African Humanitarian Organisations Unite to Advance a Continental Voice for Local Action
African Humanitarian Leadership and Solidarity Africa Humanitarian Organisations Network (AHON) – Building Collective Power The Africa Humanitarian Organisations Network (AHON) is a newly formed platform that brings together more than 170 African humanitarian organisations with a combined annual turnover exceeding USD 85 million. The network emerged from deliberations during the African Union Humanitarian and Pledging […]
Cash Assistance Improves Household Food Security and Resilience in Kenya’s ASAL Counties
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Drought Response Results Endline Assessment – January 2022 The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), with funding from Oxfam and its affiliates, implemented a two-round multi-purpose cash transfer (MPCT) programme to support vulnerable households affected by drought in Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Tana River, Turkana, and Wajir counties. The programme, implemented through eight […]
Drought Situation in Kenya’s ASAL Areas Reaches Crisis Level
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Drought Response Statement Press Release – October 2022 The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) issued a joint statement on 5 October 2022 highlighting the escalating drought emergency in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), where over 4.2 million people—representing 24 percent of the ASAL population—were facing acute food insecurity. The report noted […]
Kenya’s Drought Crisis Demands Equal Attention and Urgent Funding
Alliance2015 and ASAL Humanitarian Network Joint Statement Partner Statement – 2022 In the context of the Horn of Africa drought crisis, the Alliance2015 network and the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) issued a joint statement urging global and national actors not to overlook Kenya’s worsening humanitarian situation. The statement warns that Kenya has experienced four consecutive […]
Over 50 NGOs Call for Urgent Action and Equitable Funding to Avert Famine in the Horn of Africa
Regional Humanitarian Advocacy – Horn of Africa Drought Joint NGO Statement – April 2022 On 25 April 2022, over 50 humanitarian organizations and networks, including the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), jointly appealed for immediate and scaled-up funding to address the worsening drought crisis across Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The statement, released ahead of the Geneva […]
Cash Assistance Improves Food Security and Reduces Coping Pressures in Mandera County
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Drought Response Results Endline Assessment – March 2022 The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), with support from Oxfam and its affiliates, implemented three rounds of multi-purpose cash transfers (MPCT) between December 2021 and March 2022, targeting drought-affected households in Mandera County. The programme, implemented by Nomadic Assistance for Peace and Development (NAPAD) […]
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Drought Response Results
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Drought Response Results Endline Assessment – March 2022 The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), with funding from Oxfam and its affiliates, implemented three rounds of multi-purpose cash transfers (MPCT) between December 2021 and March 2022 to support drought-affected households in Turkana County. The intervention, implemented by Sustainable Approaches for Community Empowerment (SAPCONE), […]
Mapping of Targeted Households and Villages for Cash Response in Marsabit County
ASAL Humanitarian Network – County-Level Humanitarian Targeting Humanitarian Atlas – February 2022 This county-level humanitarian atlas, produced by MapAction in partnership with the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), illustrates the geographic targeting of households and villages in Marsabit County under AHN’s multi-purpose cash transfer (MPCT) drought response initiated in November 2021. The map visualizes the number […]
Mapping Household Coverage for Multi-Purpose Cash Transfers in Turkana County
ASAL Humanitarian Network – County-Level Humanitarian Targeting Humanitarian Atlas – February 2022 This county-level humanitarian atlas, produced by MapAction in collaboration with the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), visualizes the distribution of targeted households and villages in Turkana County as part of the multi-purpose cash transfer (MPCT) drought response launched in November 2021. The map displays […]
Mapping Targeted Households and Villages in Wajir County Drought Response
ASAL Humanitarian Network – County-Level Humanitarian Targeting Humanitarian Atlas – February 2022 This county-level humanitarian atlas, produced by MapAction in collaboration with the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), presents the geographic targeting of households and villages in Wajir County under AHN’s multi-purpose cash transfer (MPCT) drought response programme launched in November 2021. The map illustrates the […]