1. Youth Advocacy and Development Organization
(YADO)
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
Working in the south central Regions of Somalia
CONTACT PERSON: Ibrahim A/llahi Mohamed
TEL. +252615576846,
Personal email: ibraahimss@hotmail.com

2. Introduction:
After the collapse of Somali Central Government and during the time of civil war,
women and children were subject to a lot of pressure. Youth, Women and children
in Somalia is the least considered group of society and faced a lot of intricacies
through all these time. Many of them suffered in health and mind due to the war
caused troubles. Many others suffered due to humiliations and harassments. The
children and youths of Somalia couldn’t able to fetch the education required
though it is one of the most significant factors of development. Women and
children suffered due to lack of medical facilities and health care.
To support and encourage development in the areas of education, health and
human rights, Youth Advocacy and Development Organization (YADO) came into
existence. YADO aimed at backing the weaker section of the society. We are give
the impression of being hooked on improve the educational programs that we
established Youth Resource Center that is available videocassette and radio tape,
TV, DVD those material helping our target group women and youth for awareness
including health care, seek advice from HIV AIDS. Breast-feeding, water and
environmental sanitation and reading for books as an alternative they sitting the tea
places to benefit the resource for Somali traditional and the human race conception
and also they can get information on the human rights.
YADO established in the year of 2010 as a non-governmental and non-profit
organization in Mogadishu. Till the establishment of YADO, the organization is
struggling its way to build a secured society through better education, health care
and public awareness. YADO was formed by a group of professional. The
members of YADO include men and women from different skill sets. The
members include medical professionals, teachers, Librarians, lawyer, farmers, and
other professionals. YADO works under the effective management of Board of
Directors. There are 5 directors in the board and the BOD meets once a year. In the
annual meeting, the board selects a chairperson and executive members for the
coming year. The board also plans the next year’s activities and YADO annual
plan start the March every year.

3. Vision of YADO
YADO foresees a society with peace, prosperity and harmony. The activities of
YADO will be oriented towards this condition somewhere women and youth get
equal main concern as the Health and Education improvement than further group
of the general public and make a nation that is model meant receive it easy.
Mission of YADO
The mission statement of YADO is to help women and youth of the society to live
in peace and sustain their livelihood. YADO also give emphasis on the
development of nation by backing the primary needs of the country like Health
improvement and education environmental protection, through capacity building,
programming & proper limited resources management and utilization.
Primary objectives of YADO
1. Advocate women rights for health services, education, Environmental
protection, employment and decision-making.
2. Strengthen the capacity of women groups to participate the advancement of
women status.
3. Establish educational centers and attract more women and youth candidates to
develop their health and education skills and information technologies.
4. Create awareness about the modern teaching methods and improved courses
among the teachers and management of existing educational institutions.
5. Building health care centers with improved facilities especially for women
and children.
6. Participate in promotion of peace and development of the nation as a whole
7. Information Participate awareness for abolition of HIV AIDS spreading for
the society specially youth and Women mobilization all the way through our
resource center enlistment and training to be aware of illiterates community.
8. Creating center for rehabilitation and encouraging democracy for youth
Founders of the organization
The following people are the founders that established the organization for the
community’s achievements of sustainable livelihood, and Include:
1. Ibrahim A/llahi Mohamed.

4. 2. Dahir Abdulle Alasow
3. Abukar Mohamud
4. Suado hasan Ali
5. Saciido Omar Ahmad
6. Maryan Abukar Rage
7. Nafiso Ali Jimcale
Boards of Directors
YADO general assembly have selected a Board of Directors (BOD) of 5 members,
as the organizational policy makers and setting the direction the NGO to achieve
its objectives, annual yearly master plan in accordance with the Vision and the
Mission of the NGO, the Board of Directors The term in Office will determine the
NGO bylaws, normally the Board meets quarterly and at any time needed for the
extraordinary Members are:
1. Ibrahim A/llahi Mohamed Chair person
2. Amino Saciid Ali Advocator
3. Dahir Abdulle Alasow BOD Member
4. Saciido omar Ahmad BOD member
5. Suado hasan Ali BOD Member
Operational Strategies of YADO
YADO gives its maximum priority to develop the group of youth, women and
children in the society. YADO is focusing on the following operational areas:
1. Public awareness to support and develop the women of society to be the key
factors of national growth and progress.
2. Creating the awareness among women about their Health improvement,
Human rights and responsibilities in the society.
3. Suppression of STD, HIV AIDS and FGM through Health training and
information sharing for mother and whole community.
4. Motivating and guiding women to be the new generation entrepreneurs to
build themselves and the country strong.
5. Encouraging youth and women to participate in the political and
advancement issues of the nation.
6. Building a strong network of efficient healthcare units to ensure a healthy
future.
7. Guidance for women in preparing nutritious food for the family and children
through training in our resource center.

5. 8. Promotion of educational institutions and strengthening of educational
programs for youth.
9. Other social services like provision of clean water, building a hygienic
environment, support to the refugee camps and so on.
10.YADO is not restricting its activities to south central region. We aim at
widening the scope of YADO to other regions. Presently YADO is operating
actively in the south central region of Somalia.
S/N Project Name Location Implemented Partners
on
1 Milif Maternity Center Hamarweyne March- YADO& Somali
(Mama) Center For health Augusto 2010 Diaspora
services and primary health
care of Mother and Child
and delivery of the mother
and awareness of family
planning and HIV/AIDS and
FGM
2 Distribution of medical ceeldheer Sept-April Drugs distributed
Drugs to rural areas at the 2011 by YADO
raising sea (cholera & &Somali Diaspora
Malaria) in Canada
3 Women literacy Training Masagaway june-Augusto
School at Masagaway 2011 YADO members
(160Women) &
Somali Diaspora
in Italia
4 Provision of environmental Xaradheere Julay-sept YADO & Magan
awareness to pastoral 2011 Welfare
communities of Xaradheere

6. 5 Three days for training Mogadishu March 2012 Magan Welfare
police to protect women
against marital rape (forced
sex) In IDPs
6 Two days workshop and Mogadishu April-2012 YADO it self
debate about community
democracy for youth
7 Awareness Creation Mogadishu June-2012 YADO & Somali
Workshop for Mothers Diaspora of
Leaders of Mogadishu Sweden
8 Three Months computer Mogadishu, May-Augusto Somali Diaspora
training for the 80 poor Wadajir District, 2012 of Holland and
family girls. Trabush Village Norway provide
the computers and
DAWO staff
trained them
Fund raising
YADO is mainly depending upon the locally mobilized resources and the
contributions from its members. We also worked with Diaspora in different
countries and implemented different projects together. The NGO also received
resources as cash or kind from the national and international Somali society. The
fact is that the funds raised by the organization are not sufficient enough to meet
the existing requirements. There are many projects that YADO is planning to
implement but the lack of resources pull the plans out of implementation.
Management strategies
To ensure the successful operation of the organization and transparency, we
developed an organizational structure, which ensures the flow of control and
responsibilities. The organizational chart given below displays the hierarchy of
power though it is subject to the changes applicable and inevitable to the
organization’s success.

7. Past performance and achievements
Due to the resource limitations the projects that YADO have accomplished as co-
partners and independently in Relief, Emergency and developmental that addressed
in different sectors, areas and target beneficiaries, the table given below gives a
picture of the projects where YADO participated.
Future plans of YADO organization
 STAFF CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
The NGO believes that the progress it made is directly proportional to the its
resource people, so it development will come directly the way its resource people
are, then, since the staff is the most important resource the NGO has, it is given an
special consideration and in the plan staff will be provided capacity building
workshops, seminars both in local and abroad depending on YADO Financial
capacity.
 Target Community
YADO as usual will continue to develop its target community through
interventions in participatory approach, capacity building programs in different
areas will be provided. There different emergency and development project are
designed and will be implemented in the near future, among these are:
1. Computer and English training for 40 young girls finished their secondary
studies the project is funded by YADO Members and Somali Diaspora of
Norway an amount of $20864.5.
2. 50 destitute families that the 4year draught killed all their lives and planed to
provide Agricultural skills and to be shifted from Cadale. Project is expected
to fund by Somali Diaspora and other international donors who interest and
is in a final stage for approval.
3. Distribution of the resource Center and increasing the resource at the same
time as well as mobilization material that the youth group can get the easy
understand such as videocassette, radio tape and DVD set for the visualize
the program and listen the tapes from different position in the world that is
enjoyable and concerning for the Health, education, STD, HIV AIDS.
4. Awareness for gender equity and empowerment local authorities and
religious leaders.

8. References
1. Dr. A/rahman Mo’alim A/llahi Badiyo Chairman Of Board Committee of
Mogadishu University
2. A/Kadir Mo’alim Nor leader Of Ahlusuna Wal Jamaca in Mogadishu
3. Ahmed Muse Gure Chairman Of Somali Education and Humanitarian
Development Organization (SEHDO)