Roots that hold. Women who rise.
Northern Women Hub works alongside women, widows and girls across Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands — building resilience to drought, protecting children, and opening doors to education and dignified livelihoods.
Organising, training and standing with ASAL communities in Wajir County
A community organisation, built and led by the women it serves.
Northern Women Hub (NWH) is a women-led Community-Based Organization rooted in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) of Wajir County, in Northern Kenya.
We work directly with women, widows and children in communities repeatedly tested by drought, displacement and limited access to services. Our approach is simple: listen to what a community needs, then build the training, protection and support systems that let people carry that work forward themselves.
From school compounds to community barazas, our teams — recognisable in green — walk alongside families through crisis and toward stability, one household at a time.
"A future where women and children in ASAL areas thrive in empowered, sustainable communities that are resilient to climate change."
Our visionFive programs, one goal: communities that can withstand what comes next.
Every intervention is designed to build durable resilience — not one-off relief — so that progress survives the next drought, the next shock.
Women & Children's Welfare
Holistic support for the wellbeing of women and children in the most vulnerable households.
- Educational sponsorships for children
- Food relief programmes
- Basic healthcare support and referrals
Climate Change Adaptation
Environmental initiatives that help ASAL communities withstand drought and land degradation.
- Tree planting projects
- Environmental education
- Water conservation
Livelihood Support for Widows
Economic empowerment that gives widowed women a sustainable, dignified income.
- Skills development training
- Entrepreneurship programmes
- Access to microfinance
FGM & Girl-Child Protection
Advocacy and protection so girls grow up safe from harmful traditional practices.
- Community education and awareness
- Policy and legal enforcement support
- Psychosocial support and healthcare referrals
Child Protection
Safeguarding the rights, safety and long-term wellbeing of vulnerable children.
- Awareness and advocacy campaigns
- Stronger local child-protection systems
- Access to education and safe spaces
Keeping girls in class, one dignity pack at a time.
Across ASAL schools, missed school days often trace back to something as basic as access to sanitary products. Our field teams work directly with head teachers and local leaders to bring dignity packs into schools — and to open honest conversations about menstrual health that many girls have never had.
Measured against real targets — not just activity.
We track progress against the scale we still need to reach, so partners can see exactly what additional support makes possible.
Women Empowered
Skills training & livelihood support delivered.
Target: 500
Children Sponsored
Receiving ongoing educational support.
Target: 500
Trees Planted
Toward long-term environmental conservation.
Target: 2,000
Families Supported
Reached with food relief & emergency support.
Target: 300
What resilience looks like, day to day.
Photographs from recent outreach across Wajir — school sessions, community dialogues, and distributions.
What our work sounds like, in their own words.
Placeholder testimonials — swap these for direct, consented quotes from programme participants before launch.
"When the training started, I finally had a way to earn without waiting on the rains. Northern Women Hub didn't just give us tools — they stayed to teach us how to use them."
"I used to miss a week of school every month. Since the dignity packs started coming, I haven't missed a single class."
"As a widow, I felt forgotten by every programme that came through here. This is the first one that came back a second time."
Led by the community, for the community.
Add each team member's name, title and short bio before publishing — fields below are placeholders.
Accountable to the communities we serve — and the partners who fund us.
Registered organisation
Registration No. [insert CBO/NGO registration number] — Wajir County, Kenya.
Governed by a community board
[Insert number] board members drawn from the communities we serve, meeting [quarterly / as scheduled] to oversee strategy and spending.
Published strategic plan
Our current strategy sets out priorities and targets for [insert period] — available to partners on request.
Financial transparency
Annual accounts are independently reviewed and shared with donors and grant partners.
Partners & collaborators
News & field updates
Stories from recent outreach — connect a blog or CMS here to publish new updates directly.
Dignity drive reaches another six schools this term
Our team returned to Wajir's rural schools with dignity packs and an open conversation about menstrual health.
Read moreElders and administrators join our child-protection forum
Local leadership convened with our team to align on protecting girls from harmful traditional practices.
Read moreBuilding new partnerships to scale our reach
We're in conversation with regional partners to extend educational sponsorships to more children in 2026.
Read moreTwo ways to stand with ASAL communities.
Make a donation
Every contribution funds school sponsorships, dignity packs, tree planting and emergency relief for widows and their children.
Volunteer with us
We work with skilled volunteers — teachers, health workers, trainers — willing to spend time in the field with our teams in Wajir.
- — Field facilitation & training
- — Health & psychosocial support
- — Grant writing & partnerships
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Field updates and impact stories, a few times a year — no spam.