On the 10th of Dhi Al-Hijaa during the pilgrimage season, Muslims around the world celebrate Eid Al-Adha or the �Feast of Sacrifice�. As part of the celebration, an animal is sacrificed for the sake of Allah and to feed the needy and poor. It is a rewarding spiritual act for Muslims. Every year, SOYDA with the help of Arab league carries out the Adahi Meat Distribution Project in different parts of Mogadishu to feed needy and vulnerable families.
The goal of the Adahi Meat Distribution project was to enable poor and vulnerable families to cover their basic need for animal protein during this holy season. Inflation of the prices of meat usually occurs during this season, which reduces the purchasing capacity of many families, especially poor ones. Many families also cannot sacrifice their own livestock because they need their animals for the production of milk, cheese and other dairy products, and to work in the fields.
The project has three main objectives: relieving poor families who cannot afford the high price of meat during this season; forming links with local communities to address the needs of poor and vulnerable families, and complementing SOYDA�s overall relief and development initiatives in the region. SOYDA�s selection criteria directed distributions to low-income, large, and single-parent families, particularly if the single parent was a woman or person with special needs.
SOYDA�s team went door to door in the poorest neighborhoods many parts of Mogadishu and personally delivered the meat portions to the remaining beneficiaries. SOYDA�s team supervised and monitored the entire process from the procurement of meat the supplies to the packing, as well as the organization of distributions and the selection criteria for beneficiaries in order to ensure the highest and best efficiency. Beneficiaries have commented positively on the distributions, and have sent greetings and best wishes to SOYDA, and to the people who made their Eid possible.
The Adahi project as an immediate relief project supports other development projects that SOYDA is implementing in the region by exhibiting SOYDA commitment to poor communities need. It demonstrates the quick response and delivery of the SOYDA�s projects while working towards longer and sustainable outcomes through our other specialized projects.
Finally, SOYDA Distributed 79 goats for more than 121 Families in Mogadishu.
