For many humanitarian and development actors, the household (HH) is presumed to represent the most appropriate social unit for aid delivery. However, scholars argue that it fails to represent the complex structures of the pastoralist family and living arrangements, and the temporal and spatial dynamics and variabilities of these including the place of HHs within a wider social landscape or network. This can have significant implications for aid delivery and targeting. In the context of a severe drought and significant humanitarian aid response in 2016–17, this study sought to explore these issues and provide guidance to humanitarian (and development) aid actors. Read more.
