Gender-Based Violence & FGM/C Awareness
Community dialogues, religious-leader engagement and survivor-centred referral pathways that make abandonment of FGM/C a shared decision.
48 communities reached
Somali women-led · Est. 2019
Empowering Women & Girls Across Somalia & Somaliland
Advocating for dignity, reproductive health rights, and climate-smart community solutions.
- 12,400+
- Women & girls reached
- 50,000
- School hours protected
- 48
- Communities engaged
- 24/7
- Confidential support line
Free national support line
Always confidential
Our program pillars
Six pillars, one promise: girls stay safe, healthy and in school
Menstrual Health & Hygiene Access
Locally manufactured reusable pads, WASH-friendly school corners and menstrual literacy clubs that keep girls in the classroom.
12,400 girls supported
Reproductive Health Rights Education
Age-appropriate, culturally grounded curricula delivered through schools, radio drama and mobile channels in Somali and Af-Maay.
31 schools partnered
Youth Mentorship & Safe Community Spaces
Peer mentors, safe hubs at IDP sites and leadership tracks that move young women from participation into decision-making.
760 active mentors
Capacity Development
Training, coaching and organisational strengthening for women's groups, school committees and local partners so skills stay in the community.
Institutional strengthening
Research & Assessments
Qualitative and quantitative studies, needs assessments and MEAL systems that turn community evidence into decisions partners can act on.
Evidence for decision-making
Featured Initiatives
All projects Two initiatives changing what is possible
Digital Health & GBV AdvocacyNASTEEXO Platform Roadmap
A multi-sectoral technology platform tackling FGM/C, GBV and reproductive health through IVR, USSD, SMS and an emergency hotline integrated with MoLSAF and UNICEF.
Somaliland & South-Central SomaliaActive — Phase 3
View Full Project & Roadmap Climate-Smart Menstrual SolutionsDaley's Pads Initiative
Locally manufactured reusable pads that end period poverty, cut plastic waste and save more than 50,000 school hours every year.
Hargeisa production hubScaling — seeking seed capital
View Full Project & Roadmap 
Partnered with CARE International in SomaliaEngaging Women in Peer-to-Peer Dialogues on Public Speaking and Negotiation Skills
Empowering 172 women across Somaliland to transition from silence to active community leadership in local school governance.
Maroodi-Jeex · Togdheer · Sanaag, SomalilandCompleted — 2025/26 cycle
View Full Project & Roadmap “When a girl has a pad, a mentor and a number she can call, she stops surviving and starts planning.”
Programme Lead, Hargeisa
News & Events
All news and eventsField Report
One year of the national hotline: what 18,000 calls taught us
Call data from the NASTEEXO emergency line is reshaping how referral desks are staffed across IDP settlements — and who answers the phone at 2am.
12 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
Research5 min read
The classroom maths of a reusable pad
Why one $4 pad set returns 220 school hours per girl, per year.
29 Jul 2026
Voices6 min read
The mentors of Sheikh Nour
Six young people now run the child protection desk they once queued at.
14 Jul 2026
Programme Learning4 min read
Drama shows that shift norms faster than posters
Travelling theatre outperformed print campaigns in every district we measured.
02 Jul 2026