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S.P.D.S Organizational Profile

Organizational Profile

Name of the Organization:   Somali Peace & Development Society 	Date Established: 	 March'1991 	Head Office: Bosaso, PL State of Somalia 	Email: SPDS3@yahoo.com Or infspds@gmail.com 	Type of organization: non-profit making NGO

Vision:

S.P.D.S is committed to increase the living standard of the rural and urban community of Somalia through of potable water, sanitation, Education and Health.

Mission

• S.P.D.S will focus on the strengthening of water & sanitation, Health and fundraising, implementation institutions through training and establishment and development of strong institutions at community levels will ensure long-term sustainability of water & Sanitation facilities and Health needs for the Community.

• Working on emergency issues in the region. • Provision of both formal and informal education to the community. • SPDS will also focus on the community development programs. • Poverty alleviation • Social protection • Orphans care and psychosocial support • Economic empowerment (income generation activities) • Seasonal programmers of adult education.

Future Direction:

 S.P.D.S self-sufficient will be our target point  Improvement of collaboration with stakeholders  Deep concentration of Health, Education and protection activities

Goals:

The ultimate goal of S.P.D.S is to improve the living standard of people of Puntland State by enhancing their capacity of self-sustainable development projects.

S.P.D.S long-term Objectives:

 The point of departure for all activities of S.P.D.S is sustainable and self-reliance, this implies that the project supported should be self-sustaining after project phase out  The problem identification, project design and implementation should be realized in close collaboration with beneficiaries and focal structure.  S.P.D.S aims at establishing good working relation with the donors and local sister NGOs  Women and children will be priority target of S.P.D.S interventions. This arises from the fact those women and children are among the most vulnerable groups in society.  The S.P.D.S will focus its activities in the rural areas and the small villages in the remote areas.  S.P.D.S will build its institutional capacity and needs to gain experience in the areas of personnel, management and governance.  S.P.D.S will utilize cost effective appropriate technologies, which are technically and environ manageable by the beneficiaries.

Project Completed:

 Organization of peace conferences inside and outside of the country (1993/94)  Organization of education tours for Somali traditional Leaders and intellectuals to Europe to be sensitized on ideal of peace; good governance and conflict resolution.  Supply of furniture at the primary schools.  Implementation of Kandala water supply project (1996/97) funded by SAWA- Netherlands  Implementation of Bari water supply development project at Timirshe and Tisjic village (1998/99) funded by CARE/USAID  Cost-extension project at Balidog and Timirshe villages (1999) funded by CARE/USAID  Implementation of rural water development project at El- gal and Hamure villages (2000) funded by CARE/USAID.  Implementation of Rural Water and Sanitation Rehabilitation and Development Project in Bari Region Funded by OXFAM/GB in the year of 2003:  Construction of 21 Water reservoirs (Birkeds) in four villages (Guud-ad, Habal-rer, Hubabays, Jedal).  Construction of 105 latrines in six (6) villages (Guud-ad, Habal-rer, Hubabays, Jedal, Lasa a-dawao and Arta).  Community mobilization/awareness and sanitation related trainings (Phast and Chast trainings).  Illiteracy campaign in Bossaso IDP camps 2004.  Garbage campaign in four camps of Bosaso IDPs  Data collection of draughts from the most critical areas in Bari region 2004.  Participatory Integration Community Development (PICD) programme implemented IPDs 2005 partnership with UNICEF.  Community awareness sanitation Bossaso IDPs implemented/funded by SPDS. In 2006.  Participated emergency obstruct care assessment (EMoc)  survey in Puntlad funded by UNICEF  IN 2006.  Joint monitoring and supervision of Puntland primary health care centers, (MCH) support by MOH/UNICEF in 2007..  Conducted training hygen and sanitation of Timirshe Community health committee supported by Muslim Aid UK 2008.