History
During the humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa in 2000, a diverse group of professionals and community leaders from the East African community in Twin Cities came together to discuss how they could leverage their collective assets and energy to improve the situation for families in the Horn. From these conversations, the need for ARAHA emerged. Since then, ARAHA has achieved an impressive record of success while serving some of the most vulnerable populations in the Horn, including refugees, IDPs, and residents of rural areas. In seeking to nurture these communities, the organization has focused on providing both immediate crisis relief and long term development. To allow ARAHA to better support and understand the communities it serves, the organization opened a network of field offices across the region and has cultivated partnerships with local community organizations, NGOs, and governments at all levels.
Specialties
Mission: ARAHA strives to alleviate human suffering and build self-reliant communities, by providing humanitarian aid and empowering individuals in the Horn of Africa and here at home. The ARAHA Difference: ARAHA's connection to and focus on the Horn of Africa region makes it unique among peer organizations. ARAHA is present in the Horn not just to serve communities in need, but rather to impact its supporters' and founders' own communities in need. Staff of the organization speak the languages of the region, understand the cultural context, know the challenges at stake, and are passionate about empowering and sustaining their brothers and sisters in the Horn. From deep roots in the region, ARAHA has grown a strong and robust network of field offices. In Isiolo, Kenya; Khartoum, Sudan; and Mogadishu and Hargeisa, Somalia the organization has talented and dedicated teams who go out into the field to forge the relationships with communities that make ARAHA programs so successful. At al