With the total disintegration of the Somalia’s political and civil infrastructure, people have been left to care for themselves. While the problems are many and complex, Adfaid Foundation recognizes that the Somali people share, to a large degree, many commonalities such as language, religion and shared history, which can be a strong basis upon which to build a new kind of social and political infrastructure.

Adfaid Foundation is working on the premise that among the key causes of conflicts in Somalia are limited access to natural resources such as water, grazing rights, farming land and competing interests over their control. Adfaid Foundation expects to bridge the gap between the Non-State Actors (NSA) and the local controlling authority by utilizing project design, the LPI’s conflict transformation methods, combined with local expertise and resources in the targeted areas. Uniquely designed peace-building projects utilize post-conflict social transformation techniques while at the same time enhancing community development initiatives, awareness and educational programs in nonviolent approaches.