December 1, 2025
DanChurchAid Kenya, in partnership with GIZ Kenya and IGAD, under the Delegation of The European Union to Kenya funded Peaceful and Resilient Borderlands Programme, spearheaded a transformative four-day capacity-building initiative in Lodwar on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) and Disaster Risk Management (DRM). The activity ran from 24-27 November 2025.
Peaceful Resilience Borderlands Programme (PRBP) is the umbrella programme under which SPREAD implemented across Kenya, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, falls. DCA serves as the lead consortium partner for the SPREAD project.
DCA led in the mapping and mobilization of key stakeholders while IGAD and GIZ facilitated the training.
The initiative brought together government focal points from South Sudan, Kenya, and Ethiopia across the Karamoja cluster, strategically positioning them to strengthen regional resilience.
By equipping cross-border technical working groups with advanced capabilities in risk analysis, emergency monitoring and forecasting, information dissemination, and preparedness planning, this training served as a catalyst to a more coordinated, rapid, and effective disaster response architecture.
Through an immersive and participatory learning experience, the programme not only built technical expertise but also fosters a unified commitment to safeguarding border communities against emerging hazards.
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