The implementation plan for the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) includes large scale Data Rescue as its priority area through WMO and Regional Climate Center (RCCs) like IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Center (ICPAC), which are in close proximity with the NMHSs. A substantial amount of the climate archives that go back to the nineteenth century are on paper and has been stored under poor conditions in the national met services from which they need to be recovered, imaged and digitized before they deteriorate beyond use. ICPAC has the opportunity to work with development partners to implement some its functions, The USAID project planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy Adaptation, Research, and Economic Development (PREPARED) is funded by USAID is a five-year, multi-organization, comprehensive program aimed at mainstreaming climate-resilient development planning and program implementation into the East African Community (EAC). PREPARED has been working closely with the East Africa Community (EAC) Partner States, (ICPAC), and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on strengthening climate information generation in the region. Directors of Meteorological and Hydrological Services (DMHS) from each EAC Partner State requested the PREPARED Project’s assistance in rescuing and digitizing historical meteorological data that will eventually be integrated into the GeoCLIM datasets to improve products generation. This initiative fits in the objective of Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) for strengthening climate information generation where Data Rescue (DARE) is number 3 on WMO priority list.