Community-led transformation: Empowering people to drive change and build resilience
Wednesday, 15 November 2023 The world is facing unique challenges that affect the productivity and sustainability of the economic and social systems. The world is facing unique challenges that affect the productivity and sustainability of the economic and social systems. One of the current pressing global issue, among others, is to guarantee food security and […]
Empowering Women Rights Organizations to implement community-led responses
Thursday, 09 November 2023 In the heart of Nairobi Kenya, AHN Women Rights Organisations actively participated in the sclr co-design workshop. Participants of this training were drawn from the local WROs in the network representing Tana river, Garissa, Marsabit, Samburu, West pokot and Isiolo counties. The four day workshop was funded by Center for Disaster […]
Activity by Ward Highlights Kenya’s Multi-Agency Cash Assistance Coverage
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Drought Response Mapping 3W Analysis – Who, What, Where in the 2023 Drought Response The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), with technical support from MapAction, developed a 3W (Who-What-Where) drought response map illustrating ongoing and planned multi-purpose cash assistance across Kenya’s arid and semi-arid counties. The map, compiled as of 23 August […]
617 Civil Society Organizations Demand Women’s Full, Equal and Meaningful Participation in Peace Processes
Global Women, Peace and Security Action 2023 Open Letter to the UN Security Council Ahead of the United Nations Security Council’s 2023 Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), a global coalition of 617 civil society organizations — including the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), Arid Lands Development Focus (ALDEF), and PeaceNet Kenya — issued […]
Civil Society Urges the UN to Uphold Women’s Full and Equal Participation in Peacebuilding
Global Advocacy – Women, Peace and Security 2023 Open Letter – A Unified Feminist Call to Action On 16 October 2023, more than 600 civil society organizations worldwide, including the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) and ALDEF Kenya, addressed an open letter to the Permanent Representatives to the United Nations ahead of the annual Security Council […]
Civil Society Calls for Full, Equal and Meaningful Participation of Women in Peace Processes
Global Women, Peace and Security Advocacy 2023 Open Letter to UN Security Council Permanent Representatives Ahead of the annual United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), over 600 civil society organizations from around the world issued a joint open letter urging decisive action to fulfil the commitments of Resolution 1325 […]
Mapping Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Counties for Drought Response Coordination
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Geographic Context Mapping Spatial Classification – Aridity Zones and Humanitarian Coverage This map, developed by MapAction in collaboration with the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) and supported by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), delineates Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) based on data from the State Department for ASALs. The ASALs […]
5.4 Million People Projected to Face Acute Food Insecurity in Kenya’s ASALs
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Food Security Analysis IPC Projections – March to June 2023 The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, visualized by MapAction with support from the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) and the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), projects that 5.4 million people—equivalent to 32 percent of the population analyzed—will experience high levels […]
Population Density Insights Underpin Drought Response Targeting in Kenya
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Population & Vulnerability Mapping Spatial Analysis – Demographics and Humanitarian Planning 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 […]
NGOs Call Out Climate Injustice and Urge Global Donors to Fully Fund the Humanitarian Response
Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) – Horn of Africa Response Joint Statement – Horn of Africa Pledging Conference, May 2023 At the Horn of Africa High-Level Pledging Conference held in New York on 22 May 2023, humanitarian organizations under the Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG)—including AHN partners—issued a joint statement urging donors to recognize and act on […]