Education and
Social Development
Adfaid Foundation also has a special Ramadan project where food is distributed to orphans and other children and families in need. In addition, Adfaid Foundation has invested in numerous income-generating projects to provide a livelihood for poverty-stricken families, providing dairy cows, goats, sewing machines and cash payments to impoverished host families.
The effects of drought, famine and armed conflict on children in Somalia have been devastating. Including the loss of many young lives, Somali children live with severe long-term effects on their development, arising from psychological trauma and lack of proper nutrients at critical stages of their lives.
Decades of civil war and conflict have left many children in Somalia uprooted from their homes or deprived of their parents or both at the same time. Whereas traditionally children would be cared for by other family members, this has not been the case due primarily to the breakdown of family structures amidst civil unrest and migration caused by drought or violence. Hundreds of thousands of children have been left alone to fend for themselves, mired in poverty and exposed to all kinds of risks and dangers.
Education
Education is the cornerstone of any nation. Challenges confronting the education sector are the direct consequence of protracted emergencies over the past two decades stemming from conflict, drought and flooding. Together, the multi-pronged emergencies have had a significant impact on the education systems and on the lives of children and youth in Somalia. The challenges facing the sector are daunting, including lack of access and widespread inequity. In addition, the education provision is of low quality, mainly due to the high number of unqualified and untrained teachers, multiple curricula, poor education infrastructure and weak capacity for service delivery.Adfaid Foundation Educational projects provide classroom furniture, teaching materials and teaching assistance to schools that are not able to cover operational costs.
Social Development
Adfaid Foundation’s social development strategy consists of regular, seasonal and emergency programs and services. Founded about thirty years ago at a time of severe disruption to government’s ability to provide services due to war and famine, this support focuses on improving income security, food security and resilience for the most vulnerable individuals and communities in Somalia in the face of poverty and disasters, with special focus on improving the health, education and basic care (food, shelter and clothing) of orphaned children. Orphaned and other groups of highly vulnerable children and families continue to be primary beneficiaries of Adfaid’s seasonal projects such as the provision of gifts during the two Eid holidays as well as emergency food distribution, Eid clothes and fun activities including art and play.
Quality Material
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Trained Workers
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