Livelihoods, Asset Creation and Resilience Building Using a Food System Approach

AFI’s ACL (Asset Creation and Livelihoods) programming has catalyzed climate-resilient transformation across Karamoja’s agricultural landscape, embedding nutrition-sensitive value chains into community development. Since April 2022, interventions including modern apiculture, OFSP vine multiplication, fish farming, and a Community Nutrition Clinic in Abim have empowered 7,000+ households. 
In Karenga, 33 fish ponds yielded 30+ MT of tilapia, generating UGX 33 million in income. Apiculture scaled to 384 households with 1,132 Kenyan Top Bar hives, producing honey now sold in regional supermarkets. OFSP reached 2,500 households and 10 schools, achieving yields of 23.7 MT/ha. These efforts are reinforced by VSLA formation, environmental conservation, and gender-sensitive training, positioning ACL as a replicable model for inclusive, diversified livelihoods.