Project name : Support to Youth and Gender umbrella associations in Somaliland

Duration : 24 months

Starting date : 1st January 2010

Donors : E.C. (Grant contract No. DCI-NSAPVD/2009/212-434)

Description : The project aims at promoting an inclusive and empowered society in Somaliland by enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of members of two umbrella associations, SONYO (Youth) and NAGAAD (Gender), with their about one hundred membership-based coalitions, regional representatives, delegates, women, youth, health and human rights associations.
The proposed action provides basic social services to vulnerable groups by enhancing the dialogue between umbrella associations and public institutions, improving the relation with the international community and increasing information sharing with other NSA (Non-State Actors). Moreover, the action aims at achieving these goals with regards to the compliance to financial management and auditing best international practices, providing a wide range of training packages and related management tools up to legal assistance answering to needs cross cutting different LNGOs sectors of intervention.

Descrizione : Il progetto mira a promuovere in Somaliland una società civile forte e ad ampia partecipazione, migliorando l'efficienza e l'efficacia di due network, SONYO e NAGAAD, che comprendono un centinaio tra associazioni, rappresentanze regionali, associazioni per i diritti delle donne, dei giovani e per la tutela della salute. L'azione, attraverso il rafforzamento del dialogo tra associazioni e istituzioni pubbliche, assicura servizi di base ai gruppi più deboli migliorando al contempo il rapporto con la comunità internazionale e incrementando lo scambio di informazioni con altri ANS (Attori Non Statali).
Le associazioni beneficiano inoltre di una vasta gamma di pacchetti di formazione e relativi strumenti di gestione, inclusa l'assistenza legale, studiati per rispondere in modo adeguato alle esigenze trasversali delle diverse ONG locali coinvolte.

International Partners: CCNR-ISGI (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto Studi Giuridici Internazionali) sezione di Napoli; FAO (Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations)

Local partners: SONYO (S/Land National Youth Umbrella Organization); NAGAAD (Women Umbrella Organization)

Beneficiaries : The final beneficiaries are represented by a great portion of the entire population of the area of intervention covered by the two umbrella associations (at least 1,000,000 people) and especially the vulnerable groups, which will benefit from the ultimate improved access to basic services as result of the improvement of NSA’s efficiency/effectiveness, transparency and accountability.