wealth keeping person helps a poor, a powerful man helps a weak person and rich and the poor come closer to each other. Our volunteer members encourage households or residential contribute non-food items, unused clothes, shoes, dry foods and other kinds of charity.
The Quran states:
“The likeness of those who spend for Allah’s sake is as the likeness of a grain of corn, it grows seven ears every single ear has a hundred grains, and Allah multiplies (increases the reward of) for whom He wills, and Allah is sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower).” (Qur’an, 2:261)
El-wak Town collection point is at Haji Abdiqafar plot as we're organising to have charity focal points in Rhamu, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Marsabit and Nairobi County. We will share the collection centre and contacts person. The logistics will be incurred by Nomad Green Belt Movement group.
e) Forum on Trauma healing and social reconstruction should be done at IDPS centre. Activities will include individual and group counselling, and opportunities for sports and recreation, including soccer.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. We are pleased to announce the opening of 2 new official IDP education Centres both for adult and primary school. The IDPS children will no longer walk long distances.
2: We shall provide psychosocial assistance to help displaced persons regain dignity in their lives.
3. Initiate Income generating activities to restore the IDPs Livelihoods.
4.A charity mission will be implemented known as Baitul Maal system.
5. We plan to establish Islamic-Duksi system and construction of a mosque at Elwak and Rhamu IDP centre Insha Allah.
Kindly contribute towards the assistance of our brothers and sisters to alleviate suffering. Donate Food and Non food items. We shall receive both cash and kind at our designated charity centres.
Please cooperate!
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
WORLD WATER DAY 2016
Nomad Green Belt Movement volunteer team today joined the rest of the world to mark #WorldWaterDay in a unique way.
Water is life, as they say. We all, living creatures depend on water. Water is used in just about everything. Our bodies are also composed of about 60% of water. If water runs out it will affect our environment, community, economic and the human life.
But we must learn to say water is a source of employment too. In choosing the Water and employment theme for this year World Water Day (WWD), the international community has sought to capitalize on benefits related to investments in the water sector, that is to say the role of water in the creation and support of quality jobs.
Our accomplishment on today's event depends on the community continued attention and support. We still request everyone to help us move forward by spreading the word and letting us know of world water day outreaches across Northern regions.
ACTED Kenya Country Coordinator (an International NGO), Ms. Habon Hussein today visited Mandera South Sub-County headquarter and had an opportunity to interact with Nomad Green Belt Movement volunteer team on wide range of issues and finally planted a tree to mark #WorldWaterDay in the presence of Mandera County ACTED representatives Mr.Adan Khalif Liban.
We are thrilled and dedicated to be partnering with indeginous communtities for the future initiatives, however, we want to plant 15 Million trees to increase forest cover in Northern Kenya. NGBM will not only support the environment, but to effect change in five counties by providing guidance and skills on agroforestry, wildlife and peace with members from communities in the region. It will be an incredible achievement that is going to change thousands of lives in Northern Kenya and it's surroundings.
A friend of #Nomad Green Belt Movement team, Madam Halima Bullo who is a business lady in El-wak town, a committed member of NGBM team. We are proud to share her success stories of as a role model of the day. On one occasion, she planted a tree in front of her shop, courtesy of Nomad Green Belt Movement on free Trees distribution and awareness campaign in 2014. Her work really impressed
our team when we found her tree has grown, extent of providing beautiful shade. A by passer or pedestrians must stop to rest briefly under a cool shade when temperature hits 42 degree celcius. She is a true patriot. Her humanity and kindness has also extended to providing free water to street, stray donkeys using the bucket but due to a lot of water flow on the ground NGBM promised to provide free modern equipment to provide water to donkey and stray goats.
It's an opportunity for her to celebrate, show support and get inspired to take action on a world water day by ensuring availability and sustainable management of better water and better jobs.
NGBM founder Abdikalif Adan mark world water day, with Elwak - Wajir IDPS on awareness of the event theme.
Water is life, as they say. We all, living creatures depend on water. Water is used in just about everything. Our bodies are also composed of about 60% of water. If water runs out it will affect our environment, community, economic and the human life.
But we must learn to say water is a source of employment too. In choosing the Water and employment theme for this year World Water Day (WWD), the international community has sought to capitalize on benefits related to investments in the water sector, that is to say the role of water in the creation and support of quality jobs.
Our accomplishment on today's event depends on the community continued attention and support. We still request everyone to help us move forward by spreading the word and letting us know of world water day outreaches across Northern regions.
We are thrilled and dedicated to be partnering with indeginous communtities for the future initiatives, however, we want to plant 15 Million trees to increase forest cover in Northern Kenya. NGBM will not only support the environment, but to effect change in five counties by providing guidance and skills on agroforestry, wildlife and peace with members from communities in the region. It will be an incredible achievement that is going to change thousands of lives in Northern Kenya and it's surroundings.
Looking on are : Executive Director of Nomad Green Belt Movement volunteer team Mr. Abdikalif Adan, Khalif Adankhalif, Amin are ACTED Staffs as Ms. Habon Hussein planted the Tree.
our team when we found her tree has grown, extent of providing beautiful shade. A by passer or pedestrians must stop to rest briefly under a cool shade when temperature hits 42 degree celcius. She is a true patriot. Her humanity and kindness has also extended to providing free water to street, stray donkeys using the bucket but due to a lot of water flow on the ground NGBM promised to provide free modern equipment to provide water to donkey and stray goats.
It's an opportunity for her to celebrate, show support and get inspired to take action on a world water day by ensuring availability and sustainable management of better water and better jobs.
NGBM founder Abdikalif Adan mark world water day, with Elwak - Wajir IDPS on awareness of the event theme.
The car wash business shown above reflects the relationship between employment and use of water as a source of economic development.
The theme of the day resonates on the construction of roads and building construction sites. Most of the families get income through construction works, as we marked the day's event, the message is clear that such jobs promotes the livelihoods of many families. Therefore, we should safeguard and protect our sources of water.
Commercial water tracking creates employment, generate incoming and boost accessibility and availability of clean soft water in Mandera South Sub-County headquarter as El-wak Town water is salty. Water boozers supply water from Dabacity and Borehole 11.
In the afternoon session, it was time for sport activities as #Friends of Nomad Green Belt Movement young star played a tournament on awareness of protecting Elwak shallow Wells.
Monday, 21 March 2016
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