Resource Conflict Institute, (RECONCILE) is a regional policy research and advocacy NGO, which has been implementing programs in support of pastoralists in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania for more than 25 years.

With programming including land governance and management, tenure security, and food security among others, RECONCILE has also worked in Southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Eritrea, with impacts reaching across Eastern, West, and Central Africa.

A Vision with a Mission

RECONCILE envisions a society where policies, laws and institutions guarantee sustainable use and management of natural resources. Their mission is to promote policies, laws, partnerships and institutions that empower resource dependent communities in Eastern Africa to effectively participate in natural resource and conflict management for improved livelihood.

RECONCILE is one of the key organizations with expertise and experience in strategic policy and legislation work on land, natural resources, and conflict management. ​

“We are taking a system-based approach to deal with land and resource rights because this ensures that resource-dependent communities define their own future,” RECONCILE’s Executive Director Ken Otieno said. “When you strengthen traditional institutions to manage natural resources, you are sure to have change built into the people’s ideals and beliefs”

Working in regions challenged by worsening droughts, floods, and scarcity-driven conflicts, RECONCILE works to promote the formulation and implementation of laws and policies that transform conflict, further sustainable land and natural resource use, facilitate sustainable development, and build resilient communities.

Their primary strategic objectives are rangelands management, land tenure governance and investments, environmental degradation, livelihoods and food security.

Their work also entails research, networking, and knowledge creation to be shared with pastoralists.

Home Planet Fund Support

Thanks to support from Home Planet Fund, RECONCILE has:

• Established functional country-level CSO advocacy working groups on regional policy engagement to secure customary tenure (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania)​
• Documented processes and initiatives that have contributed towards securing pastoralists’ & IPs tenure and resource rights​
• Developed policy briefs and a compendium on regional policy experiences​
• Conducted regional scoping study on pastoralists’ institutions and initiatives to inform strategic engagement for the protection of Indigenous Peoples tenure rights
• Established the Regional Conference on Customary Tenure in Eastern Africa 2025.

While working as an advocate and documenting processes and initiatives may not sound important, without this and other similar efforts by RECONCILE, the protection of the tenure rights of pastoralists would not be possible.

And without those rights to land being secured, the pastoralists’ very way of life would not be possible.

From Policy to Protection

Thanks to supporters of Home Planet Fund, RECONCILE is continuing their community-level work to secure, protect, and promote rangelands, pastoralists, and the livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples across East Africa.

Their community-led rangelands restoration work has led to the direct restoration of over 300,000 hectares of denuded land.

Both women and youth across the regions where RECONCILE works are now engaged in this ongoing work, which also influences policy from the grassroots to the national level in multiple countries.

Water resources are being protected and rehabilitated, alternative livelihoods are being supported through nature-based solutions, and pastures are being reseeded to improve the health of livestock.

Helped by its partnership with Home Planet Fund, the organization has also gained traction globally  in the field of rangelands and pastoralism.

With your support all of RECONCILE’s work, and much more, will continue to be supported for future generations of pastoralists across East Africa.