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Agency for Voluntary Initiatives in Development

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Economic and Social:
  • Agriculture
  • Children
  • Climate Change
  • Criminal Justice
  • Culture
  • Debt Relief
  • Development
  • Drug Control
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Food
  • HIV/AIDS

  • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • The girl child
  • Trafficking in women and girls
  • Violence against women
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the economy
  • Women and the environment
  • Women and the media
  • Women and the media
  • Women in power and decision-making
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2003
    Organizational structure: The organization is coordinated by a team of Somali professionals based mainly in the Diaspora who are passionate to give back to their Somali community. It has a well established and responsible board of directors. The day-to-day management of the affairs of the organization is charged with experienced and highly motivated field staff. It has presence in the field. The organization has also a donor liaison office in Nairobi that serves as its command office in charge of fundraising. The organization has a strong capacity and conducts its affairs and interventions in a professional, responsible manner using highly skilled and competent staffs that come from the local communities.
    Number and type of members: BOARD of DIRECTORS HEAD OFFICE Nairobi, Kenya Mr. Abdiweli Isak Noor Email: abdiwali88@myway.com Tel: +254 716037208 FIELD REPRESENTATIVES El-Barde Field Office- Bakool Region Mr. Mohamud Ali Shuaib Beledweyne Field Office- Hiran Region Mr. Abdikadir Saacid Abdi
    Affiliation with NGO networks: Development Initiative Access Link (DIAL)
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Fees for providing consulting or research services
  • Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
  • Funding structure other: The organization has its head office in Nairobi and was as initially founded by a group of Somali philanthropists as a network to pool resources to respond to the effect of droughts and conflicts related problems including displacement and livelihoods di
     
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