USAID defines resilience as “the ability of people, households, communities, countries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses in a manner that reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates inclusive growth.” Formed in 2013, the partnership for resilience and economic growth (PREG) is a coordination platform that unites multiple USAID implementing partners along with sub and national government actors, Kenyan institutions, and resiliency and development practitioners from other donors to leverage resources and generate a knowledge management platform.
PREG operates in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), home to over 10 million people and over 70 percent of Kenya’s landmass. This region covers 23 counties and continues to suffer from recurrent drought, human conflict, and a lack of international investments. Working with the Kenya National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and County Governments the PREG forum coordinates resilience and economic growth activities built on community-identified strengths and priorities and strengthens the resilience of vulnerable pastoralist communities in northern Kenya.
