Phone:
(701)814-6992
Physical address:
6296 Donnelly Plaza
Ratkeville, Bahamas.
Advocating For Minority Rights
We are committed to promoting equitable access to justice and humanitarian assistance particularly focusing on minority rights and development in Somalia and the greater Horn of Africa through quality interventions
We Work With Minority And Indigenous Communities To Campaign For Recognition Of Their Rights
Agency for minority rights and development (AMARD) is a fully fledged National Non-Governmental Organizations registered with the ministry of interior, federal affairs and reconciliation in Somalia. We focus on participation and partnerships that contribute to the relief of human suffering by offering appropriate solutions to the humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia
“Minority rights are human rights, and we must advocate for their protection and empowerment. Through organizations like AMARD, we strive for peaceful coexistence and equitable access to justice, promoting the representation and meaningful participation of minority communities in decision-making processes.
Jonathan Doe — UN OCHA
Our Programs
These are some of our quality interventions, passionately promoting equitable access to justice and humanitarian assistance, with a dedicated focus on minority rights and development
Education
We support communities by ensuring children from most vulnerable, marginalized and minority communities have access to quality education.
Health & Nutrition
We aim to improve and promote sustainable nutrition and provision of primary health care services to the vulnerable communities.
Food Security & Livelihoods
Improving the living conditions of most vulnerable communities’ through provision of conditional and unconditional cash transfers to empower the economy.
WASH
We aim to improve access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities to the minorities, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and vulnerable host communities in Somalia.
CCCM
Ensuring internally displaced persons (IDPs) have equitable access to humanitarian assistance and protection to improve their quality of life and dignity in the displaced Camps.
Youth and Women Empowerment
We empower women and youth from the minority communities through establishing micro-business and small enterprise. We give start up capital and provide free education to add value to the community
GBV
Strengthening case management through direct service provision for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). We provide immediate lifesaving assistance to vulnerable populations by ensuring access to comprehensive case management and psycho-social support (PSS) and a host of other services
Child Protection
We aim to provide adequate access to child protection services and ensure children are protected from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation at home and in the community. We also ensure that the affected children receive appropriate support through the case management process.
Advocating for Minority
We support the advocacy initiatives of the minority community in Southwest Somalia, working alongside them to ensure that their voices are heard and basic needs are met.
Our Objectives
- To draw the attention of the International Humanitarian Community prioritizing minority communities’ concerns for them to get access information and humanitarian intervention.
- To conduct the local communities’ awareness on the available local resource’s utilization and equitable distribution among the minority communities to rise the voice of voiceless minority for them to get a space to solve their own problems that are within their influence.
- To advocate for peaceful co-existence and non-discrimination among the communities living in Horn of African through empowering of minority rights and marginalized society.
- To extend health and nutrition values to the minority and marginalize communities to equally access to health benefits.
Promoting Representation
We work towards promoting women’s representation and meaningful participation in decision-making and leadership positions in peace and political processes which Consequently contributing to peace, political stability, and security in Somalia with specific focus on minorities.
Responding to Emergencies
We respond to the local communities’ emergency humanitarian concerns in order to reduce preventable mortality and morbidity, Safeguarding the rights of children and preventing, responding to GBV among the most disadvantage minority, marginalize, persons living with disabilities and vulnerable populations in Somalia.
We successfully provided essential dignity kits to 100 households affected by the recent flooding in Jowhar today, thanks to the generous support of our donor, SHF. Dignity kits are of paramount...
With support from the UNFPA we recently distributed dignity kits and food stuff to residents of Baidoa...