Galmudug Youth Development Organization GYDO

                                    GALMUDUG YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

Background

Galmudug youth development organization is a Non-Governmental Organization, that

operates youth developments, GYDO was established 2015. Free from political, clans, religion and ethnic

divisions, encouraging for helping each other, our main objectives is to be one club (for all Galmudug youth) , to give awareness our youth (we are anti-tribalism, anti-immigrants, and anti-extremism).

We are standing reinforcement to unite Galmudug Youth, and to prevent/stop violent extremism, immigrants, and tribalism.

Organizational type:

  o Humanitarian aid organization

  o Non partisan

  o Non political

  o Non racial

  o Non-governmental

  o Nonprofit making

  o Non-religious

  o Social and civil society organization

Principles:

  o Anti-immigrants

  o Anti-radicalizations

  o Equality

  o Justice

  o Optimistic

  o Patience

  o Respect for human rights

  o Youth and woman empowering.

Objectives:

The main objective of our organization is to unite and set the peace building programs through educational, skills training and recreational activities for the young people.

Vision:

The vision of GYDO is to unite and develop all Galmudug youth through program of activities and project

collaboration to serve all young generation of today and tomorrow without discrimination.

Galmudug Youth Development Organization is strives to remove obstacles to youth empowerment so that, they have sustainable livelihoods and successful living standards.

Mission

Our Mission is to build a youth-centered community by first empowering under privileged youth through sports, skill- empowerment, and education.

Core Values

   Accountability

   Commitment

   Leading the community

   Non discrimination

   Participatory decision making

   Positive Somali Culture

   Teaching Peace building process

   Transparency

Goals

   Empower women/young girls with education

   Empower women livelihood programs

   Enhance community security

   Facilitate access to justice

   Promote peace building process in target areas

   Protect human rights

Project Developed

 Godinlabe Community engagement for solar street light Project, implemented by Galmudug Youth Development Organization, supported by Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS Foundation) 12-18 APRIL 2017 and 27-29 JUNE 2017. Godinlabe Galgaduud Soomaaliya.

 Participating Training of trainer (tot) on countering radicalization and entrepreneurship skill, 26th – 29th July 2016, Jigjiga-Ethiopia.

 Galmudug Youth Organization Conference for Election of 2016 and understanding of federalism

awareness over immigration From 20th – 22nd August 2016 in Adado at Central Hotel, Funded by UNDP

 Galmudug Youth Forum between the Youth and Government Stakeholders on Illegal Migration Unemployment and other issues facing youth in South Central Somalia 22nd - March. – 2016

COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 12 AUG, 2017

COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 12 AUG, 2017

GALMUDUG YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

Background

The International Youth Day (IYD), celebrated on 12 August each year, was established by the United Nations in 2000 as a means of raising awareness of issues affecting young people around the world.
Each year the Secretary-General of the United Nations decides upon a theme for the Day on the basis of issues of concern to young people. The theme for 2017 is ‘Youth Building Peace’.

For this year’s International Youth Day 2017, the Galmudug Youth Association Network, with the support of the COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION, is co-organizing an event to celebrate the Day (Interim Capital City of Galmudug, ADADO).

The event was bringing together young people, Galmudug Youth Association Network GYAN and other experts to discuss issues relating to youth migration and the role of Peace Building. International Youth Day 12 AUG, 2017 On this day young people around the world will raise their voices as part of International Youth Day, calling on world leaders to set ambitious goals to end poverty, inequalities, given
their rights and the role of policy in their country and climate change.
Various programme were part of the event, few are Slogan, Sports match, and other cultural activities.

Objectives of International Youth Day Event 

The objectives of the International Youth Day are to: 

• Raise awareness of the opportunities and risks associated with Somali youth migrations and extremism and unemployment; 
• Share knowledge and information stemming from recent research and analysis on this commemoration day; 
• Review good practice on policies and programmes promoting employment and safe migration among young people. 

Main themes discussed during the event 

The 12 August event will shed light on a number of themes that are key to addressing youth 

building peace issues. 

• Understanding youth building peace - opportunities and risks. There is a general lack  of awareness on the working and living how they can build peace. While young people can open up valuable opportunities to build a peace and be peacekeepers, The discussion will aim to identify the factors that contributed to develop the good practices, lessons learned and reliability of the same practices, and we agree the Theme of this year UN and all other young people around the world, and also we chosen YOUTH BUILDING PEACE 2017. 

Participants 

The event was gathered different actors of Galmudug area, including young people, 

representatives from youth organizations and representatives of young MP Galmudug state of Somalia. 

Date and Venue 

Date: 12 August 2017 

Venue: Central Hotel, Adado Galmudug-Somalia. 

Organizers 

Galmudug Youth Development Organization (GYDO) 

Fund: 

Community Contribution 

Contact Person 

Ahmed Mohamed Omar (Caruse) Chairman 

Galmudug Youth Development Organization (GYDO)

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TRAINING FOR SOLAR STREET LIGHT PROJECT

 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TRAINING FOR SOLAR STREET LIGHT PROJECT

GALMUDUG YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

Executive Summary: 

This is a Final report for the community engagement project on Solar street lighting in Godinlabe, Galgadud region. The report covers 3-trainings (training one duration: 12 -14 APRIL 2017, training two duration 

16 -18 APRIL 2017, and training three duration 27 -29 JUNE 2017). The overall objectives of the report are to determine whether or not the project achieved its stated objectives and its impact as community engagement training. This report has also come at a time when Galmudug Youth Development Organization 

GYDO have been successfully implemented in the targeted community of Godinlabe, Galgadud region as well as reached the intended local community of the project beneficiaries. GYDO has been implemented the three community engagement trainings since 12 APRIL – 29 JUNE 2017 in collaboration with the local government and Ministry of energy and mineral resources Galmudug State and GYDO partner Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS).

The aim of the community engagement training was to build the local community capacity and perception on Solar Street lighting maintains and protection and also to collect data information about the community perceptions and opinions on Solar Street lighting project. The project targets the solar street lighting areas of Godinlabe district. 

As a result, GYDO was one of the established local NGO that has partnered with Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS) for the community engagement project in Godinlabe district. It was the role and responsibility of GYDO for the implementation of the project

Topics/Areas covered 

• Overview of solar project 
• Project ownership 
• Good governance 
• Community mobilization 
• Roles and Responsibilities of project committees 
• Solar maintenance 
• Local government and community collaboration 
• Group discussion and presentations 
• Field visit
  

Training and data collection work plan 

GYDO has carried successfully all planned training and baseline data collection for the local community in Godinlabe district. The following table will summarize all the progress made toward the accomplishment of training and baseline data collection activities agreed plan