Universal Children's Day is celebrated annually on 20th November. The goal of Universal Children's day is to improve child welfare worldwide, promote and celebrate children's rights and promote togetherness and awareness amongst all children We, therefore, have the pleasure to celebrate with these children on today 20th November 2020 “World Children Day “in our project [...]

The impact of the ongoing flooding compounded by economic and social impacts of COVID-19, escalated conflict, and forecast of below-average Gu rainfall from October to December 2020 may result in further deterioration of humanitarian outcomes for affected communities through 2021. The floods have been triggered by heavy, above-average rainfall locally and in upstream areas in [...]

An estimated 2.7 million people across Somalia are expected to face Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3 or higher) outcomes between April and June without sustained humanitarian assistance. An additional 2.9 million people are expected to be Stressed (IPC Phase 2), bringing the total number of people facing acute food insecurity to 5.6 million. These [...]

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a practice that involves altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons, and it is internationally recognized as a human rights violation. Globally, it is estimated that some 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone some form of FGM. Although FGM is declining in the majority of [...]

Youths Political and Election Participation Workshop for youth groups in Mogadishu was the first of its kind to be conducted in Mogadishu by a CSO (SOYDA). Somali youths are estimated to be 75% of the total Somali population, but have no voice and representation in the Somalia political and elections fora thus making the majority [...]

Luuq district is a town in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia. It is one of the oldest settlements in the area. The town is located in a bend of the Juba River, where the watercourse flows down from north to south in a horseshoe shape. Luuq is also known as Luuq Gannaane Luuq district [...]

SOYDA Launched today16 Days of Activism for non-violence against Women and children campaign on 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10 December (Human Rights Day). The campaign hopes to raise awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue as well as giving special consideration to people on special [...]

Universal Children's Day is celebrated annually on 20th November. The goal of Universal Children's day is to improve child welfare worldwide, promote and celebrate children's rights and promote togetherness and awareness amongst all children We have the pleasure to inform you that SOYDA have accelerated its effort in reaching vulnerable reach with improved access and [...]

Celebrated every year on 19 August, World Humanitarian Day is directed towards honoring humanitarian efforts worldwide and propagating the idea of supporting people in crisis. World Humanitarian Day 2019 is set to celebrate Women Humanitarians and their undying contribution in making the world a better place. Women Humanitarians hold a sense of unparalleled uniqueness, one [...]

SOYDA Launched the Kick off World Breastfeeding Week 1-7 Aug 2019 through provision outreach awareness campaigns in Mogadishu and Afgooye corridor IDPs in our project areas as part of scaling up and reaching more IDPs to promote Breastfeeding Week and advocating for and informing people of the economic, environmental, and health implications of promoting optimal [...]