About SARD 

    Since 1992, SARD has been a trusted leader in Somalia, delivering humanitarian relief and sustainable recovery through community-driven programs, now operating in eight regions with over 100 staff and key partnerships like FAO and UNICEF.

    The Somali Association for Rehabilitation and Development (SARD) was established in April, 1992 to address the humanitarian calamities created by the prolonged conflict and natural disasters in Somalia. At the peak of the civil war in Somalia between 1991 and 1993, SARD was among the leading local organizations that spearheaded in the efforts to alleviate the suffering of the vulnerable people.

    Over the years, SARD has grown into a large organization with over 100 professional staff members covering eight regions in Somalia. SARD has embedded itself with the beneficiary communities and built its image and trust through transparency, openness and community involvement in all its programs and activities.

    Currently SARD works in partnership with FAO and UNICEF among others.

    Vision

    SARD’s vision is a food and nutrition secure, healthy and educated community in an environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive society.

    Mission

    SARD’s work is to ensure food and nutrition security, universal access to education, improve the overall health status of peoples, promotion of peace and preservation of human rights, environmental conservation and rehabilitation and support development of policy and institution for confronting human challenges in order to empower the population in an inclusive and holistic manner.

    Objectives

    • Increased crop production and utilization of agricultural land.
    • Increased access to markets by local producers.
    • Promote diversification of crops production systems
    • Increased livestock production and profitability.
    • To reduce economic risks, caused by natural and man-made hazards (emergencies and conflicts) of the targeted communities.
    • Increased access to curative healthcare
    • Increase community access to promotive and preventive health care to prevent underlying causes of poor health and respond to health emergencies
    • Promotion of a self-sustaining all-inclusive healthcare systems
    • Increased access to education for different sections of the population.
    • Increased access to skills for local artisans
    • Rehabilitated dilapidated build and natural infrastructure to enhance food production and biodiversity
    • The enhanced role of the ecosystem to provide ecological functions.
    • Enhanced capacity of natural infrastructure to support livelihoods
    • Increased safety in the utilization of environmental resources.
    • Strengthened capacity of public servants to provide government services effectively.
    • Strengthen the institutional capacity of SARD to effectively deliver the mission and realized its vision.
    • Increase SARD’s resources base and visibility.
    • Mainstream social inclusivity for peace and human rights.

    Core Values

    • Transparency
    • Accountability
    • Equity and Inclusiveness
    • Diversity
    • State of the Art Technology
    • Integrity
    • Responsiveness
    • Excellence