About

Against the backdrop of famine and humanitarian crises in Somalia in late 2000s, a diverse group of professionals and community leaders from Somalia, came together to discuss how they could leverage their collective assets and energy to improve the situation for families in the region. From these conversations, the need for the Danwadag foundation for the this region emerged. Since then, DANWADAG has achieved an impressive record of success while serving some of the most vulnerable populations in the area, including refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and residents of rural areas. In seeking to nurture these communities, the organization has focused on providing both immediate crisis reliefs in the form of Education and other supplies, as well as long-term development in the form of education, self-sufficiency projects, and access to clean water. To allow DANWADAG to better support and understand the communities it serves, the organization opened a network of field offices across the country and has cultivated partnerships with local community organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and governments at all levels.