Work with CESPAD
CESPAD works alongside county governments, national institutions, research bodies and international partners to deliver water governance, climate resilience and institutional strengthening outcomes across Kenya. Here's how to work with us.
Ways to partner
Our partnership work spans four areas, aligned to our programme focus on Integrated Water Resources Management, gender-inclusive water governance, climate-resilient food security, and institutional strengthening.
We already work alongside 25+ county governments in Kenya. We're open to formal partnerships with additional counties on:
CESPAD has co-led multi-partner initiatives (including with WWF Kenya) and welcomes new consortium opportunities that combine local implementation strength with international reach on:
Drawing on our organisational development and IWRM expertise, we provide technical support to institutions and community structures on:
We're building our evidence base through documented case studies and welcome research partnerships that support:
Who we work with
We work with public institutions, development partners, research organisations and community networks to improve water governance, strengthen environmental action and turn evidence into practical results.
We support public bodies responsible for water, environmental management and local development.
We contribute local insight, implementation experience and evidence to wider development programmes.
We connect research, financing and accountability practice with decisions made on the ground.
We work with water users and local organisations so that plans, policies and investments reflect lived experience.
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Tell us about your organisation and what you're looking to achieve — we'll follow up to explore the right partnership fit.