Winds of hope blowing in the arid north as women take to farming

As drought continues to ravage northern Kenya, pockets of areas practice dryland farming using irrigation. In Isiolo, members of Guba Bisanadi women group in Kinna location use water from Bisanadi river to cultivate food crops like orange sweet potatoes and fruits like mangoes. They also grow fodder crops. From the sales they make, the women support their families with basics like food, clothes and pay school fees for their children. [Ali Abdi, Standard]

It started in 2010 as an eco-tourism centre, dotted with traditional huts, and hosting visitors who would be treated to the rich cultural traditions of the Borana.

But despite its popularity, life was difficult for members of the community living in the vast piece of land at Kinna location in Garba-Tula Sub-county.