Founded 25 May 1991 Type Non-profitNGO | Founder Halima Abdi Arush | |
Motto "Qoriga Dhig, Qalinka Qaad""Drop the gun and take the pen" Services education, health, economy |
IIDA Women's Development Organisation is a non-governmental organisation based in Mogadishu, Somalia. Its work is centered on peacebuilding, active citizenship for women, and other initiatives in the local education, health and economy sectors.
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Establishment
The IIDA Women's Development Organisation NGO was founded in Mogadishu on 25 May 1991 by a group of Somali women activists led by Halima Abdi Arush. Arush was a former education inspector whose husband had been killed during the civil war in Somalia. The organisation's aim was to create an interface organization enabling action in favour of peacebuilding, humanitarianism and women's rights. The word iida in the Somali language means "woman born on a feast day". It was chosen by the late Amina Abdullahi Haji Fiqow, a Somali human rights activist.
Mission
The IIDA Women's Development Organisation's main objectives are to support the societal reconstruction process and champion women's rights in Somalia.
Its main development aims are:
Offices
IIDA is currently maintains three branches in Somalia (Mogadishu, Merca, Dhusamareb). It also has an office one in Nairobi, Kenya (since December 2007), and one in Turin, Italy.
Main projects
IIDA's main projects encompass peacebuilding, active citizenship for women, and other initiatives in the education, health and economy sectors.
Projects have included:
Tahrib newsletter
Since June 2008, IIDA Italia has published Tahrib, an online newsletter aimed at raising awareness on the sociopolitical situation in Somalia. Contributors to the newsletter include Somalian MP Maryan Shekh Osman, President of the Italian section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Giovanna Pagani, and journalist Kenneth Oduor.
Awards
IIDA has received various international awards for its peacebuilding, human rights and development work:
Memberships
IIDA is a member of the following networks: