MISSION
The connotation of our work originates from the understanding that most pastoral societies and groups are progressively loosing capacity to remain in open areas and to rely on alternative and innovative models for economic development, job creation and private sector investments.
APRI Group strives to bring the most comprehensive expertise on pastoralist and agro-pastoralist systems into quality applied research, studies and innovative approaches to inform policy, programs and practices to increase and mitigate the risk for communities characterized by high level of stresses and recurrent shocks.
The group is specialized in linking risk analysis and mitigation strategies to the African development agenda to achieve context-specific intervention designs, dedicated toward resilience building and investment for the economic growth in marginalized areas.
VISION
APRI Group will steadfastly remain a most trusted and respected professional service organization recognized by our beneficiaries and clients for delivering excellence to ensure durable solutions to pastoralists and agro-pastoralists.
HOW AND WHERE
Global APRI occupies a unique place in the panorama of development experts through its inter-disciplinary focus on the relationship between Research, policy and practice. We do this by locking together applied research, studies, and innovative approaches to service delivery and investment in agro-pastoral, pastoral areas and livestock-dependent communities in arid and semi-arid lands. The group is specialized by its peculiar knowledge in conflict prone areas and fragile states.
The Company is registered in Kenya and Uganda. It however, works with partners in the public and private sectors, in both Africa and Middle East countries.
OUR VALUES
High quality/professionalism: We observe high professionalism in all our undertakings ensuring adoption of best practices, innovative approaches and continuous improvement.
Collaboration: We work together to achieve collective and individual goals to foster a lasting impact.
Transparency and accountability: There is open reporting on the use of public funds, with full communication of our work to our donors, research subjects and partners. Moreover, we take responsibility for individual and collective actions.
Sustainability: Resources are used in a sustainable way that reflects consciousness of the impact on the environment. The organization works in a way that is sustainable, backed by commitment to its long-term viability.
Integrity: The organization ensures only the right thing is done regardless of the consequences.
Gender sensitive programming
- APRI group has been sensitive to gender programming from company Directors where Aziza Okache Rashid (female) and Wamalwa Kinyanjui (male) hold equal shares; 50% to promote equality between men and women from inception.
- No one gender holds more than 2/3 of employees in the workplace. Topics of gender equality are often top on the agendas of management forums, to ensure decision-makers follow the implementation of the defined policies and are responsible and committed to the success of their execution, monitoring and annual reporting of the indicators related to gender equality and throughout the employee lifecycle.
- Through internal and external publications (flyers and brochures), the company often promotes gender equality, warns against women violence, sexual harassment, intimidation, exploitation etc of either gender by the opposite sex.
- Vulnerable women and youth among pastoral and agro-pastoral set-ups have been the main beneficiaries of previous and ongoing projects implemented by APRI Group, even though, the company has been promoting gender equality to contribute to a better balance between man and women at all levels.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
- Implementation of projects
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Surveys and Studies
- Policy and research for pastoral and agro-pastoral regulations and management
- Resilience programming and measurement
- Ecosystem services assessment, climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Livestock value chain mapping and analysis
- Food safety and quality assurance systems establishment along livestock food production facilities and value added products
- Promotion of agri-business and agro-industrialization
- Project impact assessment
- Animal disease surveillance and mapping in pastoral and agro-pastoral systems
- Development and implementation of livestock identification and traceability systems
- Establishment of pastoral and agro-pastoral farmer field schools
- Water resources management
- Sustainable agricultural intensification
- Disaster preparedness, response and resilience
- Infrastructure development
Development of project proposals according to donor requirements
