MSEA Meru Office, in collaboration with the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and Food for the Hungry, engaged Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Committees formed after Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) trainings in Ruiri and Rwarera.
The trainings equipped community members with skills in hazard identification, mapping vulnerable populations and livelihood assets, and developing Community Action Plans (CAPs) and contingency plans to strengthen resilience.
CAPs focus on long-term solutions to reduce vulnerability, while contingency plans outline short-term responses during disasters.
MSEA also sensitized the committees on government opportunities such as the Women Enterprise Fund, Uwezo Fund, and Youth Enterprise Development Fund, and encouraged group formalization through the Registrar of MSEs.
Leaders were further briefed on the Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation Program and the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement Project (NYOTA), with MSEA and NDMA committing to support viable groups through Business Development Services training focused on enterprise sustainability and resilience.
By Anthony Solly
