Alight Horn of Africa

We work alongside displaced people in the Horn of Africa to create lives filled with dignity, opportunity and hope.

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For over a decade, we’ve been walking alongside displaced communities in the Horn of Africa — co-creating solutions, building brighter futures, and standing for dignity, opportunity, and hope.

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Funding cuts threaten these lifesaving programs.

Help keep health facilities open: https://t.co/tBOYqCAK1A

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More than 7 million children under five across the Horn of Africa are estimated to need urgent nutrition support.

Alight provides nutrition screenings, therapeutic feeding, caregiver support, and essential healthcare services for children most at risk.

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When funding gaps emerged, our staff & supporters stepped up to keep healthcare services running. We’ve updated clinic signage to honour Friends of Alight Horn of Africa.

But we still need support to keep these facilities open. Donate: https://t.co/tBOYqCAK1A

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"Our teams have built relationships with these communities over many years, walking away was not something they were willing to do." Wardere Hassan, Health and Nutrition Coordinator

Read more about how our healthcare workers turned crisis into action: https://t.co/ahMXdLtqZF

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Introducing Friends of Alight Horn of Africa!

A WhatsApp community to stay informed, support our work, and stand with the communities we serve.

Join here: https://t.co/TOEtYjiDWH

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Our staff refused to walk away.

When funding cuts closed 13 Alight health facilities, staff stepped in with time, money, and resources. Facilities are re-opening to serve 15,000 patients, 400 mothers, and 3,500 children facing drought, conflict, and displacement.

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Happy International Women's Day! How did you celebrate?

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The Horn of Africa continues to face an unprecedented drought crisis — affecting over 36 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, with millions struggling for water, food, and livelihoods. These conditions deepen hunger and displacement if urgent action isn’t taken.

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Today, on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, we stand with communities to affirm that FGM violates girls’ human rights. Protecting girls is a shared responsibility.

#Invest2EndFGM #EndFGM #ZeroToleranceForFGM

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In the Horn of Africa, millions have been forced from their homes — with over 10 million people internally displaced across the region due to conflict, climate disasters, and drought. Every number represents lives in transition and the urgent need for lasting solutions.

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At Alight, we don’t design solutions for communities. We build them with people — through co-creation that centres lived experience and leads to stronger, lasting outcomes.

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Last month, Alight participated in the construction handover alongside partners, supported by @GPforEducatio.

Through the construction of schools, girl-friendly spaces and latrines, learning conditions are improving for children, particularly girls and those with disabilities.

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Prolonged drought is devastating livelihoods in Somalia. 4.4 million people are at risk of hunger, including 1.85 million young children facing acute malnutrition.

Communities need urgent support now and sustained solutions for the future.

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In Las Anod, women are turning skills into opportunity.

80 women completed vocational training at Alight’s Women's Safe Space, strengthening livelihoods and independence, with support from BHA.

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At Alight, we work alongside women to build practical, culturally fitting skills that meet real market demand. Through hands-on training, business basics, and seed funding, women turn their skills into sustainable income for themselves, their families, and their communities.

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Homes are more than structures — they carry culture, resilience, and identity.

In Digaale IDP Settlement, we’re co-creating climate-adaptive, dignified homes with displaced communities.

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Ending gender-based violence takes all of us.

Through EMAP (Engaging Men in Accountable Practices), Alight facilitates year-round conversations with men on responsibility, respect, and standing up for women and girls.

#16DaysOfActivism #NoExcuse

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Today we honour the contributions of people with disabilities in our communities. At Alight, we are committed to breaking down the barriers they face — physical, social and systemic — and creating spaces where everyone can move, participate and thrive with dignity. #IDPD2025

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This World AIDS Day, our teams are meeting people where they are, from Alight health facilities to their homes, to share information, offer support and end stigma.

#WorldAIDSDay #16DaysOfActivism

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Sometimes marking #16DaysOfActivism begins with a simple gathering, a group coming together to talk about ending gender-based violence, guided by Alight’s Protection team.

Change lasts when it is driven by communities, rooted in their own knowledge and practices.

#NoExcuse