Peace Initiative & Resolution
- Conflict prevention and peacebuilding
- Dialogue, mediation and community cohesion
- Cross-border pastoralist peace
- Small arms and armed violence awareness
- Advocacy and rights awareness
Turkana County, Kenya
Protecting Communities. Promoting Peace. Saving Lives.
Safety of Pastoralist Settlement and Rescue Community Based Organization (SOPSAR CBO) works with pastoralist communities and other stakeholders to promote peace, safety, rescue, sustainable development and community resilience across Turkana County.
About SOPSAR
Working With Communities for Safety, Peace and Sustainable Development
SOPSAR CBO was founded by pastoralist community members and registered on 11 March 2020, beginning with 14 members. It has since grown to more than 103 registered members in Lokichoggio Sub-County.
The organization works to address the challenges affecting pastoralist communities and other vulnerable populations — from insecurity and conflict to drought, water scarcity, limited access to education and emergencies in remote areas.
Learn More About SOPSAR
2020
Year founded
103+
Registered members
7
Turkana sub-counties in stated programme coverage
4
Core pillars: Peace • Settlement • Safety • Rescue
Our four core pillars
Peace • Settlement • Safety • Rescue
Every SOPSAR programme sits within one of four pillars that together respond to the realities of pastoralist life in Turkana County.
Livelihoods & Community Development
- Socio-economic wellbeing and business opportunity
- Housing and living environment improvement
- Cultural protection
- Skills and enterprise development
- Community resilience
Protection & Community Wellbeing
- Protection of vulnerable people and children
- Health awareness and disease outbreak response
- Disaster preparedness
- Water, sanitation and hygiene
- Environmental protection
Emergency & Disaster Response
- Emergency and disaster response
- Rescue operations and coordination
- Food insecurity response
- Community preparedness
- Remote-area response
Featured programmes
Community-led programmes across Turkana
SOPSAR's interventions are designed with communities and delivered in collaboration with government institutions, NGOs and development partners.
Peace & Conflict Resolution
Peacebuilding, conflict resolution, community dialogue, small arms awareness, advocacy, rights awareness and cross-border peace initiatives.
Read moreEducation
Education empowerment, school enrolment, early childhood education, school readiness and support for vulnerable and orphaned children.
Read moreYouth Empowerment
Skills training, enterprise development, business skills, capacity building and livelihood development for young people.
Read moreEconomic Empowerment
Business training, financial empowerment, community enterprises and empowerment of women and youth.
Read moreWater & Sanitation
Boreholes, shallow wells, water reservoirs, underground tanks, dams, hygiene awareness and clean water access.
Read moreEnvironmental Conservation
Tree planting and nurseries, natural resource protection, climate adaptation, environmental awareness and water catchment protection.
Read moreAreas of operation
Communities and areas served
SOPSAR's organizational profile identifies the following sub-counties within its stated programme coverage in Turkana County.
- Turkana West
- Turkana North
- Turkana Central
- Loima
- Turkana South
- Turkana East
- Kibish
SOPSAR also seeks to work with neighbouring pastoralist communities where appropriate. This does not imply permanent operational offices in those locations.
Peace & Safety
Dialogue before conflict
Peacebuilding, mediation, stakeholder engagement, risk assessment and awareness around small arms and armed violence.
Explore peace & safety
Rescue & Emergency Response
Ready to respond when communities need help
SOPSAR seeks to establish and strengthen emergency response capacity and coordination in Turkana County, including remote areas.
Explore rescue & emergencyEducation, youth, environment & water
Building resilience for the long term
Education & youth
School enrolment, early childhood education, school readiness, support for vulnerable and orphaned children, and skills and enterprise training for young people.
Support Education & Youth EmpowermentEnvironment & water
Tree planting and nurseries, natural resource and water catchment protection, climate adaptation, alongside boreholes, shallow wells, reservoirs, underground tanks and dams.
Stories of change
Community voices
Stories from the community will be published here once supplied and approved by SOPSAR. All stories follow safeguarding and privacy requirements, particularly for children and vulnerable people.
News & updates
Latest from SOPSAR
News articles will appear here as they are published. Visit the News & Updates page for more.
Partner with SOPSAR CBO
SOPSAR welcomes collaboration with government institutions, NGOs, development partners, faith-based organizations, researchers and the private sector.
Contact
Talk to SOPSAR CBO
Head office
Lodwar, Turkana County, Kenya
P.O. Box 408-30500