Our Mission

We are an african founded and led organization working in a very different way than most. We believe that development must come from within, not outside African communities. That it is Africans themselves who must determine Africa’s future.

together, we can change lives.

Adeso's founder

Fatima Jibrell's story is one of love for her people and the environment that supports their way of life, learn how she turned her vision of peace and conservation into reality.

2014 Annual report

last year, with your support, we helped nearly two million people build a better life for themselves, their families, and their communities. Download the 2014 Annual report to learn how.

News and Updates

Want to learn more about who we are, what we do, our impact and how you can get involved? Read our blog posts and news updates, download our various reports and publications, and browse through our photo and video gallery. If you still want to know more, get in touch!

Peace is a Collaborative Effort: Women in Badhan Calm Down Political Tension.

“We did not do it alone. We involved our community leaders and together, we were able to achieve results. As pastoralists, we cross over into each other’s land for pasture and water. We share resources. We could not let the tension break out into civil war because the effects would have been felt even by future generations.”
A Stitch In Time-Local Heroes Prevent A Crisis.

After the collapse of the Somali Central Government in 1991, some pastoralists began to enclose pasture land to themselves due to absence of land use regulations. Continued enclosure of pasture land by individual pastoralists has had serious consequences over the years and this escalated during the recent drought, affecting the lives of the same pastoralists and their families.

Women Group Take Up Collection of Garbage

Now well into her 50's, tirig wayrah has an incessant love for volunteering in her community, which driven by a relentless spirit to help. in addition to their daily chores, she and a group of women spend time carrying out sanitation work in their town. in the afternoons, she has to serve tea in the market, to make a living.

How Adeso is Changing the Story

Year by year, with your support, we have grown steadily, developing and strengthening our relationships with communities on the ground. We have expanded our work, first within Somalia and then to Kenya and South Sudan.

With your support, this is how we changed the story in 2015.

139,683

people were empowered through unconditional cash transfers

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193,713

people gained access to clean drinking water, hygiene and sanitation

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182,792

people were mobilized to rehabilitate their environment

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107,143

people accessed training, tools and seeds

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Where We Work

AREAS OF OPERATION

Adeso currently works throughout Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan. While our office headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, we have field teams and offices located strategically throughout these three countries, as well as liaison offices in London, UK, and Washington DC, USA.
 
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Photo Galleries

A picture is worth a thousand words. this is our story!