IIDA Women's Development Organisation explained

IIDA Women's Development Organisation
Type:Non-profit
NGO
Founded:25 May 1991
Founder:Halima Abdi Arush
Starlin Abdi Arush
Headquarters:Mogadishu, Somalia
Fields:peacebuilding, active citizenship for women, training

IIDA Women's Development Organisation (IIDA) is a non-governmental organisation founded in Mogadishu, Somalia by a group of Somali women leaders to provide relief and emergency services to women and children affected by the civil war in Somalia. Over the years, IIDA has evolved to focus on policy development and strengthening accountability of government institutions. The organisation advocates for the rights of vulnerable children, youth, and women; and promotes peace among communities.

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 the sisters Halima and Starlin Arush.[1] Halima 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,[2] [3] a Somali human rights activist.[4]

Mission

To advocate for the socio-economic rights of vulnerable children, youth, and women, promote peace among warring communities, and foster their integration into society. We work towards non-violent conflict resolution, policy formulation and implementation, women empowerment, transparency and accountability, high standards of service delivery, education, economic self-sustenance, and improvement of health. We conduct research, defend rights, reduce mortality rate, establish partnerships, and mobilize communities towards gender equality, human rights, peace, development, and reconciliation

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:

External links

Notes and References

  1. M. Yassin Haji Yussuf, Tutto cominciò da Aida…: le ragioni di un percorso, dans “Tahrib”, n. 0, juin 2008, http://www.piemonteimmigrazione.it/PDF/TAHRIB_0.pdf; Angelo Del Boca, La trappola somala. Dall’operazione Restore Hope al fallimento delle Nazioni Unite, Laterza, Bari, 1994, pp. 15-16; M. Zamorani, In Somalia la speranza sono le donne, Il Giornale, 3 febbraio 1993; J. Gardner, J. El-Bushra, Somalia - The untold story: the war through the eyes of Somali women, CIIR, London, 2004, pp. 215- 219.
  2. K. Maier, Fresh start for Somalia's children: the reopening of elementary schools provides hope for the future. Karl Maier reports from Mogadishu, article du journal The Independent, 7 janvier 1993 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/fresh-start-for-somalias-children-the-reopening-of-elementary-schools-provides-hope-for-the-future-karl-maier-reports-from-mogadishu-1477076.html.
  3. A. Deschamps, Somalie 1993: première offensive humanitaire , L'Harmattan, Paris, 2000, pp. 107, 113-114; D. Quirico, "La Stampa", 15 février 1994, p. 9, http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0009/articleid,0727_01_1994_0045_0009_10484798/.
  4. K. Maier, Women fall victim to Somalia's prejudice, The Independent, 5 janvier 1993, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/women-fall-victim-to-somalias-prejudice-1476708.html
  5. Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli, in English International Committee for the Development of Peoples, is active in over 30 countries in Africa, South America, the Caribbean, Asia, Middle-East and Europe.Web site: DevelopmentAid - CISP - the International Committee for the Development of Peoples /Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli . 2015-03-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130831142151/http://developmentaid.org/view_organization?org_id=3281 . 2013-08-31 .
  6. M. Urban, Les enfants de la guerre déposent rarement les armes, "Radio France international", 9 décembre 2002 http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/036/article_18581.asp
  7. http://www.cospe.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Carta_dei_principi.pdf COSPE (Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti, in English Cooperation for the development of emerging countries)
  8. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/29/style/chronicle-036960.html?scp=1&sq=iida&st=nyt E. Louie, Chronicle , "New York Times", 29 October 1996, p. 16
  9. C. Rebouffel, La France honore cinq champions des droits de l’homme, “La Croix”, 10 December 2008, http://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/S-informer/Monde/La-France-honore-cinq-champions-des-droits-de-l-homme-_NG_-2008-12-10-681275
  10. Web site:

    Rete civica del Comune di Forlì :::

    . www.comune.forli.fc.it. 2019-06-06.

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