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Vision, Mission and Values

Vision

HIRDA envisions Horn of Africa in stable peace. Where communities live in harmony and benefit from appropriate health care, education, food and water security. Where boys and girls have equal access to quality basic education and parents are involved in their children’s education. The young generation is positive and idealistic and they are free to think and speak out.

Where women have equal opportunities, participate in political decision-making processes, have the chance to earn their own livings, information and resources to make informed decisions regarding their financial independency, safety, health, and other social needs.

Where the civil society organizations in the region contribute to the development of communities in good spirit of mature and autonomous organizations that collaborate and support; and taken seriously by decision makers and not oppressed by political influential groups.

Where the development in the Horn of Africa is stimulated by long-term and successful North-South partnerships

Mission

In the core of HIRDA Mission is to improve the well-being of the people of Somalia and its Ethnic groups living in the East African region through:· Creation of equal educational opportunities for boys and girls· Promotion of gender equity and women empowerment · Mobilization of relief services for refugees and people in disaster areas· Promotion of income generating activities · Promotion of inter community social engagements · Increasing the engagement of Diaspora for the development of the region

Values

HIRDA values are based on commitment towards the people in Somalia and the motivation to make things work, tolerance to different opinions & beliefs, a gender-balanced society, transparency & accountability, and professionalism of work. HIRDA is politically neutral and does not discriminate. Its values are reflected by and carried out by its strategy, staff and management style. HIRDA also shares its capacities, knowledge and experience with other migrant organizations for the development of a strong Diaspora network for migration and development.

HIRDA Management

Board

Chairperson: Mohamed Abdisaslm Egal

Director: Fatumo Farah

Secretary: Sahro Abdi Farah

Treasurer: Mohamed Mohmoud

Board member: Ahmeid Elmi

HIRDA Management Team in the Netherlands

Programme Officer: Abdullahi Dahir Matan

Project Officer: Abdisakur Halane

Officer HIRDA UK: Abdullahi Jama

Finance Officer: Mohamed Moustafa

Project Coordinator: Marieke Stroink

Public Relations Officer: Suad Farah

Webmaster: Mohamed Abdi

HIRDA Management Team in Somalia

Regional Director: Hassan Abdi Kaynaan

Finance Officer: Habibo Ali Nuur

Programme Officer: Ebrahim Aadan Isak

Secretary: Amino Ali Mohamed

Education Officer: Abdidahir Adan Dirie

Health Sector Officer: Hindi Farah Mohamed

Human resourse officer: Abdiasis Abdullahi

Women Department officer: Falhado Abdullahi Nour

Regional Engineering Officer: Eng. Arab Sheikhdon Nur

Hirda

Organisation Profile

Hirda is a development and relief organisation that works with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering in Somalia and in particular in Gedo, lower Jubba and Galgudud regions.

Our Objectives

Poverty alleviation through small-scale food production programs which will lead access to food for every body
Illiteracy elimination through sustainable, qualitative and accessible basic education and vocational training for every gender.
To improve the quality and accessibility of drinking water.
Raising community awareness in regarding to self-reliance, influencing decision-making process, ownership, democratization, strengthening civil society and improving the relation between the regions where HIRDA is active and surrounding regions.
To function as an advisory organ between local, international and donor organization.
HIRDA encourages that intellectual Diaspora community to go back to Somalia to participate the reconstruction of Somalia. It also urges donor countries and aid organizations to facilitate intellectual Diaspora community to be to Somalia. HIRDA welcomes development programs either from individuals, countries or group of investors to setup productive projects in Somalia. This will create jobs and improve the likelihood of the Somali society

Project implementation

Any project we carry out has mainly two phases: -
Planning: includes setting up project proposal and fund raising. Implementation and missions: once sufficient fund is found, the project is implemented. If is necessary, a mission is sent to the site prior to project implementation. Project follow-up, progress report writing and financial statement are all integral part of project implementation.

Staff

A managing board chaired by Eng. Mohamed A.Egal governs HIRDA. It is staffed with intellectuals with different educational background. We have a local staff in the field. It is them who carry out the projects in the field. Based on the suggestions of the local staff, the board devices the policy and the road map of HIRDA activities either implementation or planning.

Training Projects

Four training courses –two for the staff in the Netherlands and two for the local staff are incorporated every year plan. Trainings are mostly capacity building and financial handling.
The contents of any training among other things are: -

Inventory of training institutions
Assessment of training needs
Preparation, execution and evaluation of the training programs

Partnership in the Netherlands

Partnerships lie at the core of HIRDA’s work. Therefore we are partner with NOVIB Netherland, NCDO, ICCO, HIVOS, Wilde ganzen and many others. But we get financial support from NOVIB, NCDO and Wilde ganzen. We are having discussions with ICCO and HIVOS for future partnership.

Partnership in Somalia

Local community: 5000 Euro/yearly

Future

Future activities will be based on the success of the current activities within the framework of the organization’s objectives. In other words, these activities will be:-

Maintain the balance between
(a) sustaining the current projects and
(b) creating the new ones.

HIRDA’s solid criterion is which project has priority over others in terms of short-term social benefits. Other areas of future attention are:-

Management problem solving
Promoting public awareness and environmental protection.

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