An estimated 240 million people live in the IGAD region. A significant portion of those live in Southwest Ethiopia and Northwest Kenya named  as South Omo-Turkana (IGAD Cluster I), Marsabit, Borana and Dawa zone classified under (IGADCluster II) and Kenya-Ethiopia-Somalia Mandera,Dollo Ado and Gedo region under (IGAD Cluster III).The borderlands of the Horn of Africa have longbeen synonymous with economic, social, and political marginalization; entrenched poverty; conflict and violence; forced displacement; and environmental degradation, spilling across national boundaries. The reach of the state is weak, and livelihoods rely on a combination of informal, illicit, and criminal strategies. While each of the three selected clusters are different, these common challenges are prevalent.

Strengthening integrated Peace, Resilience, And Disaster Risk Reduction for cross-border
communities in the border region of South Omo/Ethiopia, Turkana/Kenya and Eastern
Equatoria/South Sudan