Humanitarian System Transformation through Local Humanitarian Leadership (HST-LHL) – Kenya
From fragmented response to locally led, county-anchored humanitarian systems Embedding local leadership, shared accountability, and anticipatory action across Kenya’s ASAL counties Overview Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) continue to experience intersecting climate, conflict, and socio-economic shocks that place sustained pressure on communities and the humanitarian systems alike. In these contexts, local and national humanitarian […]
Unequal Burdens, Untapped Resilience: A Gender Analysis of Drought-Affected Counties in Northern Kenya
ASAL HUMANITARIAN NETWORK – GENDER & PROTECTION ANALYSIS 2025 Gender Dynamics, Protection Risks, and Community Resilience Across Four ASAL Counties In 2025, Oxfam and the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Humanitarian Network (AHN) conducted a comprehensive gender analysis across Tana River, Garissa, Marsabit, and Turkana counties to inform drought response, early recovery, and resilience programming. The […]
ASAL Horizons – January to September 2025 Newsletter
Quarterly Network Highlights Advancing Local Leadership and Resilience Across Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) has launched the inaugural edition of its quarterly newsletter, ASAL Horizons, covering milestones achieved between January and September 2025. Designed for members, partners, and stakeholders, the publication showcases the progress, learning, and collective action driving locally […]
Multi-Purpose Cash Response Expands Across Kenya’s Arid Counties
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Sub-County 3W Mapping 3W Overview – Sub-County Humanitarian Activity Snapshot The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), in collaboration with MapAction, produced a sub-county level 3W (Who-What-Where) map detailing multi-purpose cash response activities implemented during the 2023 drought across Kenya’s arid and semi-arid counties. The visual captures the geographic spread of humanitarian interventions […]
Baseline Insights: Alert-Based Cash Assistance to Disaster-Affected Refugee Communities in Dadaab and Kakuma
BASELINE ASSESSMENT HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC STRAIN AND FOOD INSECURITY AMONG REFUGEE HOUSEHOLDS IN DADAAB, KAKUMA, AND KALOBEYEI CAMPS BASELINE ASSESSMENT HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC STRAIN AND FOOD INSECURITY AMONG REFUGEE HOUSEHOLDS IN DADAAB, KAKUMA, AND KALOBEYEI CAMPS In January 2025, the Kenya Cash Consortium conducted a baseline assessment to guide the implementation of the Alert-Based Cash Assistance to […]
Endline Insights: Cash Assistance Strengthens Household Resilience in Garissa and Turkana
LOCALLY-LED CASH ASSISTANCE BOOSTS HOUSEHOLD INCOME, FOOD SECURITY, AND RESILIENCE IN GARISSA AND TURKANA COUNTIES The endline assessment by IMPACT Initiatives under the Kenya Cash Consortium highlights how adaptive cash programming improved livelihoods, reduced negative coping strategies, and promoted accountability to affected communities. The Kenya Cash Consortium implemented a multi-purpose cash transfer (MPCT) to support […]
Peer Learning Meeting in Nairobi Reinforces Local Leadership Across Regions
Localisation and Network Leadership AHN Co-Convenes Global Localisation Networks to Advance System Change Thirty-seven representatives of national and local networks from sixteen countries across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia convened in Nairobi from 8–11 September 2025 for a four-day Peer Learning Meeting of Localisation Networks. Co-convened by the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), […]
Mtandao wa Wahisani Wahimiza Serikali Kutatua Hali ya Ukame Nchini
Wito watolewa kwa Serikali Kuu na za Kaunti kushirikiana na jamii katika kaunti 23 zilizoathirika na ukame ili kudhibiti athari kwa wanawake, watoto na mifugo. ASAL Humanitarian Network yatoa tahadhari dhidi ya mzozo unaoendelea wa ukame unaowaathiri watu milioni 2.5 na kutishia usalama wa chakula na ustawi wa jamii. Samburu, Kenya – Serikali imetakiwa kuchukua […]
Community-Led Transformation: Empowering People to Drive Change and Build Resilience
In the face of growing global challenges, ASAL communities are leading local solutions that strengthen resilience and sustain livelihoods. From drought to floods, ASAL communities are not just surviving crises—they are organizing, responding, and rebuilding through grassroots systems that reflect local knowledge and solidarity. The Global Challenge and Local Reality The world is grappling with […]
Humanitarian Crisis Deepens: AHN Urges Urgent, Collective Action as ASAL Floods Escalate
Torrential rains continue to wreak havoc across Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands, with devastating impacts on food security, infrastructure, and vulnerable populations. As flooding intensifies in northern and coastal ASAL counties, AHN and its members mobilize to support affected communities while calling for stronger coordination, rapid humanitarian assistance, and resilient recovery solutions. Overview Kenya is […]