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

From First Lessons to Second Chances: A School for Every Generation

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September 25, 2026
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For years, education in Malkamari village in Ethiopia reflected the uncertainty surrounding the community itself. Learners studied in makeshift classrooms under trees, while the few fortunate enough squeezed into the…

BORESHA-NABAD Strategic Review Aligns Final-Year Priorities Across the Mandera Triangle

BORESHA-NABAD Strategic Review Aligns Final-Year Priorities Across the Mandera Triangle https://boreshahoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_9398-scaled.jpg 2560 1440 Abdirahman Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa26d35e6d15bbb52bfcd6a8b06f31befff3645f11c86fa01576fcee0d473b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 19, 2026 August 19, 2026

August 19, 2026

MANDERA, Kenya, 23 July 2026 – BORESHA-NABAD consortium partners from Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia convened in Mandera from 21 to 23 July 2026 for a Strategic Review Session to assess…

Two Communities, One Resolve: Garre and Degodia Advance Peace in Malkamari

Two Communities, One Resolve: Garre and Degodia Advance Peace in Malkamari https://boreshahoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/00fff485-1fe1-4a64-8c6d-0573da7b40c5-1.jpeg 1000 750 Abdirahman Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa26d35e6d15bbb52bfcd6a8b06f31befff3645f11c86fa01576fcee0d473b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 25, 2026 June 25, 2026

June 25, 2026

A sequence of cross-border dialogues has helped Garre and Degodia community representatives move from escalating tensions to agreed reparations, the restoration of a damaged water facility, and renewed commitments to…

From Training to Trade: How BORESHA-NABAD Is Turning TVET Skills into Local Income Pathways

From Training to Trade: How BORESHA-NABAD Is Turning TVET Skills into Local Income Pathways https://boreshahoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/4fb39b4a-c8bf-4620-9741-b89488774039.jpeg 1600 1066 Abdirahman Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa26d35e6d15bbb52bfcd6a8b06f31befff3645f11c86fa01576fcee0d473b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026

April 29, 2026

In Somalia’s borderland towns, opportunity does not always arrive as a job advert. Sometimes, it begins with a skill that meets a real community need. In Mandera Triangle, Technical and…

From Power Drain to Market Anchor in Dollow’s Animal Health System

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February 4, 2026

How a youth-led agrovet in Dollow is strengthening cold-chain reliability and last-mile animal health services through CHAW networks In Dollow, where temperatures routinely exceed shelf-life tolerances of most veterinary drugs,…