Allaybaday Development Action Group (ADAG)
     
                           "Learning is the eye of the mind."

Allaybaday Development Action Group ( ADAG) is a non-profit, non-governmental, non-political, "grassroots" organization established in the year 2004 for the purpose of providing humanitarian assistance to the population living in the Allaybaday District of Somaliland with the headquarters in Hargeisa, the capital.

 

ADAG has established ten primary and intermediate schools and one secondary school each with their own feeding centre.	First boarding school in Allaybaday District, October 2007 Outdoor school assembly at Allaybaday Primary and Intermediate School, 04.Jun. 2007   The first Allaybaday school in the year 2005 before tents and buildings became available through donations.
ADAG pays the salary of 30 primary and intermediate school teachers who receive $50 a month.
The four secondary teachers receive $100 dollars a month all from donations from throughout the world.
ADAG relies on the Internet to coordinate its over 600 members who share funding efforts, ideas and information about the Allaybaday School District.
ADAG has 18 branches scattered throughout the world including Norway, the location of ADAG's origination. Organization number: 990 939 659
Schools established by ADAG No Name of School Level Students Teachers ADAG Class room Total Paid Monthly  pr. School 1 Allaybaday Secondery & boarding 59 6 4 $ 600 2 Allaybaday 1 Primary & intermediate 601 8 10 $ 400 3 Allaybaday 2 Primary & intermediate 479 6 7  $ 300 4 Xidhinta Primary & intermediate 110 3 5  $ 150 5 Gees Dheere Primary 102 2 0 $ 100 6 Geed Abeereh Primary 95 2 2    $ 100 7 Har Cadaad Primary 69 2 0  $ 100 8 Taysa Primary 93 2 2  $ 100 9 Diini Goobaale Primary 103 2 0  $ 100 10 Wadi Xoor Primary 161 2 0  $ 100 11 Laayo Primary 72 2 2 $ 100 12 Camp Barwaqo Primary 57 2 0 $ 50                                                 Totals 2002 38 36 $ 2100
Mission Statement The mission of the ADAG  is working towards alleviating the poverty and suffering of the Somaliland rural population and seeking appropriate ways to improve socioeconomic status of poor women and men affected by poverty.    Vision ADAG’s vision is that rural population will have access to basic services and could achieve sufficient improvement to their living conditions.    Aims 1.      To promote development work for poor women and men in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas.. 2.      To improve rural population access to basic services. 3.      To support indigenous organizations in those communities.   Principles of Operation Government involvement: ADAG will be advocating and lobbying in favor of different Government ministries and local government taking into account the needs of the rural populations within their area of operation.  Participation: ADAG will be focusing on the importance of the rural populations to take part in designing the services that poor women and men consider necessary such as: capacity building, vocational training...  Education: ADAG will support a number of rural schools and work towards awarness raising of the poor women and men in importance of education. And where appropriate specialized education is to be considered for mobile populations.  Health: ADAG will also work in favor of the health care for rural populations to be provided within existing health services at all levels. Referral to specialized services should take place when general facilities are unable to provide the necessary treatment.  Information and public education: ADAG will be encouraging comprehensive public information about rights, contributions and unmet needs of rural populations, that would reach all concerned, including the general public.

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