Community Engagement Strategy
DANSOM has worked extensively with INGOs such as ACTED and Solidarites International to design bespoke community engagement strategies in order to ensure positive collaboration around humanitarian aid, community-driven governance and development programmes in rural and disenfranchised areas of Somalia. Through coordination with district level authorities, community dialogues and in-depth needs assessments, DANSOM was able to define comprehensive plans to resolve local disputes and ensure local buy-in for international initiatives in the WASH, Nutrition and Protection sectors, among other broader security, stabilisation, governance and resilience programming areas. Many of these assessments also outline ways to engage meaningfully with the local community and develop a holistic approach in eradicating poverty and encouraging economic growth as a sustainable measure.