Patron Joanna Lumley OBE
WELCOME to PENHA
22 years working for pastoralists
in the Horn of Africa

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 looks to its future
A meeting in Addis Ababa with staff from its regional country chapters and friends from Ethiopia.
Added:Tuesday 17th January

PENHA on Africans in London TV
Five interviews with the London staff of PENHA about its work in the Horn of Africa.
Added:Sunday 08th January

Declaration calling for Social Justice for all the world's people
PENHA supported the call to the Heads of States and Governments at the November 2011 G8 and G20 summit.
Added:Thursday 10th November

PENHA's Director attends European meeting on Pastoralism
Coalition of European Lobbies on East African Pastoralism (CELEP) held its third annual meeting in Rugby, England.
Added:Thursday 14th July

Pastoralism and the African Union
POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR PASTORALISM IN AFRICA: Securing, Protecting and Improving the Lives, Livelihoods and Rights of Pastoralist Communities
Added:Saturday 11th June

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