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From Harm to Hope
Empowering Communities. Protecting Lives. Building Resilience.
Women Initiative for Society Empowerment (WISE) is a Somali relief, emergency, development and advocacy organization working with women, girls, children, families, persons living with disabilities and vulnerable communities.
Since 2010, WISE has worked to address poverty, injustice, displacement, protection concerns and other humanitarian challenges while strengthening community resilience and promoting sustainable development.
Reduced Vulnerability + Increased Capacity = Reduced Risk
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-WHO WE ARE
A neutral, community-managed humanitarian organization
Women Initiative for Society Empowerment (WISE) is a Somali relief, emergency, development and advocacy organization committed to supporting vulnerable communities — with particular emphasis on women and girls, recognizing their specific vulnerabilities, strengths and needs during conflict, displacement, disasters and recovery.
We combine humanitarian assistance, protection, livelihoods, health, education, WASH, peacebuilding and resilience-building through a community-managed, multi-sectoral and integrated approach — moving communities from immediate need toward sustainable solutions.
Since 10 June 2010
Registered — Reg. No. 0173/2016
Our Vision
To see peaceful, prosperous and empowered women and girl’s communities in East Africa enjoy gender equality and equity where illiteracy and poverty have been eliminated.
Our Mission
To spearhead women empowerment, gender equality and equity for community development and consolidate women initiatives to create a solid foundation for the health, education and development of the women community through promoting excellence in their livelihoods and use of environmentally sound initiatives.
-OUR FOCUS
Interconnected areas of work
WISE addresses both urgent humanitarian needs and the underlying causes of vulnerability across six focus areas.
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Protection & Human Rights
Protecting women, girls, children and vulnerable groups from violence, abuse, exploitation and rights violations, including GBV response and FGM prevention.
02
Food Security & Livelihoods
Emergency food and cash assistance, vocational skills, entrepreneurship, savings groups and livelihood recovery for vulnerable households.
03
Health & Reproductive Health
Community-based health services, maternal and reproductive health support, and training for traditional birth attendants.
04
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Safe water provision, water trucking, latrine construction and hygiene promotion, with attention to dignity for displaced women and girls.
05
Education & Peacebuilding
Promoting girls’ education, literacy, scholarships and conflict management, peaceful coexistence and community participation.
06
Resilience & Economic Recovery
Helping households strengthen capacity to recover from shocks, rebuild income and reduce future vulnerability.
-WHO WE ARE
Working directly where communities need us most
WISE has implemented emergency, recovery and resilience projects across four Somali states, with a head office in Gaalkacyo and sub-offices supporting continuous community presence.
- GalMudug State
- Hirshabelle State
- Puntland State
- Banadir Region
- Adaado · Skills Centre
- Dhusamareeb & Hobyo
50,000+
Beneficiaries Supported
-TRUSTED BY
Program partners & funders
UNHCR
UNOCHA / SHF
UNDP
UNFPA
IOM
Danish Refugee Council
ECHO
AmplifyChange
Urgent Action Fund Africa
-Selected Program Experience
Program partners & funders
FGM Prevention & Legal Framework
Partner: Urgent Action Fund Africa · Location: Mudug & Galgadud, GalMudug
2022–2023
Protection Monitoring
2021–2022
Community-Based Protection & Livelihoods
2020
Vocational Skills for SGBV Survivors
2016–2017
Partner with WISE.
Together, we can strengthen communities, protect vulnerable people and create pathways from harm to hope across Somalia.
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Let's work together
Whether you’re a humanitarian organization, donor, government institution or community partner — we welcome the conversation.
HEAD OFFICE
Women Initiative for Society Empowerment (WISE)
Wadajor, behind Hotel Embassy, next to 8th March Hospital,
Opposite Golis – South GLK Branch, Abdullahi-Isse Road,
GalMudug State, Somalia
info@wisesomalia.org · www.wisesomalia.org
CHAIRLADY
Seynab Osman Hassan
chairlady@wisesomalia.org
+252 (0) 615727272 | +252-90-7791968
+252 (0) 615727272 | +252-90-7791968
EXCECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Abdihakim Abdi Hirsi
hersi@wisesomalia.org
+252 (0) 906716455 | +252 (0) 7080648