Strategic  objectives

Based on HIRDA strategic position and experience gained over the past 10 years of existence, our current objectives aims to increase educational opportunity, improve the position of women and provide relief for refugees and people in disaster areas. The organization also aims to increase the Diaspora engagement in the Netherlands, as well as in other European countries and the United States.

HIRDA will promote, support and lead projects that will: 

• Increase formal and informal education by creating child friendly learning environment, offering educational opportunities for children of school age, enhancing the quality and capacity of teachers, engaging parents, teachers and communities in educational activities, promoting the unity of educational organisations and advocating peace and stability in the regions;
  
• Create enabling environments for women social, economic and political involvements, increase advocacy for women emancipation on degrading practice of Female genital mutilation and increase facilities for care of mothers and children;
  
• Spur self-reliance of communities, by increasing individual entrepreneurial skills; promote capacity of community group business and engage communities for peace and reconciliation programmes;
• Increase the support and engagement of Diasporas for mobilizing the resources and expertise of Somali Diasporas towards the development need of their country of origin. This will involve specific activities to; leverage remittances and development need, trainings to bridge knowledge of diasporas and their families, increase the participation of more Somalis Diasporas on key issues of migration and development and peace building among Diaspora communities;
• Promote all incentives for remittances of Somali Diasporas to increase grassroots development resources. This will involve means of education to bridge the aspirations of the migrants’ remitters and receiving family members. HIRDA will work hard to ensure proper usage of remittance fund by extending its financial literacy and small business training to remote areas and increase the channels of remittance; 
•  Promote integration of young Somalia migrants to give them good direction towards taking advantage of opportunities offered by the host country in education, social and economic integration.
  
  HIRDA will seek to involve its youths in sport events, debates, exchanges, and fundraising events and to partner with other migrants and indigenous youth organizations. See HIRDA mid-term strategic plan for more information.