About ASREP Africa

Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands cover approximately 84% of the country's landmass and are home to some of its most climate-vulnerable, conflict-prone, and historically underserved communities — yet they represent extraordinary ecosystems, cultures, and peoples.

ASREP Africa — the ASAL Research & Resilience Programme — was established in 2023 and is headquartered in Isiolo County, at the geographic and cultural heart of Kenya's Northern Frontier. We are a locally-led non-governmental organisation committed to building resilience where it is needed most.

Our founding vision was clear: that sustainable change in the ASALs requires organisations that emerge from those landscapes, speak their languages, and honour their knowledge systems — not organisations that arrive from outside with pre-formed solutions.

In just three years of operation, ASREP has engaged over 2,000 community members, planted 10,000 indigenous trees, convened hundreds of peace actors, developed 23 institutional policies, and had its work featured in The Guardian and Biographic Magazine.