The project also has a research component, whose knowledge will guide and inform the project implementation and promote innovation and learning for the communities.
Girls from marginalised communities, including those living in rural areas or poverty, face compounded barriers such as limited access to schools, early pregnancies, and lack of adequate resources.
The Walda Integrated Agro-Pastoral Development Project will see five mega-dams with a capacity of two million cubic metres constructed and five boreholes sunk.
Before devolution, development indicators of the region were not impressive in almost all sectors
Mathenge trees, which burst into the limelight during the 1997 El-Nino rains, are evergreen plants that multiply fast while colonising other plants, leading to the loss of farmland and pasture and impoverishing agro-pastoral communities.
Governor Abdi said the road construction will bring immense socio-economic benefits to Isiolo residents.
Benefiting counties span 21 ASAL regions, including Turkana, Marsabit, Isiolo, Laikipia, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Tana River, Kilifi, Kwale, and Lamu counties.
Leveraging Korea's proficiency in efficient water resource management, irrigation, and desalination technologies can significantly contribute to ensuring water security for both agriculture and domestic use.