NORPACRRO is a Kenyan, community-rooted relief and rehabilitation organisation serving pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in the North Rift.
Our story
The North Rift Pastoralists Communities Relief and Rehabilitation Organization (NORPACRRO) was established to respond to the recurring cycle of drought, displacement and livelihood loss that shapes life for pastoralist households across Kenya's North Rift. The organisation was founded on a simple observation: relief that arrives without rehabilitation leaves communities no better prepared for the next shock.
NORPACRRO therefore works on both sides of that divide. We deliver relief - food, water, health outreach and emergency support - alongside rehabilitation work that rebuilds household assets, restores degraded land, and strengthens the skills and institutions that allow communities to absorb future shocks.
Our programme area is the six counties of the North Rift and their borderlands, a connected rangeland where pastoralist movement crosses county and national boundaries.
History: founding year [PLACEHOLDER: year of establishment] · registration details [PLACEHOLDER: certificate of registration number and date] · [PLACEHOLDER: brief organisational history narrative and milestones].
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Purpose
Mission, vision and values
Mission
To provide rehabilitation and relief where possible within six counties in Kenya and their borderlands.
Vision
Pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in the North Rift that are secure, dignified and resilient, with restored livelihoods and healthy rangelands.
Values
Community first: priorities are set with the communities we serve.
Accountability: transparent reporting to communities, partners and donors.
Dignity: assistance is delivered without discrimination.
Stewardship: responsible use of resources and of the environment.
Do no harm: safeguarding and conflict sensitivity in every activity.
Leadership
Indigenous knowledge
We treat indigenous and traditional ecological knowledge as an asset to be documented, validated and integrated — not folklore to be bypassed, and not a resource to be extracted. Documentation is community-initiated and follows free, prior and informed consent; the record belongs to the community. We do not patent, commercialise or license indigenous knowledge or genetic material.
The same knowledge corpus informs our health, food-security and environment work: community pharmacopoeia in health, dry-season reserves and herders’ own drought triggers in food security, and indigenous species and seed inventories in environmental conservation. It is documented once, with consent, and used across the programme.
Our founders
NORPACRRO was founded by two leaders with deep ties to the North Rift and to pastoralist communities in the region.
Ambassador Steven A. K. Loyatum
Founder
Founding partner of NORPACRRO, with a career spanning diplomacy and public service on behalf of Kenya. He brings to the organisation a focus on regional relationships, partnership building and the cross-border dimensions of pastoralist livelihoods.
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Augustin Lorya
Founder
Founding partner of NORPACRRO, working closely with pastoralist communities in the North Rift. He anchors the organisation's community engagement and its grounding in local priorities and institutions.
[PLACEHOLDER: full biography, current position and community roles]
Governance
Governance structure
NORPACRRO is governed by a board with oversight of strategy, finance and compliance, supported by an executive team responsible for delivery. Names and terms of office are to be confirmed.
Governance roles. All holder names and term dates are placeholders pending confirmation.
Body / role
Principal responsibility
Holder
Term
Board of Trustees / Directors
Strategy, fiduciary oversight, risk and compliance
[PLACEHOLDER: chair and members]
[PLACEHOLDER: term dates]
Advisory Council
Technical and community advisory input across the six counties
[PLACEHOLDER: members]
[PLACEHOLDER: term dates]
Executive Director
Overall leadership and representation
[PLACEHOLDER: name]
[PLACEHOLDER: appointed date]
Programmes Manager
Delivery of the four thematic pillars and flagship projects
