BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESILIENCE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA (BORESHA-NABAD)

Empowering communities in the Borderlands areas to foster peaceful coexistence and sustainable, climate-resilient livelihoods.

Increasing practical skills and capacity for the youth to bridge the demand and supply gap in the local economy.

Strengthening Cross Border Communities’ capacities to identify their own priorities, plan and advocate for measures to help them withstand shocks.

BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

Our Key Pillars

Disaster Risk Reduction & Conflict Prevention

The programme strives to enhance the resilience of cross-border communities and stakeholders in the borderlands of Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia to adapt to crises, respond to them, and fortify their disaster risk reduction and stabilisation mechanisms.

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Peacebuilding Linkage Among Cross-Border Stakeholders

The programme supports mechanisms for building sustainable peace by bridging gaps between various stakeholders, including the communities and authorities at local, national, and regional levels in the borderland areas.

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Income Generation for Youth and Women

We employ a market systems approach to create sustainable economic pathways to expand access to income-generating opportunities for women and youth in marginalised borderland communities, empower them and strengthen their financial resilience.

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Support Communities Resilience to Climate Change

In response to the growing growing challenges of climate change and environmental degradation, our initiatives focus on equipping borderland communities with the tools and knowledge to adapt their livelihoods to growing reality of climate change and adapt their livelihoods.

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Latest News & Updates

Insight: Understanding Pendular Movements in the Mandera Triangle

Insight: Understanding Pendular Movements in the Mandera Triangle https://boreshahoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/371_Defining-Pendular-Movements-dynamics-and-drivers-within-the-Mandera-Triangle_Page_1-scaled.png 1811 2560 Abdirahman Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa26d35e6d15bbb52bfcd6a8b06f31befff3645f11c86fa01576fcee0d473b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 27, 2025 August 27, 2025

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August 27, 2025
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In the borderlands of Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia, cyclical and often repeated pendular movements shape daily life across the borders. These movements are characterised by regular and recurrent cross-border trade,…

Blog: Stakeholders Review Workshop in Dollo Ado

Blog: Stakeholders Review Workshop in Dollo Ado https://boreshahoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_4506-scaled.jpg 2560 1182 Abdirahman Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa26d35e6d15bbb52bfcd6a8b06f31befff3645f11c86fa01576fcee0d473b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 5, 2025 August 5, 2025

August 5, 2025

Dollo Ado, Ethiopia – July 21, 2025 Hassan Harun, BORESHA-NABAD Programme Manager in Action The Building Opportunities for Resilience in the Horn of Africa (BORESHA-NABAD) team in Ethiopia, from consortium…

From Displacement to Driving Recovery: Somow’s Story of Resilience

From Displacement to Driving Recovery: Somow’s Story of Resilience https://boreshahoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Web-Picture-scaled.jpg 2560 2257 Abdirahman Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa26d35e6d15bbb52bfcd6a8b06f31befff3645f11c86fa01576fcee0d473b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 23, 2025 June 23, 2025

June 23, 2025

Somow’s land before community-led reclamation efforts began in December 2024. Somow in his thriving maize farm, cultivated through reclaimed land and market-driven systems, 6 May 2025 Somow Abdi Mohamed, a…

Strengthening Peace Educators’ Capacities in Mandera County

Strengthening Peace Educators’ Capacities in Mandera County https://boreshahoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Edited-340-scaled.jpg 2560 1440 Abdirahman Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa26d35e6d15bbb52bfcd6a8b06f31befff3645f11c86fa01576fcee0d473b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 9, 2025 June 9, 2025

June 9, 2025

A group photo taken after the training session on June 1, 2025, at the Granada Hotel in Mandera. To enhance the capacity of educators in preventing, identifying, and responding to…

Inside Community-Led Tree Planting Campaign Drive in Dollow and Beled-Hawa

Inside Community-Led Tree Planting Campaign Drive in Dollow and Beled-Hawa https://boreshahoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Edited-246.jpg 0 0 Abdirahman Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa26d35e6d15bbb52bfcd6a8b06f31befff3645f11c86fa01576fcee0d473b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 27, 2025 May 27, 2025

May 27, 2025

Across the borderlands of Somalia’s Gedo region, forests are vanishing at a troubling pace. For decades, charcoal production has offered many families a way to earn a living. Yet this…