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OWDA is a charity organization that Promotes conditions of sustainable human development through implementing programs on basic service delivery, economic opportunities, livelihood diversification and resilience through advocacy and protection in Ethiopia Together with our Hardworking associates and partners around
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OWDA and IGAD together with National and Regional Government Authorities have launched Lot 1 IGAD Regional Migration Fu...
08/05/2026

OWDA and IGAD together with National and Regional Government Authorities have launched Lot 1 IGAD Regional Migration Fund (RMF) project. The project is Funded by the German Government through KfW Development Bank, and is implementing IGAD in partnership with OWDA to support inclusive and sustainable development of basic services in Tog-Wajale City and the surrounding cross-border communities.
The project is designed to complement ongoing government efforts by improving socio-economic infrastructure and expanding access to essential community services. Key interventions include the construction of a Community Development Center, establishment of a skills training center, development of recreation and sports facilities, and creation of social and community gathering spaces. These interventions aim to strengthen local infrastructure, improve livelihood opportunities, promote social cohesion, and enhance resilience among host communities, migrants, refugees, women, and youth.
In addition, the project will support other strategic socio-economic investments, such as market center development and water supply improvements, reflecting a strong shared commitment to sustainable development, community empowerment, peaceful coexistence, and regional stability through inclusive participation and partnership.

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IGAD Secretariat

๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ข๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐€ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฐ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒOWDA and WFP have co-organized a colorful inauguration cer...
28/04/2026

๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ข๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐€ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฐ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

OWDA and WFP have co-organized a colorful inauguration ceremony for Solar-Powered Irrigation Scheme in Cilaan village, Gode Woreda, Somali Region. The irrigation scheme, under IFTIIN Project โ€“ Climate-Proofing Food Security in Ethiopiaโ€™s Lowland Areas, is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KfW Development Bank, and implemented by WFP in partnership with OWDA. This is a significant milestone for the farmers and agro-pastoralists in Cilaan area. The irrigation scheme is expected to increase agricultural productivity and household income, improve food security, and contribute to long-term, sustainable development.
This achievement reflects the power of strong partnership, community engagement, and resilience-building efforts. Through integrated interventionsโ€”including irrigation development, water infrastructure, livestock services, financial inclusion, and market supportโ€”the project is set to transform livelihoods, improve food security, and strengthen climate resilience for thousands of households in Gode, Adadle and east Imay Woredas.

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World Food Programme

๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ฉ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉOWDA with RESDO, a sub implementing partner, and with funding from Ethiopian Human...
20/04/2026

๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ฉ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ

OWDA with RESDO, a sub implementing partner, and with funding from Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund, has distributed Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Items (ES/NFI) to a total of 1,775 households, including 266 households with persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Hudet Woreda, Dawa zone.
These households live in temporary IDP camps after being recently displaced in ethnic conflict between Somali and Oromo communities. Before this assistance, these households were living in a dire condition without proper shelter as they fled all their belongings behind.
This support has enabled the households improve their living conditions, protect themselves from harsh weather, and restore a sense of normalcy in their daily lives. It also plays a critical role in improving dignity and protection for the vulnerable people, particularly women and girls.
This Emergency shelter and NFI is a part of integrated assistance which includes primary healthcare, nutrition, WASH, protection and multi-purpose cash that OWDA provides to the displaced communities, reaching a total of 51,635 individuals.

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United Nations OCHA Ethiopia

๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.OWDA, in partnership with WFP, distributed Livestock Feed to vulnerable pastoralist househol...
15/01/2026

๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
OWDA, in partnership with WFP, distributed Livestock Feed to vulnerable pastoralist households in Geladi Woreda, Dollo Zone, Somali Region.
A total of 9,143 quintals of Total Mixed Ration (TMR) were distributed, benefiting 4,100 households across 51 Kebele/sites in Galadi woreda.
This feed is intended to support core breeding, lactating, pregnant, and weak livestock, helping to maintain body condition, reduce livestock mortality, and sustain milk production during the critical dry season.

World Food Programme
Organization for Welfare & Development in Action

๐Ž๐ฐ๐๐š, in partnership with WFP, is implementing the IFTIIN Project to boost livelihoods and economic resilience among com...
12/01/2026

๐Ž๐ฐ๐๐š, in partnership with WFP, is implementing the IFTIIN Project to boost livelihoods and economic resilience among communities living in Gode, East Imey, and Adadle woredas of the Shabelle Zone. Through this development project, ETB 88.5 million has been released to support 18 Rural Savings and Credit Cooperatives (RUSACCOs) as a revolving fund and 16 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through start-up and business strengthening capital.
The occasion was further marked by a stakeholder coordination meeting that brought together RUSACCOs, MSMEs, financial service providers, and representatives from the Regional Cooperative Promotion Bureau, as well as zonal and woreda administrations, to strengthen partnerships and collaboration for sustainable impact.

World Food Programme
Organization for Welfare & Development in Action - OWDA

Today marks a significant milestone for the pastoral community of Hobyo Kebele in Godey District, where OWDA officially ...
20/11/2025

Today marks a significant milestone for the pastoral community of Hobyo Kebele in Godey District, where OWDA officially inaugurated and handed over a newly constructed 25,000 mยณ livestock pond to local residents. This vital water resource will provide a dependable supply for nearly 5,000 livestock including goats, cattle, camels, and donkeys during the challenging Jilaal dry season. The project was Implemented by OWDA with partnership of WFP and funded by the Government of Germany through KfW/BMZ, this intervention demonstrates our collective commitment to enhance community resilience, mitigating the impacts of recurring drought, and ensuring sustainable access to water in Somali Region.
We extend our sincere appreciation to all partners, local leaders, and community members whose collaboration and support made this achievement possible.
Together, we continue advancing long-term solutions that protect livelihoods and strengthen the resilience of pastoral households

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World Food Programme

OWDA, in partnership with the Deaconess Foundation (DF), successfully trained 70 youth (64 male and 6 female) in Jigjiga...
14/08/2025

OWDA, in partnership with the Deaconess Foundation (DF), successfully trained 70 youth (64 male and 6 female) in Jigjiga and Gode to equip them with the skills and competencies demanded by the job market, enabling them to find sustainable employment, generate a solid income, and pursue long-term careers. These youth received hands-on training in key areas, including Auto Mechanic Engine Service, Industrial Motor Control, Electric System Installation, entrepreneurship and Technical Secretarial Science. After completing their courses, 20 of them were successfully linked to private and public sector jobs while the other 50 youth received tailored startup kits to launch their own businesses. The Youth Action for Future Project, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland through DF, is committed to providing professional skills training programs for youth in the Somali region that can create employment opportunities.



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๐Ž๐–๐ƒ๐€, ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ข ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ— ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ (๐Ÿ’ ๐‘๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ...
19/07/2025

๐Ž๐–๐ƒ๐€, ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ข ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ— ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ (๐Ÿ’ ๐‘๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ“ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ค๐š๐ฌ).

The project was implemented by OWDA with funding from GFFO through Arche Nova. These new Water supplies schemes provide safe and clean water to vulnerable communities, reduced waterborne diseases, prevented public health emergencies associated with contaminated water, and reduced risks of crocodile attacks on women and children who previously travel long distances to fetch water. This marks a significant step forward for local communities for their safety, and quality of life. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Somali region Deputy Minister of Water Bureau Mr. Abdi Mohamed Abdi, OWDA Somali Region Manager Mr. Mohamud Mohamed, Shabelle Zone Deputy Bureau Head, and Kalafo District Administration representatives.



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Xafiiska Biyaha ee DDS

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ-๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Š๐Ÿ๐– ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐–๐ƒ๐€ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐†๐จ๐๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ˆ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒOWDA was pleased to host a high level delegatio...
11/07/2025

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ-๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Š๐Ÿ๐– ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐–๐ƒ๐€ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐†๐จ๐๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ˆ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ
OWDA was pleased to host a high level delegation from KfW, led by the Ethiopia country director, for a visit to its KfW-funded project (through WFP) in Gode and East-Imay Woredas, Shabelle Zone.
The project, targeting pastoralists and agro-pastoralists, implements a number of climate-resilient initiatives including solar-powered irrigation schemes, water ponds, d***s and financial inclusion activities, all geared to building the resilience of the communities to climate-related shocks.
The delegation observed the progress in implementation of the project activities and engaged with communities to hear their perspective.
OWDA is committed to supporting climate-change adaptation efforts and sustainable livelihoods for the agro/pastoralists in the Somali Region.

We thank KfW and WFP for their continued support.

World Food Programme
Organization for Welfare & Development in Action - OWDA

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