VOICE OF PEACE FOR ALL IN THE HORN OF AFRICA (VOPA)

Who We Are

Voice of Peace for All in the Horn of Africa (VOPA)

Building Resilience, Peace & Transformation

VOPA is a non-profit making organization that was registered in 2019 as Community-Based Organization with Ministry of East Africa Community, Labour and Social Protection, Department of Social Development of Kenya(Reg. No. M/L/010/2019). VOPA was also registered with the federal government of EthiopiaRegistered No. 6518 and also registered at district level with Elwak and BelletHawa, Gedo Region Somalia. VOPA has physical office in Mandera and Elwak Kenya, Mubarak Ethiopia and Elwak andBelletHawa in Somalia. The office in Elwakand BelletHawaSomalia focuses on implementing activities across the Jubbaland region, office in Mandera and Elwak will implement projects in Kenya while the office in Mubarak covers activities in Ethiopia.

More About Us What We Do

What We Do

Major Intervention Areas that VOPA
Specializes In

Peace Building

Peace-building activities to transform conflicts, promote social reconciliation, and counter violent extremism

Empowerment

Empowering women & youth through improved access to finance, skills development, and entrepreneurship programs

Human Rights

Advocating for human rights, VOPA counters gender-based violence, FGM, and supports girl child education.

Climate Response

Climate change adaptation & mitigation through rangeland management, livelihood diversification, & clean energy.

Our Testimonials

What people say about VOPA

Sampled feedback from communities we operate in, people imapcted by our programs and community leaders

Yusuf Abdi

Jowhar, Somalia

VOPA's advocacy for girl child education has helped many girls in our community to enroll in school and pursue their dreams.

Halima Hassan

Mandera, Kenya

The microfinance program has empowered me to start a business and provide for my family.

Farah Omar

Buurhakaba

I am grateful for the entrepreneurship program that has helped me become financially stable.

Where Do We Work?
Management Structure
Funding Sources

Areas We Operate In

VOPA targets the entire Mandera County and Moyale in Marsabit County, In Somalia we work in Elwak Somalia and Bellet Hawa districts while in Ethiopia we work in Mubarak, Lahey, Kadaduma and Moyale Districts in Dawa Zone. The communities in this region are identified as the most vulnerable in Kenya due to frequent exposure to climate change and environmental degradation, armed conflicts, and political, economic and food crises that deteriorates their living conditions. Mandera Triangle (Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia) is a home to millions of pastoralists who roam the region with their livestock faced with continuous challenges of dwindling grazing resources. The pastoralists, despite their resilience, are constantly faced with shocks emanating from climate change, resource based conflicts, poverty as well human and livestock disease outbreaks. The region has also huge population poverty stricken rural and urban dwellers.

Organization Structure

VOPA organization has 7 board members who provide overall direction for the organization. The Board members meet on Bi-annual basis to discuss the progress and source for new opportunities. VOPA management structure is designed to encourage flexibility and autonomy on the part of its core management and support staff. The structure creates space of intellectual creativity and innovation and provides encouragement to staff members and other partners to adopt desirable working conditions. It is also designed to ensure maximum accountability and high quality output. The key management organs of VOPA comprise of the Board members, Chief Executive Officer, Program manager, Program officers, Admin/HR Department, Finance officers and supportive staff. For the smooth day to day running of operations as well as effectively and efficiently targeting administration of interventions, VOPA has developed functional management practices, stringent internal control systems and policies to monitor key management aspects and outputs. The most important systems and policies in place include the Financial Policy, Procurement Policy, Human Resource Development Policy, Security Policy, M & E Plan and Project implementation policy all paramount to successful implementation of programs.

How We Fund The Organization

VOPA is non-profit making organization that depends on both local and international donors to be able to carry out its intended programs and indeed to support the vulnerable communities. To raise the required resources, VOPA will undertake a problem-scoping assessment that not only informs but also forms the basis for project funding proposals to be submitted to the relevant donors and partners for effective interventions.