JOOUST VLIR-IUC

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) is one of the fastest growing public universities in Kenya having been granted a Charter in 2013. Situated at the shores of Africa’s largest fresh water lake, the University is at the heart of efforts to address unprecedented challenges facing the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB), including the growing impact of climate change, degradation of biodiversity, food security, shifting food systems, and rising poverty levels.

The JOOUST VLIR-IUC Programme is a partnership between the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and aims to strengthen capacity building, research and outreach in five strategic areas: natural resource management, agriculture and food security, human health, ICT and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The main objectives of the JOOUST VLIR-IUC Programme are to 1) build capacity for high quality research and training in natural resources management, food security, health, ICT and climate change; 2) promote sustainable use of LVB resources; 3) improve the health and well-being of LVB populations; 4) create synergies in transformative knowledge, technologies and innovations in collaboration with stakeholders; and 5) build the capacity of government agencies in service delivery and sector-wide regulations.