Rural Initiatives Development Programme (RIDEP)
Rural Initiatives Development Programme (RIDEP) is community based organization, founded and runs its programmes in semi-arid sub-Counties; Tharaka North and Tharaka South Sub-counties of Tharaka Nithi County. RIDEP was found with an aim of enhancing development in Tharaka that will ease the burden of resident to food security, poverty at the same time improving on environment.
Our Mission is to improve the livelihood security and quality of life of communities in Tharaka through ecological agriculture and to contribute to similar efforts elsewhere.
Vision: Empowered rural communities living in a healthy environment and sustainably making use of available local resources and opportunities for improved quality of life.
RIDEP has successfully and continues to implement projects that have positively improved on the of beneficiaries
Livelihood
Food and Nutritional Security
Environmental Conservation