More than 70% of Kenya’s land area is arid or semi-arid. The majority of the people who have settled in these very dry areas make their living from keeping livestock. Camels are excellently suited to life in these drought-plagued areas, as camels are particularly well adapted to harsh conditions, with great natural resistance to drought. As their diet shows, they are less discriminating in what they eat than cows and even eat the leaves of the thorny acacia tree. Their soft hooves leave no trampled paths that encourage erosion. Adapted camel husbandry thereby conserves the sensitive ecosystem. Through the sale of milk, meat, leather and transport services, camel keeping offers an important source of income for families.

This project trains the impoverished families in camel husbandry and supports them in the manufacture of camel products. To protect the camels from disease, trainings and workshops are carried out where livestock owners and local vets are educated on animal health and diseases camels are susceptible to.