An estimated 240 million people live in the IGAD region. A significant portion of those live in Southwest Ethiopia and Northwest Kenya named as South Omo-Turkana (IGAD Cluster I), Marsabit, Borana and Dawa zone classified under (IGADCluster II) and Kenya-Ethiopia-Somalia Mandera,Dollo Ado and Gedo region under (IGAD Cluster III).The borderlands of the Horn of Africa have longbeen synonymous with economic, social, and political marginalization; entrenched poverty; conflict and violence; forced displacement; and environmental degradation, spilling across national boundaries. The reach of the state is weak, and livelihoods rely on a combination of informal, illicit, and criminal strategies. While each of the three selected clusters are different, these common challenges are prevalent.
