In 1983 the Vi magazine (Tidningen Vi), published by the Swedish Cooperative Union (KF), initiated fund raising for a tree planting project in the Lake Victoria Region. Subsequently the Foundation "Vi Planterar träd” (Vi Agroforestry) was established to raise funds for the proje... read morect.
Vi Agroforestry is an international non-political, non religious and non profit organisation registered in Swedan as a foundation and in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda as a non-governmental organisation. Its headquarters are situated in Stockholm, Sweden, with a Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya.
Vi Agroforestry started up in West Pokot District, Kenya in 1983. The original aim was to halt desertification and soil erosion by planting trees. As more funds became available Vi Agroforestry expanded and in 1986 a new project site was established in Trans Nzoia District, with a new project office in Kitale, Kenya. Further programme expansions led to projects established in Masaka, Uganda in 1992, Musoma, Tanzania in 1994, Mwanza, Tanzania in 1999, Kisumu, Kenya 2002, Kigali, Rwanda in 2004 and Kagera, Tanzania in 2005. In 2014, the project office in Kagera, Tanzania was closed down. Today, Vi Agroforestry has country offices in Kitale (Kenya), Masaka (Uganda), Kigali (Rwanda) and Musoma (Tanzania). Vi Agrofoerestry also has a project office in Kisumu (Kenya).
Vi Agroforestry today also work in a rural development programme in Malawi and take the role as advisor in partnership with We Effect and other organisations.
Purpose of the position:
The position is responsible for developing and maintaining high quality in all our work relating to Environment Climate Change and Resilience (ECCR) including agroforestry
Purpose of the position:
Vi Agroforestry Kenya is recruiting Resource mobilisation & Communications Program Officer. The position is responsible for improved and increased resource mobilisatio
Purpose of the position
The Regional HR Administrator ensures the smooth running of the human resources operations in the regional office as well as provides advice and support to the country offi
Main responsibilities of the Roles
Reporting to the project manager, the Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (PMERL) Officer will be responsible for providing technical support
Deliverables
The consultant is expected to deliver the following:
Assessment report of Vi Agroforestry’s current project management practices with areas of improvement towards result-ba
Methods and Approach
The study shall be conducted through a consultative process and with inputs from key stakeholders, as well as a review of relevant documents and desk studies. The methods and a
Project: Study on increased focus on children and youth in Vi Agroforestry
Study Area: Vi Agroforestry and implementing partners geographical coverage in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.
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Introduction and Background
The Serengeti-Mara transboundary ecosystem is renowned for its spectacular wildlife and scenery. It comprises multiple resource use areas and different categories of prote