Organizational Background

Agency for Assistance and Development of Somalia abbreviated as AADS is defined as nongovernmental, non-political, non-partisan and nonprofit making organization, flexible and committed to provide humanitarian programs answering to the community’s basic needs relevant on the current situation in Somalia. Agency for Assistance and Development of Somalia-AADS is an open to all without distinction of origin, race, color or creed, in accordance with the purpose of Agency for Assistance and Development of Somalia-AADS inception and its existence.

The Agency for Assistance and Development of Somalia-AADS is operating in Somalia particularly South West State, Jubaland State, Hirshabelle State and Banadir region. The organization was established on 02/03/2008. Therefore Agency for Assistance and Development of Somalia-AADS was founded by a professional group of people from the different parts of the Somali society living inside and outside of the country.

Agency for Assistance and Development of Somalia-AADS is mainly focused on education, health and nutrition, emergency relief and rehabilitation, livelihood, mother health care for communities in operational regions. Agency for Assistance and Development of Somalia-AADS has built its reputation at grassroots level as a visionary organization capable of working with communities mutually to alter the current course of conflicts and dis-empowerment at communal and individual level in the regions.

Vision:

Envisions Empowered Communities and never-ending peace and development.

Mission:

Supporting communities to achieve long term changes in the lives of families and individuals and attempt to peace and stability, reconciliation of the South/central Somali regions damaged by the civil wars, political crisis, food crisis and at the same time make their hearts to avoid each other through collaboration and cooperation among the communities in South/central regions of Somalia.

PARTNER AND MEMBERSHIP

AADS is friendship with NGO consortium and also AADS organization is partnered with all the local organizations who work in the operational regions to create friendly environment, Therefore, we are partnered with UNHCR, NRC, OXFAM NOVIB, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, UNICEF, UNPOS, UNFPA, ARD , MoH, SOMALI DIASPORA and T4H.