Agile Plan to Integrated Resilience for Girls, Women, and Youth (APIR-TURKANA) is Kenya’s local impact non-profit organization founded on the principle of social-economic empowerment of girls, women and youth to create self-reliance and foster resilience. It was founded in 2004 as a CBO and, through growth and an increase in scope transitioned to APIR TURKANA in 2017. APIR TURKANA responds to the socioeconomic challenges of people in a readily challenge-domiciled environment.
Turkana County is one of the Arid counties of Kenya, and experiences emergencies either in and out of seasons, (including poverty, illiteracy, HIV/AIDS, conflicts, droughts, poor access to health services and rights, poor access to quality education opportunities, harmful traditional norms and practices, lifestyle diseases, poor access to social amenities, infant and young child diseases, poor access to legal services among many others.) We have defined these challenges as emergencies because they have persistently lived with the people while disrupting their socioeconomic growth. APIR TURKANA defines an emergency as anything that impedes social development in the twenty-first century.
APIR is non-partisan, non-racial and non-sectarian working among the poor particularly girls and women to alleviate poverty, bring about social change and socially empower youth to enhance their participation in community development. Our works target vulnerable, marginal and minority communities and individuals who are perceived to be the most vulnerable members of society. We therefore strive to work by empowering them to attain minimum living conditions, livelihoods and worth in society.
