BOMA is a U.S. nonprofit organization and Kenyan NGO that works to provide poor women living in the arid and semi-arid lands of Northern Kenya with the educational, financial, and technological resources to lift themselves out of poverty.

Its mission is to “empower women in the drylands of Africa to establish sustainable livelihoods, build resilient families, graduate from extreme poverty and catalyze change in their rural communities.”[1] Since 2009, The BOMA Project claims to have aided 26,614 women in starting new businesses and impacted 133,070 dependent children, also reporting their participants’ increased ability to afford food, school fees, and medical care.

[6] As a result, the livelihoods of local pastoral communities (which largely depend on livestock) have been severely affected, leaving many in extreme poverty and food insecurity.

[7] REAP aims to empower the women of these vulnerable communities by helping them start sustainable businesses and establish savings groups to beat poverty and build resiliency against social, economic and climate shocks.

[8] REAP consists of six steps[9] In 2013, the BOMA Project was a recipient of the UNFCCC’s Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activity Award.