From understanding risk to strengthening resilience
DHA works across the humanitarian response cycle, from understanding risks and preparing communities to supporting recovery and longer-term resilience.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Communities in Somalia face recurring droughts, floods, displacement, disease outbreaks and conflict-related emergencies.
DHA works with communities and local institutions to strengthen preparedness and support timely, coordinated responses.
Areas of focus
- Community risk assessment
- Emergency preparedness planning
- Rapid needs assessments
- Emergency WASH
- Community mobilization
- Emergency relief support
- Referral and coordination
- Disaster-risk awareness
- Protection of vulnerable households
Anticipatory Action and Climate Resilience
Predictable hazards should not always become humanitarian disasters.
DHA promotes anticipatory action that uses forecasts, early-warning information and community knowledge to identify risks and take action before severe impacts occur.
Areas of focus
- Community early-warning systems
- Drought and flood monitoring
- Forecast-based preparedness
- Community contingency planning
- Identification of early-action triggers
- Protection of water sources and livelihoods
- Indigenous knowledge and seasonal observation
- Climate-resilient community planning
Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion
Conflict, displacement and competition over limited resources can weaken relationships within and between communities.
DHA supports inclusive processes that strengthen dialogue, trust, peaceful coexistence and community participation.
Areas of focus
- Community peace dialogues
- Youth peacebuilding
- Women’s participation
- Conflict-sensitive programming
- Social-cohesion activities
- Community dispute prevention
- Civic engagement
- Inclusion of marginalized groups
WASH and Essential Services
Safe water, sanitation and hygiene are essential to health, dignity and community resilience.
DHA works to strengthen community access to safe and inclusive WASH services, particularly in areas affected by displacement, drought, flooding and limited infrastructure.
Areas of focus
- Water-source assessment
- Safe-water access
- Hygiene promotion
- Sanitation
- Community WASH management
- Emergency WASH
- Water conservation
- Inclusive WASH facilities
Food Security and Livelihoods
DHA supports approaches that help vulnerable households protect their livelihoods, improve food security and reduce dependence on emergency assistance.
Areas of focus
- Climate-smart agriculture
- Vocational skills
- Youth livelihoods
- Women’s economic empowerment
- Small-business development
- Community savings
- Household livelihood diversification
- Market-oriented skills development
Explore a programme with us.
DHA is open to joint assessments, pilot programmes, consortium participation and technical collaboration across all five areas of work.