Building community-led climate resilience, innovation, and inclusion across Northern Kenya.
1️⃣ Climate Action & Ecosystem Restoration
We turn arid lands into living landscapes.
NESO mobilizes communities to restore degraded ecosystems through tree planting, seedball reforestation, and native species revival across the Chalbi Desert.
Our innovation lies in transforming environmental waste — such as Prosopis juliflora and Doum palm seeds — into clean-energy briquettes and biodegradable planting materials.
This is climate action led by the people, for the planet.
2️⃣ Water, Energy & Food Security
NESO bridges the water–food–energy nexus in the driest corners of Kenya.
We integrate solar-powered water systems, desert irrigation, and sack gardening to help communities turn scarcity into self-reliance.
Our approach combines green technology with local knowledge, ensuring food production, nutrition, and dignity thrive even in arid environments.
3️⃣ Technology & AI for Climate Resilience
We connect pastoralist communities to the digital future.
NESO applies data and artificial intelligence to track land restoration, monitor biodiversity, and enhance local decision-making.
By equipping youth with digital literacy and climate data skills, we ensure technology becomes a tool of inclusion, not exclusion.
4️⃣ Youth Empowerment & Green Jobs
NESO believes the green economy belongs to the youth.
Through hands-on mentorship, we train young people in eco-enterprises, briquette production, waste recycling, and environmental leadership.
Each NESO-trained youth becomes an agent of change — creating livelihoods while healing the planet.
5️⃣ Eco-Tourism & Cultural Integration
We connect culture, conservation, and community pride.
NESO promotes eco-tourism ventures that celebrate Northern Kenya’s landscapes — from Lake Turkana to the Chalbi Desert — while empowering local guides, artisans, and women’s cooperatives.
By integrating indigenous knowledge with sustainable tourism, we transform culture into a force for conservation.
6️⃣ Good Governance, Inclusion & Community Participation
True resilience starts with voice and ownership.
NESO strengthens Ward Climate Change Planning Committees, builds transparency in local governance, and ensures women, youth, and marginalized groups have a seat at the decision-making table.
We believe communities don’t just deserve development — they lead it.
7️⃣ Education, Innovation & Lifelong Learning
Education is the foundation of resilience.
NESO supports schools and learners in ASALs with digital connectivity, computer literacy, and mobile learning programs for pastoralist children.
We also promote adult education to close knowledge gaps and drive innovation from the grassroots.
Every learner reached is a step toward a self-reliant, informed society.
8️⃣ Conservation of Threatened Flora & Fauna
NESO champions the protection of endangered wildlife and native plants through community-led conservation.
From safeguarding the Grévy’s zebra and Doum palms to restoring oases and wetlands, our model blends science, traditional wisdom, and local stewardship.
Communities are not just beneficiaries — they are guardians of biodiversity.
🌍 Our Approach in All Areas
Community-Led: Local ownership ensures sustainability.
Innovative: We transform problems — from waste to water scarcity — into practical solutions.
Integrated: Each theme reinforces the others for holistic resilience.
Impact-Focused: From trees planted to lives transformed, NESO measures success in people and nature restored.