Turkana County, Kenya

In Turkana County, Kenya, Resurgence delivers work under the WAHAFA programme since 2025, led by Welthungerhilfe in partnership with the DARAJA initiative. This work focuses on strengthening community resilience to climate shocks by improving access to timely, relevant, and inclusive early warning information.

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Resurgence is leading DARAJA with its key partners, Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) and Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI), in Nairobi.

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Through the DARAJA project’s participatory Information Ecosystem Mapping approach, Resurgence, working closely with DARAJA partner Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI), supports communities and institutions to map how climate and early warning information flows.

This process identifies critical gaps, highlights who is reached and who is excluded, and helps co-design more effective and inclusive communication systems ahead of climate shocks. The programme is implemented alongside WAHAFA partners Malteser International and AIC Health Ministries, ensuring locally grounded and coordinated action across Turkana County.

Our Impact in Turkana County

We use a combination of quantitative data and community insight to understand what is working and where systems can improve.

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Turkana County Baseline

What is Information Ecosystem Mapping (IEM)?

DARAJA Information Ecosystem Mapping (IEM) and feedback loops:DARAJA uses its proprietary Information Ecosystem Mapping to understand how climate information flows within communities and to continuously improve service delivery. IEM examines who produces and consumes information, what channels are trusted, and what barriers exist, ensuring climate services reach marginalised groups who often rely on informal or non-digital sources.Our IEM process involves:

Mapping information flows: Identifying trusted intermediaries (e.g., community leaders, radio stations), preferred channels (e.g., WhatsApp, face-to-face communication), and communication bottlenecks
Analysing trust networks: Understanding which sources communities trust and why
Identifying gaps: Recognising who is excluded and what channels are underutilised
Creating visual diagrams: Showing relationships between meteorological agencies, media outlets, community networks, and end-users
Validating findings: With communities, adapting strategies over time that respects cultural and linguistic diversity

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