1.1 Vision

Since its inception, CORDS developed and sharpened its vision of a desired futuree. CORDS envisages a pastoral society that has a strong voice and a wide range of choices over its own development and destiny. CORDS believes in a society in which people are governing, self-defining, self-representing, self-developing, and self-determining; a society in which all persons have legal recognition of ownership of their own natural resources, a society in which its members have the right to development and live long, healthy, productive and dignified lives and sustaining livelihoodss of their own choice; that their social, economic, political and spiritual rights be enshrined in the constitution and other governing legal instruments.

1.2 Mission

The mission of CORDS or the fundamental purpose of CORDS is to enhance sustainable pastoral livelihoods. CORDS Mission is:- To work for holistic social development and to fight against all forms of injustices, oppression, gender imbalances, poverty, hunger, ignorance and disease.

 

COMMUNITY RESOURCES UTILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Programme Background

 

The Community Resources Utilization and Management Programme (CRUMP) was initiated to enhance security of land tenure and reduce crisis in land-use in the indigenous pastoral Maasai areas and facilitating the process of participatory on land-use planning and management with the aim of empowering pastoral communities and enables them to resist various forms of land alienation, while improving their resource base.

The pastoral Maasai traditionally enjoyed access to the entire area of their indigenous lands (i.e. the present districts of Kiteto, Simanjiro, Monduli and Ngorongoro). However, in recent years, they have lost land to other land-uses such as National Parks, agriculture, mining, and infrastructure. The population growth in the pastoral areas has led to land-use conflicts and environment degradation. This trend drastically reduces the land available for pastoralism and pastoralists continue to be dispossessed of large areas of their indigenous lands and the possibilities of relying solely on pastoral livelihoods strategies have been increasingly reduced.

 

Areas of operation:

The programme implemented activities in two main districts of Monduli and Longido.

With support grant from various donors such as IWGIA and CORDAID, demarcation mapping and titling of villages were conducted in Monduli and Longido districts.

The programme further, sought to facilitate a process in which pastoral communities enhanced security of land tenure and addressed conflicts related to land while halting further forms of land alienation. In the process the programme further prepared the ground for developing sustainable resource utilization and management plans that support pastoralism as an economically viable system and livelihoods of choice for the pastoralist Maasai whose heritage is deeply rooted in pastoralism.

 

Target population and Geographical Coverage:

The Programme is implemented in 31 villages which are 5 villages in Longido (Kiserian, Mairouwa, Eworendeke, Kimokouwa and Engikaret), 5 villages in Monduli (Mti mmoja, Alkaria, Lendikinya, Arkatan, Lepurko) and 21 villages Kiteto (Orpopong’I, Ndaleta, Partimbo, Kimana, Namelok, Mbigiri, Makame, Laalala, Ilera, Ndedo, Irkiushu, Katikati, Mtikira, Njoro, Amei Chini, Amei Juu, Orkiloriti, Loolera, Lembapuli, Lesoit and Kandiya) The direct primary beneficiaries for the programme are  29, 895 people in Monduli, 42, 597 in Kiteto and 26,64 in Longido respectively.

 

Overall Aims:

The programme aims at enhancing security of resource tenure by strengthening the village titling system, enabling the pastoral communities to address land-use conflicts by developing sustainable land-use and resource utilization management plans. Ultimately, the programme will promote sustainable resource management, community empowerment and improved productivity in the livestock and agricultural sectors contributing to overall livelihoods security