Socio-economic recovery activities implemented by OSPAD

In the absence of government together with prolonged political insecurity and instability in Somalia different social problems emerged such as lack of income generation opportunities and unemployment. Since all governmental and non governmental institutions of social economic aspects and factors have collapsed and most community income sources were inadequate or not in place. This has resulted in the marginalization economically of 85% of the community parts in general, so in that aspect OSPAD has decided and planned to respond to socio-economic misfortunes of the communities through establishing social economic recovery project called Somali chickens farm for the income generation cum job creation initiatives.

This project which has been initiated to assist the most vulnerable or the poorest members of the Somali society in OSPAD’s geographical area hosts 5000 (five thousand chickens that produce 2500 (two thousand five hundred eggs per day. 35% of the farm production is oriented and distributed to the vulnerable families composing of leaders of widowed women, orphans, street beggars, and others from the IDP camps in Mogadishu.

This assistance although meager is a positive and better- than- nothing benefit for these destitute families. These beneficiaries of the chicken farm products market these eggs in main markets and in this way manage earring a daily income.