Youth education and Awareness
Youth education and Awareness Programs implements comprehensive programmes to reach marginalized youth and skills
What We Do?
Driving Change Through Relief, Empowerment, and Sustainable Development.
Driving Change Through Relief, Empowerment, and Sustainable Development.
At Badbaado Innovation & Humanitarian Development (BIHD), we work to address both immediate humanitarian needs and long-term development challenges across Somalia.
Our programs focus on relief, recovery, youth empowerment, environmental sustainability, agricultural development, and social inclusion — helping communities build resilience and self-reliance.
The target communities of the NGO are located across Somalia, especially in Puntland, Galmudug, and Jubbaland — including Garowe, Kismayo, Bosaso, Las'anod, Galkaiyo, and Badhan.
We provide life-saving humanitarian aid to those in need while facilitating recovery efforts to restore communities affected by crises.
Special emphasis is placed on youth engagement and empowerment, ensuring that young people have access to education, vocational training, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
We support agricultural initiatives that empower local farmers, improve food security, and promote sustainable farming practices.
Our programs promote sustainable practices that protect the environment and enhance community resilience against climate change.
We prioritize vulnerable groups, including women, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and children, to ensure that no one is left behind in our efforts.
Since 2016, BIHD has delivered 19 programs with partners including UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP, and Diakonie, totaling $1,851,357.75.
| No. | Description | Budget | Donor | Timeframe | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Youth education and Awareness Programs implements comprehensive programmes to reach marginalized youth and skills | $483,483 | UNFPA | Jan–Dec 2020 | Nugal, Sool, Cayn, Mudug and Sanag |
| 02 | Business Management and Entrepreneurship Training | $44,000 | UNDP | Dec 2020–Feb 2021 | Mogadishu and Bosasso |
| 03 | Improve Youth Friendly Service at Tilmaame Youth Center, and Awareness, SRH and FGM Abandonment | $128,793 | UNFPA | Jan–June 2020 | Nugal, Sool, Cayn, and Sanag |
| 04 | Youth Awareness, SRH and FGM Abandonment | $204,764 | UNFPA | Jan–Dec 2020 | All Puntland Regions including Sool and Sanag |
| 05 | Enterprise Development in Fishery Sector for Youth in Bossaso And Kismayo-Yes Program | $138,620 | UNDP | July 2018–May 2019 | Bossaso and Kismayo |
| 06 | Management Youth Friendly Centre | $145,600.00 | UNFPA | Jan–June 2019 | Garowe, Nugal; Boacame, Sool |
| 07 | Youth Awareness and FGM Abandonment | $84,000.00 | UNFPA | July–Dec 2023 | Badhan, Sool, Mudug |
| 08 | Social rehabilitation of Youth Vulnerable to Piracy | $125,810.00 | UNDP | June–Dec 2023 | Bargal, Alula, Habo |
| 09 | Youth and SRH activities | $29,000.00 | UNFPA | Feb–Dec 2023 | Nugal, Sool and Mudug |
| 10 | Arts and drama for Youth and Reproductive health activities | $21,720.00 | UNFPA | May–Dec 2023 | Garowe and Bossaso |
| 11 | Youth for change Project | $76,260.00 | UNDP | June–Dec 2023 | Bossaso |
| 12 | BCC on HIV/AIDs dissemination and stigma reduction | $110,810.00 | UNICEF | Sept 2013–Dec 2024 | Mudug, Nugal |
| 13 | Gender empowerment and Youth Leader initiative | $33,400.00 | UNFPA | May–Dec 2024 | Bari and Sanag |
| 14 | Livelihood Support through Employment creation | $74,923.00 | Diakonie | Jan–Dec 2020 | Garowe, Nugal; Ilmadeer, Salaxley, Birtadher and Falaryaale, Sool |
| 15 | Employment creation through Construction of Communal Water catchment for Kalabayr, Ilmadeer and Falayryale Villages | $17,472.00 | WFP | Aug–Nov 2024 | Ilmadeer, Kalabayr and Falayryale villages, Nugal and Sool |
| 16 | Employment creation | $18,709.00 | WFP | Feb–May 2023 | Kalabayr, Nugal |
| 17 | Communal barkad rehabilitation in Kalabayr and Birta-dheer | $35,841.75 | Diakonie | Feb–March 2022 | Nugal Region |
| 18 | Livelihood support for Balley Village | $56,863.00 | Diakonie | Dec 2022–March 2023 | Balley village, Garowe |
| 19 | Youth education and Awareness Programs | $21,289.00 | UNFPA | July–Dec 2020 | Galkacio, Qardho and Bossaso |
| Grand Total | $1,851,357.75 | ||||
Youth education and Awareness Programs implements comprehensive programmes to reach marginalized youth and skills
Improve Youth Friendly Service at Tilmaame Youth Center, and Awareness, SRH and FGM Abandonment
Enterprise Development in Fishery Sector for Youth in Bossaso And Kismayo-Yes Program
BIHD plans to give specific attention to HIV/AIDS prevention. We will conduct a pilot voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) initiative to ascertain the actual number of people infected with the virus, enabling us to provide meaningful support for affected households. Awareness campaigns on HIV/AIDS will also be launched in urban and rural areas.
Recognizing water scarcity as a significant hazard for people and animals, BIHD intends to intensify sustainable interventions alongside relief support to address this critical issue.
Education is a priority. We have been supporting schools with scholastic materials and renovations, and we plan to intensify these efforts. BIHD aims to increase employable skills for youth in Puntland through vocational training programs (TVET), ensuring a skilled workforce for the future.
BIHD will enhance support for local farmers through various initiatives aimed at improving agricultural practices, increasing food security, and promoting sustainable farming. This includes training programs, access to resources, and facilitating market connections for farmers.
We will build the capacity of community members to support livelihood activities for youth. Various projects are planned, including a Youth Apprenticeship Scheme, which is crucial for guiding and supporting youth in engaging in productive activities to prevent disillusionment and reduce the risk of criminal activities.
Human rights are central to BIHD’s programming. We will enhance our capacity and that of our member organizations to adopt a human rights approach to programming (HRAP). Gender issues, child rights, and youth rights will be integral to all programs, promoting democratization and peacebuilding principles.
