I'm grateful to have found a haven of safety and a place to give birth. Said Hamda (not her real name) is currently residing at the WAAPO Safe House.

Amal, 24*, I’ve been working with WAAPO as a Social Worker. I enjoy working with the women & children in the Safe House and I offered care and support vie case management. Thanks to UNICEF, I've improved my skills and gained confidence.

We are delighted to host representatives from the Swiss embassy and SDC mission in our Safe House.

We're thrilled to host a picnic lunch at Safehouse. Mr. Brendan Ross, chief of CP UNICEF Somalia/Somaliland, UNICEF staff and project beneficiaries, were present.

Upshift youth members' prototype award events: - Unleashing young people's creativity and ingenuity.

The C-care program has had a substantial impact. Trained CDLs publicly condemn and speak out against all types of FGM/C. They organized nearly 320 public engagements to challenge all types of THP.

We are delighted to have been awarded a COIN-Fund Somaliland Project by GIZ. The project's goal is to prevent female genital mutilation among young girls in Somaliland.

Empowering Somaliland Women

We perform prevention, protection and response projects areas around capacity development, emergence support, family strengthening, advocacy, shelter and community development through social mobilization, education and community empowerment workshops, community outreach programs, building community-based structure mechanism system, strategic advocacy and government partnership.

What We Do

Protection

Gender-Based violence prevention and response, Child protection, Community-based protection Intervention, Safe house services

Human Right and Gender equality

Economic empowerment, Education empowerment and political participation empowerment.

Youth innovation and livelihood

Life Skills Program, Intensive Business Training and mentoring, Seed funding for startups

Emergence Response

Covid-19 responses, Drought responses and recovery

Projects

Children on the move

Is to strengthen referral system for the survivor of GBV and child protection and to provide multi-sectoral response service incl. Safety, PSS, legal and medical.

Interventions are include

Safe house operations in Hargais
Burco and Borama
CP-Desk for PSS and Case management support in Gabiay
Hargaisa
Baligubadle
Abdaal and WGSs in Wajaale
Case management service through referral pathways.

UNICEF

Community Care Project

is to create health safer and more peaceful community for women and girls by working with communities to improve access and support for survivors of GBV and other harmful social and traditional norms ( FGM/C ) that promote positive social norms, dignity and equality and non-violence

Interventions are include

Selection of the Community Discussion Leaders (CDLs)
Training of the CDL in 14-Days
Community survey in Three-Location
Series-Community Discussions in each community
Community Action Plan Implementation Program
Community declaration
Community Care End-Line Survey
FGM Program intervention in 3-districts Incl.Borama
Gabilay and Burco.

UNICEF

Upshift Project

The UPSHIFT innovative Livelihood program to provide income opportunity for GBV female survivors for their own economic development of social enterprise and economic empowerment.

Interventions are include

Selection of the Upshift Beneficiary
Social Innovation Bootcamp For Upshift beneficiary
Social venture and social entrepreurship workshop
Provide Seed funding
start-up grant and mentoring
Business Mentorship training and incubation.

UNICEF

Provision of SGBV Program for asylum seekers, refugees and returnees.

POCs (Refugee & asylum seekers) enjoy their rights and have access to strengthened national frameworks in line with relevant international standards. / IA1: Protect

Interventions are include

Provision of multi-sectoral response service for the survivors of GBV incl. Safe house support
Operating the SGBV One-stop centre in Berbera reception-centre to access PSS
referrals
medical
legal and material assistance
Awareness-raising and education in addressing various root causes such as gender inequality
discrimination and GBV
Create community dialogues around social norms and harmful practices for refugees and asylum seekers.

UNHCR

Protection and support for women and girls in Somaliland P190030.

Protect Somaliland's women and young girls against violence, abuse, and exploitation during the emerging sitting crisis.

Interventions are include

Emergence responses for women and girls in eastern Somaliland regions
Protection risk prevention and mitigation for victims of abuse and PSEA
Case management support during the emergence sitting situation
Awareness creation and among female university student
schools and community at large
Covid-19 responses services.

Caritas Swiss

Safe House for vulnerable British nationals in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

Access to safe house services and enhancement of their safety, security, dignity (hygiene supplies and material assistance) and health wellbeing for British and Swedish citizens of Somaliland.

Interventions are include

Family mediation and dispute resolution Mediation for the family conflicts
Provided safe house – secure accommodation for Somaliland Diaspora British and Swedish Citizens
Referral service and case management support
Legal and medical support through referral and case management.

British Embassy & Swedish Embassy

Community-based protection. ( Outreach program and cash based-intervention)

Strengthening community-based protection approach and facilitate GBV and child protection prevention and responses - increase service delivery, case managements and referral pathway