Systems Change In Action

From Delivery to System Change

In 2025, the Regional Livestock Programme (RLP) stopped asking only what was delivered and started asking what is changing in how livestock systems work. Across five livestock trade corridors in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, RLP works alongside communities, businesses, governments and regional institutions to strengthen the systems that pastoralist livelihoods depend on, rather than delivering services directly. The FY2025 Annual Review tells the story of a programme moving from building foundations to strengthening how those foundations perform and endure.

Early Signals Across the Corridors

The evidence points to shifts in who is acting and who is investing. Communities are taking greater responsibility for shared rangelands and water. Businesses put their own capital into livestock services: RLP stimulated US$463,887 in private-sector co-investment and supported 88 local businesses. Governments are aligning across borders, with 48,826 livestock protected through three synchronized vaccination campaigns and early warning information reaching more than 80,000 households. In Awdal - Somalia, a crisis response run through local vendors protected the herds of 814 households while keeping local markets working. The review presents these as early signals of change, not as results attributable to RLP alone.

Honest About What Comes Next

The review is equally candid about what remains unfinished. Climate information does not yet reliably translate into finance, cross-border trade incentives still favour informal channels, and social norms continue to limit women's access to assets and markets. In FY2026, RLP is working to deepen what is taking shape: stronger local institutions, more private investment, better-connected markets and regional coordination, and a greater capacity to act before shocks escalate. We invite you to explore the stories, evidence and lessons from across the corridors.