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Who we are

Pastoralist Adaptive Initiatives for Resilience.

Registered in Kenya in 2024 to serve pastoralist communities in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands. Our work starts with what communities tell us, and is co-created with them.

PAIR staff and COHI workshop participants outside the PAIR office gate in Lodwar.

Mission

PAIR partners with pastoralist communities through participatory research to transform local priorities into solutions that fight hunger, improve health and well-being, promote equity and strengthen livelihoods.

Vision

A future where pastoralist communities live with dignity, grow in resilience and open pathways to opportunity, anchored in equality and shared humanity.

Values

  1. Empathy & inclusivity

    We put people first. Every voice, especially women, youth and marginalised groups, is heard, respected and valued.

  2. Partnership

    Change is only possible together: with pastoralist communities, governments and the private sector.

  3. Resilience

    Resilience is the hallmark of pastoralist communities. For PAIR it means more than survival: the ability to thrive.

  4. Social innovation

    Bold challenges demand bold solutions, from market-driven models to evidence like the Community One Health Index.

  5. Sustainability

    Today’s solutions should strengthen tomorrow’s opportunities, so communities prosper across generations.

Our story so far

  1. 2024 · Registered in Kenya

    With a head office in Ngong.

  2. April 2026 · Lodwar office opens

    Opened by John Erus, Deputy Governor of Turkana County. The same month, the Akwanga Self Help Group starts running the solar mill in Natoot.

  3. July 2026 · The first COHI workshop

    Development partners in Turkana are trained and certified to use the Community One Health Index.

  4. July–August 2026 · COHI in seven settlements

    Assessments in Lokiriama and Loima: focus groups with equal numbers of women and men, household surveys centred on women.

  5. August 2026 · The Education Scholarship

    Diana Lokol becomes the first PAIR scholar.

  6. Next · North Horr, Marsabit

    Our next COHI assessment.

Our team

COHI research team

  • Dr. Evan GriffithResearch Director
  • Godwin ErupeTeam Lead · Turkana and Marsabit
  • Waqo Boru HukaMarsabit
  • Clara GoltzTurkana
  • Philip EwotonTurkana
  • Julieta KalaleTurkana
  • Dr. Kame SharamoSocial Media and COHI Researcher · Marsabit
  • Adan MohamedMarsabit
  • Sabdio Katello DibaMarsabit
  • Immi MbarakMarsabit
  • John TiokoTurkana
  • Ava Van GelderSocial Media and COHI Researcher

Partners

  • Tufts UniversityCOHI development, research and training. The COHI assessments were generously funded by the Tufts Springboard Research and Scholarship Program and the Cummings One Health Collaborative.
  • University of NairobiSupporting COHI development and implementation.
  • County Government of TurkanaThe County One Health Unit has been there from the beginning, supporting the COHI development process, training, research and dissemination.
  • AgsolThe solar mill in Natoot