2011
Established and incorporated in Massachusetts
Horn of Africa
Where our field work happens
5 pillars
Water, energy, community, emergency response and farming
501(c)(3)
Every donation is tax-deductible
Empowering change
HAOSDE.ORG is dedicated to transforming crisis into opportunity in the Horn of Africa. Through integrated technical and humanitarian assistance, we provide sustainable solutions to the region's challenges. Our work focuses on relieving suffering, rebuilding lives and fostering resilience in the face of adversity.
What we do
Five program pillars that work together: reliable water, renewable energy, stronger communities, fast help in a crisis and sustainable farming.
Renewable Energy and Climate Resilience
Solar systems that power water and services, plus training to adapt to drought.
Humanitarian and Community Development
Food security, education, health outreach and pastoralist livelihoods.
Emergency Response
Drought relief and displacement support when crisis strikes.
Sustainable Farming
Land preparation, planting and farm support that strengthen food security.
From the field
Our teams and community partners at work across the region.
Featured project
Deep-Water Drilling Initiative
Water is life, and right now thousands in the Horn of Africa are struggling without it. HAOSDE has secured a deep-water drilling rig to bring clean, reliable water to communities facing extreme scarcity. To complete this lifesaving project, we urgently need:
A truck for transporting equipment
A compressor to power drilling
Pipes to deliver water to villages
Water storage tanks
Pastoralist resilience
Repeated failed rainy seasons are no longer isolated shocks. Pastoralist families are watching their herds, often their only source of food, income and security, disappear.
Water scarcity sits at the center of this issue. Sustainable water infrastructure, designed to withstand drought and aligned with seasonal mobility routes, protects livestock, keeps herds productive and preserves traditional livelihoods.
By anchoring resilience in locally governed water systems, communities move beyond repeated emergency response toward durable resilience.
Ways to help
Give, partner or volunteer. Every act of support reaches a community that needs it.
