Community Development, Women & Youth Empowerment
Sector Overview
SONAFO promotes inclusive community development by empowering women, youth,and vulnerable groups. This sector focuses on participation, skills development,entrepreneurship, leadership, and social inclusion because strong communities areessential for sustainable development and resilience.
Key Focus Areas
- Community Mobilization — Engaging communities in identifying problems,planning solutions, implementing activities, and monitoring local developmentinitiatives.Â
- Women’s Economic Empowerment — Supporting women through skills training,small business support, savings groups, income-generating activities, andleadership opportunities.
- Youth Development — Promoting youth participation through training,entrepreneurship, environmental action, innovation, and employmentopportunities.
- Entrepreneurship Support — Helping individuals and groups develop businessideas, access skills, improve management, and create sustainable income sources.
- Skills Development — Providing practical training in agriculture, livestock,fisheries, business, leadership, environmental protection, and communitydevelopment.
- Social Inclusion — Ensuring marginalized groups are included in programmes,decision-making, and access to services.
- Leadership Development — Supporting community leaders, women, youth, andlocal institutions to improve leadership, accountability, and participation.Â
- Community Resilience Strengthening — Improving the ability of communities tohandle shocks, solve local problems, and build sustainable livelihoods.
Why It Matters (Benefits)
- Expands economic opportunity for women and young people
- Strengthens local leadership and community-led decision-making
- Builds sustainable, income-generating skills and enterprises
- Ensures no group is left behind in Somalia's development
