Response and Preparedness

Enabling local partners, Government and communities to be able to respond to any emergencies in a timely, effectively and efficiently manner and Strengthening capacity of local partners, Government Institutions and communities to detect, prevent and prepare for any emerging disasters

Recovery & Resilience

Developing and enhancing innovative ideas and practices that promote resilience and recovery through Livelihood diversification, Environment and natural resource management and Climate change adaptation

Advocacy, Localization, Media and Campaigns

Strengthening and amplifying voices and visibility of AHN on policy influencing at the county and national level to achieve the localization agenda

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Institutional Capacity Strengthening

Strengthening capacities of local humanitarian leadership to enhance a timely, efficient, and effective response to humanitarian crises in Kenya

Welcome to ASAL Humanitarian Network

The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) is a platform led by local and national NGOs (L/NNGs) promoting a humanitarian system that enables more locally-led responses. AHN was established in March 2019, and its current 30 members are all operational within ten Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) counties in Northern Kenya.

Collectively, the network has an array of expertise, ranging from cash programming, women’s rights, MEAL, media and advocacy or WASH, gender sensitive budgeting analysis, community mobilization.

Our Vision
ASAL communities that are resilient and empowered

Our Mission
A strong, vibrant and accountable network that strengthens the resilience of ASAL communities through locally led approaches

OurImpact

Local and National NGOs in the network

Local Women Led and Women Rights Organisations (WLO/WROs)

Households reached for drought response through the local organisations

Donor partners and International NGO partners

ASAL counties in Kenya represented in the network

Number of organisations implementing response and resilience activities

Our Members

Marsabit Women Advocacy and Development Organisation (MWADO)

Merti Integrated Development Programme (MID-P)

Nomadic Assistance For Peace And Development (NAPAD)

National Council of NGO's

Pastoralist Girls Initiative

Pastoralist Community Initiative Development and Assistance (PACIDA)

Pokot Women Empowerment Organisation (POWEO)

Rural Agency for Community Development and Assistance (RACIDA)

Relief, Reconstruction and Development Organization-RRDO

Strategies for Northern Development (SND)

Wajir South Development Organisation (WASDA)

Saint Peter Community Network (SAPCONE) - NORTHERN KENYA

Marsabit Women Advocacy and Development Organisation (MWADO)

Woman Kind Kenya (WOKIKE)

Indigenous Resource Management Organization-IREMO

Arid Lands Development Focus (ALDEF)

Turkana Pastoralists Development Organisation(TUPADO)

Wajir Women for Peace (WWFP)

Women for Peace and Development WFPD

Lotus Kenya Action for Development Organization (LOKADO)

Pastoralist Women for Health and Education (PWHE)

Caritas Maralal

Northern Region Development Agency (NORDA)

Samburu Women Trust (SWT)

SIKOM Peace Network for Development

What We Do

The ASAL Humanitarian Network works across three major areas:

Our primary focus throughout is to improve local communities' self-reliance, social justice and participatory decision-making, Inspire and earn confidence from the people and communities we serve as well as other actors we closely work with.