Built by Somali women, accountable to Somali girls
Ardo Thriving Hub began as a small circle of mentors in Hargeisa responding to girls who were dropping out of school. Today we run national digital protection services, a local reusable-pad production line and mentorship hubs across IDP settlements.
We work with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, UNICEF, telecom partners and local elders — because norms change fastest when the people who hold them lead the conversation.
Mission, Vision & Values
Our Mission
To ensure every Somali woman and girl can learn, decide and lead in safety — through protection services, health rights education and climate-smart livelihoods.
Our Vision
A Somalia where no girl misses school because of her period, her safety or her circumstances.
Our Values
Community-first design, local manufacturing, and partnerships with ministries, telecoms and UN agencies so services outlast any single grant.
Our Members & Leadership
Click a member to read their background and role within Ardo Thriving Hub.
Governance
A seven-person board oversees strategy, safeguarding and finance. Programme budgets are audited annually, and every project carries a survivor-centred safeguarding policy with an independent reporting channel.
12,400+
Women & girls reached
50,000
School hours protected
48
Communities engaged
24/7
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