DEPHA provides geographic information data and services for the Horn of Africa region countries including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Somalia. DEPHA was launched in 2002 to meet the strategic and emergency planning needs of the humanitarian and development community in this region.

The goal of DEPHA is to promote the awareness, application and availability of geographic information. Its main activities include the acquisition, development and dissemination of geographic information system (GIS) products and services including: