Women represent 46% of Garissa County’s total estimated workforce of 438,939, approximately 202,243 women aged between 15-64 years. Out of this number;

• 20,023 are career women/professionals who are employed
• 35,595 women are engaged in businesses, most likely family-owned businesses.
• 53,593 work in family-based agricultural holdings
• 26,090 are housewives or retired, and
• 45910 women have no work.

Of particular interest to the KISDA are the 35.6% of women who are most likely housewives or without employment in Northern Kenya. With the right technical assistance and training, this group of women have vast potential for sustainable livelihood projects under community-driven environmental management projects such as the Greening the North Project (GTNP).