The aftermath of Somalia’s long-running conflicts have destroyed the country’s Asset including infrastructures and engulfed many lives while displacements still continue due to the periodically sliding conflicts and the rapid political changes which the country let to become host mass destruction of public and private sectors, chaotic, weak administration and no rule of law and without an effective central government since 1991.
These prolonged civil conflicts in Somalia have fostered a lost generation who has no experience of an effective Governance system and poor access to basic social services particularly education and employment opportunities.
Most victims of the war are youth, women, and children, they were disadvantaged and excluded to make choices about the way that they want their country to be governed and lead a prosperous future. In this regard, indigenous Somali professionals have established Community Development Organization (CDO), a non-governmental local organization with the aim to engage communities on various social and economic aspects such as the protection of human rights, advocacy of humanitarian issues, developments, and Capacity Buildings based on the participatory approach by all the levels of the community on their priorities for the future.
Community Development Organization (CDO) is aimed to tackle the humanitarian crisis including droughts and disaster prevention and also develops community basic social Services needs and creates employment opportunities and income generation projects for the Youth, Women, IDPs, marginalized people, and poor rural community to reduce the level of poverty and contribute National Development Goals.
CDO Somalia also provides training, consulting, and Capacity Buildings to Local Authorities and Civil Society in supporting Good Governance within the Local Authorities and Community initiatives and advocacy protection for all human beings to create a positive environment which enables societies to actively engage in Social, Political and Economic activities in the country.