About WAAPO Profile

WAAPO is a Somaliland-based LNGO that specializes in the areas of protection, social economic empowerment (livelihood), emergencies, youth innovation, and gender equality. The organization operates the only Safe house in Somaliland, which provides protection for women and children, as well as youth-friendly center for skill development, education, and business development.

WAAPO’s program is currently funded and supported by various U.N. International organizations and entities, incl. UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA, UNTF/SIHA, Marta-Finland, GIZ, and the British embassy.

WAAPO works closely with Somaliland’s line ministries, such as MESAF, MoP, and NDRA and is a member of Protection Cluster, CM Task Force, Anti-trafficking CSOs Network, Child Helpline International, GBVWG, CPWG, FGMTF, Livelihood Cluster, SIHA, and NAGAAD.

ACTIVE WAAPO PROGRAMS

WAAPO is currently implementing with UNICEF three-year (multi-year) active P.D. The program are includes: Child Protection – children on move project – the project funds the operation of three safe houses and seven CP-desks.; Upshift project – that providing business skills and funds for 300 youth; and a communitycare project for drought-affected communities in Sool & Sanag regions.

For Instance, WAAPO have launched integrated emergence response project ( WASH, Protection, SBC and CBI) in eastern Somaliland region whereby the conflict, climate changes and drought affected.

We have launched a four-year nutrition and livelihood for women & their families’ project funded by the Finnish embassy via MartFinland to address women in economic and climate issue that affected most vulnerability women.

Furthermore, with the support of the UNHCR Project Fund, WAAPO continues to implement a three-year protection project for asylum seekers, refugees, and IDPs which includes scaling up the drought emergence response action.