About Us
Development Aid Service & Research Organization ( DARO)was established in 2022 as a Local Non-Governmental Organization, None Profit Making, None Politics (Local Humanitarian NGO) with a focused aim of improving stability, democracy, social, economic and reconstruction development among the youth with a view of better future generation. We are a social trust and a non-profit organization whose work is concerned with youth relief (females and males) from vulnerable backgrounds across Somali society.
This organization was founded and established by a group of Somali youth philanthropists who are concerned with the uncomfortable situation of Somali society in Kenya and Somalia. It acknowledges that the many incidences of poverty in the community affect the youth as potential members of society and in effect deny them the basic human rights to education, health, economic, social and political development. In turn, the problem of poverty exacerbates the risk of entrenching marginalization, exclusion and subordination of women in the society.It acknowledges that whereas the many incidences of poverty in the community affect the youth as the potential members of the society and in effect deny them the basic human rights to education, health, economic, social and political development. In turn, the problem of poverty exacerbates the risk of entrenching marginalization, exclusion and subordination of women in the society.
The specific background of
DARO
can be enumerated as follows:
- DARO’s coverage areas have been one of the most underdeveloped due to lack of central government and rampant human rights violation enhanced by endless civil wars and natural disaster including Tsunami, floods and constant droughts (resulting into massive displacements and illegal migrations)
- Humanitarian organizations have faced constraints in obtaining accurate data from the ground for future intervention purpose.
- Incomes of the target population are below a dollar per day since the collapse of the former regimes that led to the loose of local resources and income sources for livelihood.
- In adequate pre-assessment and early warning system to prevent the impact of natural disaster for disaster management which is one of the root causes of Displacement.
- Acute vulnerability has been caused the prolonged civil war and natural disaster in terms of livelihood, Health, Education and Crop failure.
- The number of school dropout have been increasing due to the vulnerability of the families while the children have been enrolled as child soldier we need to conduct public awareness and establish free Primary Education and create job opportunities for the youth.
OUR VISION
- To be an excellent youth humanitarian agency for sustainable social, economic, and political development integrating fundamental human rights and values.
- To minimize displacement and illegal migration through improvement of social livelihood.
DARO seeks to establish a democratic culture where young person’s rights are respected, protected, promoted and enhanced, by focusing upon; food security, gender equity, literacy, hygiene and sanitation, decision-making processes, peace lobbing and community mobilization, resource utilization, human rights and greater control of physical, social and economic environment.
OUR MISSION
Who We Serve
The name DARO is an acronym Development Aid Service & Research Organization DARO provides primary aid and advocate for the rights of the youth, who may fall in the following categories:
- Children (15-18)
- Youth (male and females)
- Early adults (males and females)
- Professionals
- Civil society
- Traditional elders Mosque leaders
Other secondary group of focus is the rural poor who may comprise the landless/squatters, the peasant farmers, pastorals, etc.
The objectives of
DARO
are:
- To enhance the living standards of target communities through support and funding projects in Agriculture, Forestry Fishery as well as conduct research and develop protection and rehabilitation models.
- To build the capacity of the community and improve their income through mobilization of local resources and create cooperatives to alleviate the poverty.
- To focus on protection and monitor the violation cases and advocacy.
- To resettle the returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs as well the refugees in neighbouring countries by providing them Re-integration Resettlement and rehabilitation projects.
- To promote social, economic and environmental programs with emphasis on community self-development especially of the Urban (Coastal), Riverine and rural areas.
- To work in collaboration with international partners/donors, local NGOs, local authorities, farmers organizations, food producers and women groups to improve the socio-economic well-being of youths from the vulnerable groups and to work towards the total eradication of the effects of poverty in Rural and Urban communities.
How We Serve
With the support of international donors and the assistance of local partners, DARO helps individual youths from vulnerable groups and the rural poor to emerge from conflicts through education, vocational training, improvement in hygiene and sanitation and advocacy for human rights – for instance, the right to say no to FGM. Prevention and awareness of epidemic diseases such as: Cholera, Malaria, TB, and HIV/AIDS.
We also plans to support the above mentioned groups with clean water, medicine, food, farm animals, seeds for crops, livestock vaccination and any other related assistance on livestock and crop development.