𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Somewhere today, a mother in a drought-stricken village is carrying water—because she still believes tomorrow can be better. Somewhere, a young girl is stepping into a classroom for the first

🚰 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁! Through the EU-funded DARIS WACAN Project, Organization for Sustainable Dev’t Africa (OSDA) has extended a 1KM pipeline to a community farm in Bulla Haji, Mandera East—empowering 252 households with reliable water for

On July 15, 2025, Organization for Sustainable Dev’t Africa (OSDA) partnership with IOM Kenya and with support from the European Union through the DARIS WACAN project—successfully completed 𝟮.𝟰𝗞𝗠 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 from a shallow well in Bella, Mandera East Sub County to the community's elevated

🤝 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮 Today, July 16, 2025, representatives from IOM Kenya , World Vision Kenya , Organization for Sustainable Dev’t Africa (OSDA) , and RACIDA paid a strategic courtesy visit to the Mandera County Department of

𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 On July 17, 2025, a joint team comprising Organization for Sustainable Dev’t Africa (OSDA) staff, the Sub-County Water Officer, and the Sub-County Crop Protection Officer carried

We are thrilled to share Organization for Sustainable Dev’t Africa (OSDA) 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 — a bold roadmap for sustainable development, collaboration, and impact in the region. 🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲? ✅ Our Strategic Focus Areas: Climate Action, Food Security Livelihoods

🌿 𝘼 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. Yesterday, under the 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗡 initiative, funded by the European Union In Kenya through IOM Kenya , Organization for Sustainable Dev’t Africa (OSDA) visited Border Point 1, a vibrant farming hub on the Ethiopia–Somalia border, where 250 farmers grow

#ICYMI – From our recently launched 𝗢𝗦𝗗𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳, we're setting a bold course to transform lives in fragile ecosystems across Kenya, Somalia & Ethiopia. 🌍✨ 🚀 Our focus over the next 3 years: ✅ Building climate resilience ✅ Expanding

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 From 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, a joint team from Organization for Sustainable Dev’t Africa (OSDA) and the Mandera County Government ’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 undertook a vital

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦: "𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴" Every August, the world comes together to highlight the importance of breastfeeding in

📍 𝗟𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 🗓 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Organization for Sustainable Dev’t Africa (OSDA) successfully conducted a capacity-building workshop for 13 selected SMEs from Lafey Sub-county under the 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)

In Mandera East’s remote Bella community, women and children once walked 5.6 km daily for unsafe water. But today, everything has changed. Thanks to the EU-funded project, “𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚-𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨-𝘽𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

🌍 In Northern Kenya, the land remembers. Elders speak of a time when seasons were predictable — when rains arrived on time and the earth responded with green. But today, the story is different. 🌧️ Rainy seasons come late or not at all. 🌾 Crops wither before they bloom. 🐐

“𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁... 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻.” – 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 In Mandera,

🌍 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Across the Horn of Africa, the heartbeat of our communities is often carried in the traditions, languages and wisdom of indigenous peoples. From the pastoralists navigating arid lands to the smallholder farmers safeguarding

🌍 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦: “𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘋𝘎𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥” Today, we celebrate the heartbeat of our communities — our youth. In the areas we serve and beyond, young people are not just leaders of

🍽️ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆. Food security is not just about having enough to eat — it’s about ensuring every person has consistent access to safe, nutritious food that meets their needs for a

After the completion of the shallow well, the solar-powered pumping system, and the 2.8 km pipeline extension in Bella community, Mandera East — all part of the DARIS WACAN Project funded by the European Union In Kenya through IOM Kenya — a new milestone has now been achieved. A 𝟮𝟰𝗺𝟯

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘀 is more than just classrooms and books—it is hope, protection, and a path to resilience. In