From Harm to Hope

Our Programs & Areas of Work

WISE delivers integrated humanitarian, development and advocacy programs across nine interconnected areas — responding to immediate needs while strengthening long-term resilience.

Program 01

Protection, GBV & Human Rights

WISE works to protect women, girls, children and other vulnerable populations from abuse, neglect, exploitation, violence and human rights violations.

GBV Prevention & Response

SGBV Interventions

Child Protection

General Protection

Protect Monitoring

Human Rights Awareness

Safety Audits

Case Management

Psychosocial Support

Dignity Skills

Referral Services

FGM Prevention

Migrant Protection

WISE’s protection approach emphasizes prevention, community participation and strengthening the systems and actors responsible for protecting women, girls and children.

Protection

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Program 02

Food Security & Livelihoods

WISE supports vulnerable households affected by displacement, conflict, drought and other shocks to meet immediate needs while developing sustainable sources of income.

Emergency Food Assistance

Cash Assistance & Transfers

Market Development

Vocational Skills Training

Entrepreneurship

Microfinance

Savings & Loans Association

Income Generating Activities

Productive Assets

Livestock Support

Veterinary Services

Sustainable Agriculture

Land & Water Management 
Cash for Work

WISE prioritizes vulnerable and marginalized households and seeks to help communities absorb, adapt to and recover from recurrent shocks.

Livelihoods

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Program 03

Health & Reproductive Health

WISE works to improve access to essential healthcare and reproductive health services for vulnerable communities.

Community Health Services

Primary healthcare

Reproductive Health

Sexual Health info

HIV/AIDS Awareness

Maternal Health

Support for Expectant Moms

Community Case Management

 

Traditional Birth Attendant Training

Emergency Health Intervention

WISE links emergency health responses with longer-term programs aimed at strengthening health systems and addressing social and gender-related factors affecting health outcomes.

Health

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Program 04

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene-WASH

Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene is a fundamental part of WISE’s humanitarian response.

 

Safe Water Provision

Water Trucking

Water Treatment

Latrine Construction

Bathing Facilities

Hygiene Promotion

Hygiene Supplies

Water Source Protection

Rain Water Harvesting

Environment Health

WISE gives particular attention to the dignity and safety of displaced populations, including women and vulnerable groups.

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WASH

Program 05

Camp Management, Coordination, Shelter & NFI

WISE supports displaced populations and host communities through camp management and coordination, shelter-related assistance and Non-Food Item (NFI) services.

Camp Monitoring

Community Governance Support

IDP Leader Training

Service Mapping

Community Consultation

Social Mobilization

Referral Pathways

Protection & Shelter Coordination

NFI Distribution

Drought & Flood Response

WISE has conducted site monitoring across IDP settlements and works to improve coordination, identify service gaps and strengthen community participation.

Health

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Program 06

Education

WISE promotes access to education, with particular emphasis on girls and vulnerable children.

Girl Child Education

Support for Orphans

Formal Education

Audit Literacy & Numeracy

Education Advocacy

Scholarships

Barrier Reduction for Girls

Learning Materials

WISE also recognizes the importance of addressing practical barriers that can contribute to girls leaving school, including access to menstrual hygiene materials.

Education

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Program 07

Peacebuilding & Social Cohesion

WISE works to promote peaceful coexistence and strengthen community capacity to prevent and manage conflict.

Conflict Management

Conflict Resolution

Conflict Transformation

Community Awareness

Peacebuilding Training

Community Dialogue

Youth Engagement

Local Institution Capacity

Engagement with Opinion Leaders

Community Policing

WISE works with communities, local authorities, leaders and other stakeholders to create an environment that supports peaceful coexistence.

Peacebuilding 

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Program 08

Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience

WISE integrates disaster risk reduction into humanitarian and development programming.

Reducing Vulnerability

Coping Capacities

Disaster Preparedness 

Risk Mitigation

Community Resilience 

Climate Justice

Enviromental Sustainability

Natural Resource Management

WISE seeks to help communities become safer and more resilient before, during and after disasters.

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Program 09

Economic Recovery

WISE supports people affected by crises to rebuild their assets, capabilities and sources of income.

Asset Rebuilding 

Income Restoration

Capacity Building

Livelihood Recovery

Dignity Restoration

Economic recovery interventions are designed to help people restore livelihoods, improve income, regain dignity and reduce vulnerability to future emergencies.

Economic Recovery

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Together, we can strengthen communities, protect vulnerable people and create pathways from harm to hope across Somalia.