Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA)
The Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA)[1] is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO), founded in 1989, based on the commitment of professionals and development workers from the Horn of Africa to address issues of pastoralism from a regional perspective. With headquarters in London, it is a member of Bond, the UK network for organisations working in international development.[2] It has a regional office in Somaliland and has established country offices or close institutional partners in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda. Its partners include Mekelle University in Ethiopia, the Pastoralist Environment Association in Kassala State in Sudan (PEAKS),[3] the Uganda Gender Resource Centre, the Nyabushozi Development Agency in Uganda, the Ssembabule Women’s Development Agency in Uganda, the Ethiopian Agro-Pastoralist Development Association, and the Resource Based Conflict (RBC) Network in the Horn of Africa.[4]. It is is currently working in Ethiopia through close partnerships with academic and research institutions, such as with Samara University[5] in the Afar Region. PENHA is a member of the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).[6]
In 2015, PENHA celebrated its 25th anniversary with an international conference on Pastoralism: past perspectives and future policy, hosted by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London.[7]
Mission and objectives[edit]
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. It does this through a co-ordinated approach at the grassroots and policy levels, with two main goals: (i) to empower pastoralist communities and their institutions to play a full role in their own development; and (ii) to influence development policy and development programme design.[8] From 2016-2018, PENHA was part of a research consortium on a project on `Social Protection as a pathway for inclusive development among the pastoral and agro-pastoralist communities in Africa'.[9]
Directors[edit]
PENHA was founded in 1989 by Dr Zeremariam Fre, who was director until 2017, and is now on the Board of Trustees.[10] Dr Fre was awarded the prestigious Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Award in 2018 in recognition of his lifetime work on securing the rights of pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities, promoting sustainable development and environmental care and conserving and sharing indigenous knowledge.[11] Dr Fre is currently a teaching fellow at University College London (UCL),[12] and has published widely, with a special interest in documenting and conserving indigenous knowledge.[13] PENHA's current director is Bereket Tsegay, a PhD candidate at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) in London,[14] and its patron is Joanna Lumley.[15]
PENHA Somaliland[edit]
PENHA's Somaliland office has close connections with the government of the Republic of Somaliland and international funders and it has represented the country on several regional and international missions. In December 2018, PENHA's country representative, Sadia Ahmed, accompanied the Vice President of Somaliland, HE Abdirahman A. Saylici, to London to open the Somaliland European Diaspora Conference 2018, which aims to explore new types of connections between Somalilanders in the diaspora and Somaliland.[16] Sadia was instrumental in setting up PENHA Somaliland and has a special interest in women's empowerment. She has authored many books, including a chapter in Gender, Religion and Spirituality, published by Oxfam in 1998.[17]
Funders[edit]
PENHA's past and current donors include the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Danish Development Agency (DANIDA), the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP), the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ).[18]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Welcome to Penha | Penha".
- ↑ "Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA)". 2017-08-02.
- ↑ "HOME".
- ↑ "The Resource Based Conflict (RBC) Regional Network seeks to support Peace Building and Conflict Prevention". PENHA. PENHA. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "Welcome to Samara University | Samara University".
- ↑ "Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa | Pastoralist Knowledge Hub | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations".
- ↑ "Pastoralism: past perspectives and future policy". ODI. ODI. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "PENHA - About us". PENHA. PENHA. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "Report of the national conference on "Social Protection as a pathway for inclusive development" in Ethiopia". INCLUDE: Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies. INCLUDE. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "PENHA Board of Trustees". PENHA. PENHA. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "Environmental advocate acclaimed with 2018 Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Award". Global Reconciliation. Global Reconciliation. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "Dr Zeremariam Fre". 2016-12-20.
- ↑ "Knowledge Sovereignty Among African Cattle Herders".
- ↑ "Mr Bereket Tsegay | Staff | SOAS University of London".
- ↑ "Our Patron - Joanna Lumley OBE". PENHA. PENHA. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland, HE Abdirahman Abullahi Saylici to open the Somaliland European Diaspora Conference 2018,". Somaliland Mission UK. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "Gender, Religion and Spirituality". Oxfam. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "PENHA - Donors". PENHA. PENHA. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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