Research, Policy and Practice
Table 2 Ranked options for herders and school-enrolled youth in order of preference
From: Paired comparison of visions for the future among young pastoralists and students in Samburu, Kenya
Overall preference | Herders | Students |
|---|---|---|
1 (highest) | All sons attend school | All sons attend school |
2 | All daughters attend school | All daughters attend school |
3 | Own mostly goats and sheep in your herd | A healthy wildlife population |
4 | Work for a conservancy | Work for a conservancy |
5 | Own mostly cows in your herd | Own rooms that you can rent to others |
6 | Keep extra money in a bank | Live in a house made from stone |
7 | Own rooms that you can rent to others | Own your own plot |
8 | Purchase more livestock | Never lose livestock to a predator |
9 | Live in a house made from stone | Keep extra money in a bank |
10 | Own mostly camels in your herd | Hire somebody to herd your livestock |
11 | Own your own plot | Own mostly cows in your herd |
12 | A healthy wildlife population | Own mostly camels in your herd |
13 | Hire somebody to herd your livestock | Purchase more livestock |
14 | Graze freely wherever you want | Own mostly goats and sheep in your herd |
15 (lowest) | Never lose livestock to a predator | Graze freely wherever you want |