About

Organizational Background Information:

Saafi Relief for Agro-Pastoral Organization (SARAPO) is a local Somali Humanitarian NGO, which is a non-governmental, non political and non profit making Organization. SARAPO was Launched in January 10^th 2006 in Bay Region of south Somalia. SARAPO is Seeking to promote sustainable economic and social development by engaging local communities through relief and development initiatives, SARAPO has head quarters Located in Baidoa Somalia with liaison Offices in the Netherlands and Nairobi-Kenya. In addition SARAPO maintains regional offices and programme operations in 4 Regions covering mainly Central and Southern Somalia, namely, Bay, Bakol, Gedo and Lower Shabelle regions of Somalia.

SARAPO works in the following fields:

• Water and Sanitation.

• Livelihoods (food security and Income Generating Activities)

• Education (Basic Education and Vocational Training).

• Emergency and Relief.

• Health and Nutrition.

• Income Generation.

• Disaster Preparedness.

Our Vision is an empowered Somali society that values justice and meets its own

developmental and needs.

Our Mission to improve the quality of life of the poorest most vulnerable people living in Marginalized areas of Somalia. We work with them to promote peace and justice, and strengthen their livelihoods to attain sustainable and transformational development. The main reason of its foundation was to cope with the difficulties suffered by the Somali people inside their country due to the ruthless civil war faced by the country over the past 19 years and the collapse of house holds economies and with its abject poverty. In order to support vulnerable Somali societies suffering from these above mentioned scourges especially poverty, hunger, starvation and transmission of many contagious diseases SARAPO decided to give voluntary support to the community and fundraise to assist most vulnerable or disadvantaged people in the country. SARAPO’s main office is in Baidoa Somalia and has a sub office in Nairobi Kenya. Target Population: The main beneficiaries of (SARAPO) projects in South-Central Somalia are farming and pastoralists’ population, along Jubba and Shabelle River Valleys and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Other beneficiaries include IDPs and other poor groups living within urban settings, who are victims of continuing violence, displacement, flooding and droughts. Interventions to support the target populations include providing livelihood support and recovery, rehabilitation and management of communal water resources, complemented by hygiene promotion and nutritional support. Other supports include providing support to vulnerable members of the Community such as women, elderly, and youth for income generating activities.

Current Project Details:

Water Sanitation Hygiene Promotion (WASH): (SARAPO) has a partnership with Somali Diaspora in Europe, Canada and United States with WASH activities in Bardera District where it is implementing WASH

project targeting 6,500 Households. Somalia Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) assessments conducted in June 2003 showed a fall in watery

Diaharia in all population groups living along the Juba Riverine region which is the project’s target region. The project team’s skills on community mobilization

and training of hygiene promoters created awareness and a cadre of volunteers with skills and knowledge requisite for effective response to the floods that annually affect the Juba Riverine as a result of the success achieved.

(SARAPO) and the Diaspora are underway to embark on an assessment to undertake an Urban Water Supply Project for Bardere Town in Gedo Region.

Relief and Rehabilitation Projects:

SARAPO is currently undertaking relief food distribution to flood-affected and food insecure populations in the out skirts of Mogadishu IDPS such Ceelasha in Lower Shabelle Districts, Walanweyne and Kunturwarey districts. The project provides food to vulnerable families totaling 10,000 households per month including 1850 IDP HHs living in 43 camps in Ceelasha. The project has significantly contributed to saving lives during the period and is expected to be scaled down to allow for more rehabilitation and development oriented phase that will aim at mitigating future flooding and drought effects that hit the Kurtunwaarey Riverine communities.

Our Vision: is an empowered Somali society that values justice and meets its own developmental needs.

Our Mission: to improve the quality of life of the poorest and most vulnerable people living in marginalized areas of Somalia. We work with them to promote peace and justice, and strengthen their livelihoods to attain sustainable and transformational development.

Objectives:

1.Socio-cultural transformation of the target population through provision of water, sanitation, shelter, income generating activities, girl child education by constructing educational structures and improving human development resources.

2. To reduce poverty levels in the region.

3. To sensitize the communities to be aware of the pandemic disease of HIV/AIDS and improve literacy levels in the region

4. To improve the governing system of the local communities and enhance their leadership capacity

SARAPO Core Values:

• Transparency.

• Accountability.

• Gender equality and Sensitivity

• Voluntary Service and Commitment

• Networking and information sharing with national and international NGO’s sharing the same mandates.

The organization is involved the following sectors:

1. Peace and Human rights

2. Health