Goal We empower the community with the skills & opportunities to gain & stay in employment.
Biodiversity conservation
It is now evident that most biodiversity species are diminishing at alarming rates, and our planet is facing danger hence the need for protection. This is why RHD is helping in areas like: Protected area management and restoration, Invasive species and disease control, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Rehabilitation and Protection of the Water Towers and Strengthening Environmental Governance.
Climate change
For RHD to support and help in realizing the concerted efforts put across by the national and international mitigations meditated by governmental, intergovernmental bodies and policies to sufficiently reduce carbon emissions and avoid dangerous climate change. Extreme weather events, rising sea levels, higher global temperatures, and increased ocean acidity threaten human health, infrastructure, and the natural systems they rely on for life itself. Our areas of interventions through this initiative are: Climate resilience, Extreme weather and climate modeling, Sustainable land-use change, Ecosystem services (including carbon sequestration and afforestation/reforestation), technological innovations for adaptation and mitigation. RHD also recognized that improved energy efficiency, increased share of renewable energy, and cleaner and energy-efficient technologies are important for sustainable development, including in addressing climate change. Wind turbine and solar solutions can deliver clean energy, while integrating efficiency into the plan cuts the energy renewable need to generate it. Renewable energy is an essential element of a low carbon economy. RHD mission for Solar and Wind Power Projects is to facilitate social and economical empowerment in the poorest and most marginalized communities in the occupied Kenyan rural territories through material support and capacity building. The core of our activity is the provision of basic energy services to off-grid communities using solar and wind in a way that is both environmentally and socially sustainable.
Sustainable Agriculture
In order to promote and facilitate sustainable agriculture through Innovative, Commercially Oriented and Modern Farming Methods and to be able to feed the world’s rapidly growing population, farmers must produce more food on less arable land, and with lower environmental impact. There is need to adopt climate-smart agriculture such as harnessing farm waste as source of organic fertilizer, and use of bio-fertilizer that does not contribute to harmful emissions, better weather forecasting/early warning systems, growing resilient food crops, managing post-harvest losses and crop insurance. Our efforts are put in place for increased involvement of the youth and women in income generating ventures in the line of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Our focus is also on areas such as Land-use planning and management, Research, Natural resource conservation, Sustainable supply chains and Climate-resilient agriculture. The enhanced availability of food for the local population through the improvement of better farming method, production and storage, irrigation and cultivation of commercial crops has help people overcome and access food, supply of good seeds, fertilizer and support food security programs. RHD is also working alongside with local agricultural officers to spearhead an effort to improve soil fertility through training smallholder farmers and rural communities on better farming methods by organizing training workshops and engaging rural schools to practice school-based farming to support their school feeding programs, provide farmers with fertilizers, seeds and smart bags (smart farming technique).
Water Sanitation and Hygiene
Water is the source of life. No human being, animal or plant in this earth can survive without water. Millions of people in Kenya especially in rural areas do not have access to water. Fair economic development is severely limited by unequal distribution of water, drought, global climatic change as well as local inflicts about water control, has led to scarcity of water in rural areas. Women and children suffer most from shortage of water, covering long distances in search for water. RHD wants equitable access to safe drinking water for all. Safe and accessible drinking water which is affordable to all people for production and consumption and to see water supplies managed in democratic and sustainable manner. We have a comprehensive approach for poor rural regions as a whole, including ground water (digging wells) storage of rain water (construction of storage tanks) small and large irrigation, water supply (including catchment control), water quality and sanitation, water efficiency and extreme-event (droughts, floods, disasters, etc.). We provide education on hygiene, water use and water resource management. Sanitation involves products and services not only at the household level, but also for the community as a whole. These yield private and public benefits. The individual household’s toilet is a private affair, and the household is usually willing to pay for its benefits. The other components of the system, such as the sewerage network or a pit emptying service, and the final treatment and disposal of the wastes, affect everyone and need public management.
Social and Cultural innovations for Heritage, Values, Peace and Intercultural Dialogue
Conflict has its roots in cultural, ethnic and religious clashes underpinned by sovereignty, political and economic issues. Social security is a key incentive for attracting investment as it provides an enabling environment for individuals and businesses to thrive. The economic growth and development anticipated can only be achieved and sustained in a peaceful, stable and secure environment. RHD is focused on enhancing social integration and promoting the exchange of good practice among people belonging to different ethnic groups through networking, participation and promotion of social inclusion, economic prosperity, cultural, and environmental sustainability for all people thereby supporting intercultural dialogue and social cohesion. RHD targets young people, citizen groups, cultural institutions, local governments and the public at large who are directly involved in the line of governance, politics, peace, technology, business, education, agriculture, promoting cultural art and heritage. These are achieved through the following activities: Community participation, talent development and empower local communities to express themselves, Seminar and exchange visits, Awareness-raising, Exhibition and conference, Training, Coaching, Campaign, Networking events, Artistic and Cultural activities for Intercultural dialogue and exchanges, Tourism-oriented activities and other Sports for peace activities.
Humanitarian Aid
This programme focuses on the improvement of livelihood of vulnerable groups specifically the orphans and vulnerable children, the elderly, and persons with disability. The devastating impact of hunger and malnutrition on health care cannot be overestimated. People whose bodies and immune systems have been weakened by hunger are far more likely to fall ill, far more likely to suffer serious or fatal complications when they do, and far less able to benefit from treatment. Medications are often less effective or difficult to take on an empty stomach; travel to clinics becomes impossible due to weakness; work time cannot be spared for medical visits. Hunger is particularly dangerous for people with consumptive diseases like AIDS and tuberculosis that significantly increase nutrient requirements and cause crippling loss of weight, strength, and energy. Symptomatic HIV patients require 20 to 30 percent more calories than HIV-negative people. As opportunistic infections continue threatening lives of many communities, it is obvious why RHD is providing medical outreach services.
