Community Development & Humanitarian Network

Agriculture & Food Security

Our objective is to increase food security and promote better livelihoods
Addressing food security and climate change together requires a comprehensive and integrated approach that considers the interdependencies between food systems, natural resources, and climate dynamics.

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Peace Building Programme

Our Objective: This is to promote values of democratic governance, human rights and peace building initiatives.
Facts
• By 2030, the share of global poor living in fragile and conflict-affected situations is projected to reach 46%.
• Conflicts drive 80% of all humanitarian needs.
• In Somalia 1.8 million people (16%) of the total population have been displaced by conflicts

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Water Sanitation & Hygiene

Water resources are common reasons behind most of the conflicts and wars among human beings.

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Protection & Human Rights

Consideration should be given about what support may be appropriate to young people, parents and members of staff.

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Environmental Protection & Climate Change

Nearly 70 % of Somalia’s population depend on agricultural and pastoralist livelihoods. By addressing climate change, communities can reduce vulnerabilities, protect livelihoods, and safeguard infrastructure, natural resources, and ecosystems, thereby promoting long-term sustainability and resilience.

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Education Programme

Objective: Improve access to education for Agro-pastoralist children.
Facts: Many children around the world remain disadvantaged in their school experiences either through inadequate teaching materials, lack of sanitation facilities, lack of food, discrimination, harassment and even violence.
“With the awareness that Education is the utmost tool to fight against ignorance, economic backwardness and social issues”.

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Economic Development

We collaborate with key people from local communities to co-create training programs to specific skill requirements of each community.

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Asset Creation & Livelihood

Historical, cultural, and current economic circumstances place severe constraints on youth employment.

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School Feeding Program

CoDHNet launched School Feeding Programme (SFP) to support close to 1000 school-aged children.

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who we are

Welcome to Community Development & Humanitarian Network (CoDHNet)

The Community Development & Humanitarian Network (CoDHNet) is a regional Non-Governmental Organization headquartered in Kenya and country progrzmmes in Somalia. Founded in 2011, we work to build the capacity of vulnerable communities living in Arid and Semi-Arid lands across the Horn of Africa in preventing and mitigating the impact of hazards of communities at risk.

The initiative for the formation of Community Development & Humanitarian Network has been started with inspirations of individuals from diverse professional backgrounds including WASH, Health, Nutrition, Agriculture, Livestock, Education, Environment and other fields of social sciences and political economics from humanitarian sector, education and research institutions who has been committed to contribute humanitarian relief, good governance, Youth Empowerment and development for the people in Horn of Africa.

What we do

CoDHNet directly works beneficiaries and currently implements projects in Somalia under six core programs guided by our three strategic goals: Providing Humanitarian Response, Building Bridge Resilience, and Promoting Peace and Security.

CoDHNet’s work is hinged on five key areas: Sustainable Livelihoods Development; WASH; Education; Peace, Conflict Management & Governance; and Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation. The key strategies of CoDHNet is to empower people to help themselves and advocate for the services they are entitled to achieve human rights, sustainable humanitarian services and equitable socio-economic development that promote peace and justice.