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Concern Worldwide, an international humanitarian organization, is actively engaged in implementing programs across various sectors in Kenya, including Livelihoods, Health and Nutrition, Education, Emergencies, Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Environment. The organization is dedicated to working with the most vulnerable communities, employing comprehensive strategies to eradicate extreme poverty. In Tana River County, the Agricultural Livelihoods Improving Value Chains and Environment (ALIVE) project, spearheaded by Concern, focuses on enhancing household incomes, fostering sustainable food security, managing landscapes,and building resilience to climate change. Livelihoods officer plays a hands-on role in the direct implementation of the livelihoods project, contributing to its monitoring and evaluation efforts,addressing key aspects of livelihood improvement, value chain enhancement, and environmental sustainability.

Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project is a World Bank funded livelihood program targeting smallholder farmers/enterprises across ASAL counties in Kenya. Participated in formulation of an Enterprise Development Plan (EDP) to guide farmer groups on their investment and business planning. Recruitment and sensitization of the project beneficiaries/farmers into Common Interest Groups (CIGs) and Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups (VMGs) and supported in Up-scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices. Provided effective training and agricultural insights/information to beneficiaries to ensure adoption of Technologies Innovations and Management Practices (TIMPS) developed by KALRO. Established multi-stakeholder linkage across to research organizations, consultancies and training institutes, certified seed suppliers, registered agrochemical dealers, credit institutions and output market. Planning and coordination of Farmer Field and Business school, field days, demonstrations and exchange visits across the county. Coordinate seed production process, soil testing, crop scouting and marketing of all agricultural produce.