CIFA Ethiopia

Over the years, the border zone between Kenya and Ethiopia experienced increased intra ethnic conflicts, animal health, and livestock marketing bottlenecks. This led to CIFA Kenya (established in 2000) to facilitate the establishments of cross border initiatives in 2004/05. Through these initiatives, CIFA gained recognition from the Ethiopian communities and authorities and in 2005 this led to the setting up and registration of CIFA Ethiopia as a National NGO and re-registered again on April 11, 2016 with the Federal Charities and Societies Agency via certificate number 1012.

The CIFA Trust (www.cifauk.org.uk), an independent charity registered in UK, was established in 2006 to broaden CIFA’s international outreach, particularly with regard to advocacy on behalf of the marginalized pastoralists, and also to strengthen CIFA’s capacity and long term sustainability in Kenya and Ethiopia.

Our strategic position in Borana Zone and linkage to several cross border partners and sister organization – CIFA Kenya gives us a big opportunity to work on cross border related issues