Patron Joanna Lumley OBE

Our Mission

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.

Livestock market scene in Eastern Eritrea

Our Objectives

Fostering sustainable livelihoods requires a co-ordinated approach at the grassroots and policy levels. PENHA therefore commits itself to two goals:

  • To empower pastoralist communities and their institutions to play a full role in their own development
  • To influence development policy and development programme design to foster sustainable livelihoods among pastoralists
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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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