About Us
We're the beacon of Hope for Pastoralists in Turkana
TUPADO is the acronym for Turkana Pastoralists Development Organization. The Organization was founded in 2000 and registered in Kenya as a National NGO in 2002 with the NGO Coordination Board. TUPADO was created from two organizations (Kakuma Pastoral Development Project (KPDP) and Lokitaung Pastoral Integrated Development Project (LPIDP), which worked together from 1996 in North Turkana under the support of Oxfam GB Turkana project. The organization has extensive and vast humanitarian experience working directly with pastoralists from Turkana county and other pastoral communities both in the neighbouring counties of West Pokot, Baringo and Samburu in Kenya; and moreover Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan borders with Kenya. This we do in collaboration with cross-border partners and national NGOs and International humanitarian agencies like former VSF-Belgium, VSF Germany-VSF-G, International Rescue Committee-IRC, Mercy Corps, FHI 360, Hivos East Africa, Welt Hunger Hilfe-WHH, Unicef, among many others.
TUPADO has delivered humanitarian work focused on Livestock production, peace building and security, Livelihoods, WASH, Human Health Services, Climate Change and Governance and Human Rights among other programmes. To do this, we deliver integrated programming to strengthen resilience, enhance civic understanding of pastoralists on public participation Act mainly to help indigenous communities in the region to understand their democratic role of participation in county decision-making process, support community advocacy and action managed-plans, support market and informal community institutions, address the root causes of conflict through community-community initiatives, and equip vulnerable populations- in particular youth, women, adolescents and marginalized social groups- with the basic entrepreneurial skills, opportunities and resources they need to be diversify their livelihoods.
Our Mission
Working with communities to reduce vulnerability and improve livelihoods through participatory approaches, stakeholders’ inclusion, capacity strengthening and decision making.
Our Vision
An empowered and resilient community with sustainable diversified alternative livelihoods
Core Values
- Integrity
- Respect
- Innovation
- Diversity
- Voluntarism
- Diligence
- Teamwork
OUR IMPACT AND INFLUENCE
Target Areas of Work
TUPADO works in the entire Turkana County but collaborates with NGOs in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia.
OUR PARTNERSHIPS
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Our work increases incomes, improves livelihoods, and creates opportunities for people who have traditionally been excluded. Through our programs in Turkana County and surrounding areas, we generate insights that guide how—working closely with our donors, partners, staff, and beneficiaries—we achieve meaningful development outcomes and create lasting, positive impact in the communities we serve.
TUPADO is funded by official development assistance and designs and implements large-scale agriculture, economic development, and resilience programs in developing countries.
If you are a potential public-sector donor, government agency, or foundation interested in partnering with us to design and implement impactful projects, please contact us at
info@tupado.org