Building Climate Resilience for the Most Vulnerable
For many communities and individuals around the world, Earth Day comes and goes without any fanfare. In these places, the relationship between humans and the environment is as natural as the earth itself. But as commonplace as living side by...
Now Available: BOMA 2023 Annual Report
Last year was a historic year for BOMA, and we are excited to share with you the newly published 2023 Annual Report, which includes key impacts, highlights, and stories from our programs and interventions across the drylands of Africa. Last year’s work,...
Supporting Climate-impacted communities in need (IKEA Foundation)
For Dr. Catherine Mwema, the director of research and learning at BOMA, the devastating and ruthless impact of the global climate crisis is very personal. She talks about her experiences in a voice that is warm, comforting and slightly melodic, but also...
World Bank PEI Open House | Economic Inclusion: Empowering Women for a Climate-Resilient Future
Women are disproportionately affected by the multifaceted impacts of climate change. Building women’s capacity to prepare for, cope with, and adapt to climate shocks is imperative. Economic inclusion programs offer a viable solution for governments to...
The Big Push African Women Need to Escape Poverty (Project Syndicate)
Research and experience have shown the effectiveness of providing women and girls living in extreme poverty with a productive asset, support to meet their basic needs, and long-term coaching and training. With a multifaceted approach, African policymakers...
Top 10 Key Programmatic Lessons Learned in 2023
As an organization built around continuous innovation and improvement, we are always working to capture and grow from key learnings in our programmatic design, targeting, impact, technology solutions, and nearly every aspect of the work we do. Leading the...