ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN)
Our Members, Our Strength
Member Organizations
The ASAL Humanitarian Network is powered by a diverse membership of local and national organizations deeply rooted in Kenya’s ASAL regions. Each member contributes unique expertise, grassroots knowledge, and leadership to our collective mission.
The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) is a coalition of 30 community-rooted and nationally recognized organizations working across Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands. These members form the backbone of the network—mobilizing localized responses, influencing policy, building institutional capacity, and advocating for the rights and needs of vulnerable communities in some of the country’s most underserved areas. Their representation spans more than 14 counties and brings a wealth of thematic knowledge across humanitarian, development, peacebuilding, and climate action sectors.
AHN members lead with context-specific insight, proven operational capacity, and unwavering commitment to accountability. Whether responding to emergencies, driving systemic change, or advancing women-led and youth-focused solutions, our members ensure the localization agenda is not just aspirational—but practical, measurable, and transformative. Through shared values and coordinated action, AHN amplifies local leadership and reshapes how aid is delivered in the ASALs.
ALDEF strengthens resilience and food security across Northern Kenya through locally led humanitarian assistance, peacebuilding, and sustainable development initiatives.
NORDA champions coordinated development and humanitarian responses in Mandera, supporting conflict mitigation, education, and inclusive service delivery.
WOKIKE empowers women and girls in Garissa and Kilifi through legal aid, education, economic inclusion, and gender-based violence prevention.
RRDO leads on emergency response and resilience-building in Garissa, with a strong focus on WASH, livelihoods, and cross-border collaboration.
SND supports conflict-prone counties with peacebuilding, governance, and community-based disaster preparedness programs rooted in local structures.
PACIDA integrates pastoralist livelihoods, education, and advocacy into multi-sectoral approaches across Northern Kenya and border areas.
Women for Peace and Development Mandera promotes inclusive governance and community cohesion through local dialogue and peace-focused programming.
IREMO enhances community leadership and land rights in Marsabit, prioritizing indigenous knowledge and pastoralist development.
RACIDA implements integrated nutrition, emergency response, and resilience programs across Mandera, Wajir, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
The Pastoralist Girls Initiative empowers adolescent girls through education, life skills, and reproductive health in Garissa and Tana River.
WASDA provides integrated WASH, health, and humanitarian aid across Wajir and Somalia through strong community partnerships.
LOKADO delivers peacebuilding, food security, and humanitarian aid in Turkana and Uganda, driven by cross-border coordination.
Caritas Maralal advances health, livelihoods, and governance programming through faith-based community structures in Samburu.
Merti Integrated Development programme (MID-P) supports education, community health, and climate adaptation initiatives among pastoralist populations in Isiolo.
PWHE promotes women’s rights and health through integrated outreach and advocacy efforts in Isiolo and surrounding regions.
POWEO enhances women’s leadership and youth engagement in peacebuilding and livelihoods in West Pokot.
SWT defends women’s rights and land tenure in Samburu and Laikipia through strategic litigation, community mobilization, and dialogue.
NAPAD delivers humanitarian and resilience programming across Mandera and Somalia with a focus on climate adaptation and peacebuilding.
SIKOM facilitates community reconciliation, peace dialogues, and inter-ethnic understanding in West Pokot and cross-border areas.
COCOP coordinates partnerships and resource mobilization for Nairobi-based interventions focused on urban vulnerability and migration.
ASDEF champions youth empowerment, advocacy, and civic inclusion in Wajir through training, forums, and collaborative programming.
SAPCONE advances conflict prevention, child protection, and development across Turkana and Southern Ethiopia.
TUPADO strengthens pastoralist institutions and emergency preparedness systems in Turkana through multi-sectoral programming.
FAIDA promotes social protection, food security, and women’s empowerment through community-led development in Garissa.
Women for Peace – Wajir (W4P-Wjr) empowers women in Wajir County to participate in peace processes, education advocacy, and protection against gender-based violence.
Women Care Concern operates in Mandera, working to advance women’s rights and social inclusion through advocacy, community outreach, and skills training.
The ASDG Coalition operates in Baringo and Elgeyo Marakwet, advancing peacebuilding, advocacy, and community-driven governance initiatives.
EMAG, based in Mandera, supports emergency response and resilience for vulnerable pastoralist communities affected by recurrent crises.
Beyond Now Organisation implements multisectoral programs in Samburu, Isiolo, Laikipia, Baringo, and Marsabit, combining peace, governance, and livelihoods interventions.