Patron Joanna Lumley OBE
WELCOME to PENHA

The Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa PENHA is an international NGO led and inspired by Africans, mostly from the Horn Region

PENHA's mission is to reduce poverty among the pastoralists in the Horn of Africa through the empowerment of communities and to foster sustainable and dignified livestock-based and non-livestock-based livelihoods.

For Pastoralism and Pastoralists everywhere in the Horn of Africa.

PENHA staff meeting with our Patron Joanna Lumley

''It is such an honour to have been chosen to be Patron of PENHA and I will do all I can to help the cause become more widely known.. to engender a wider understanding of this ancient culture and a desire to protect their way of life''

Joanna Lumley

July 6th 2009

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What's New

PENHA'S August Newsletter available
Download the latest fully illustrated issue from PENHA's website.
Added:Saturday 28th August

Handicrafts made by Sudanese pastoralist women
A showcase shown after a training session of 45 pastoralist women from Kassala State in Eastern Sudan.
Added:Saturday 21st August

Enhancing food security and the environment in Sudan
The use of alternative animal feeds to enhance food security and environmental protection in the Sudan (The case for Prosopis Juliflora)
Added:Monday 16th August

PENHA's Director live on Vox Africa
Dr. Zeremariam Fre appeared on the weekly "Shoot the Messenger" programme in August 2010 to discuss urban development in Africa.
Added:Sunday 08th August

"The Ankole Longhorn Cattle Sustain our Life and Livelihood - We have to Conserve Them"
The launch of an important report held in February 2010 at Sanga, Nyabushozi Kiruhura District.
Added:Tuesday 04th May

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