Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)

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About Us

HIJRA is an international African humanitarian and development organization that aims to positively contribute towards improving the living standards and conditions of those adversely affected by disasters and conflict in the Horn and East Africa.

Our Values

Our programming is guided by the following core values, ideals and enduring principles that underpin our performance and culture and shape our choices and actions as we execute our mandate towards the achievement of our vision.

We shall carry our work in a dignified way, deliver assistance and services in line with humanitarian principles and standards , and strict adherence to international human rights protocols.

Our humanitarian and development programming shall be guided by the principles of impartiality and neutrality in delivering quality and timely services to the people we serve. We shall assist vulnerable populations in need, focus on saving lives, ease human suffering, and promote human dignity and self-reliance.

We shall foster team effort in working with like-minded partners, communities, and other stakeholders for the overall achievement of our vision.

We shall be known for our quality and willingness to take responsibilities and to fully account to our stakeholders who include our partners, donors, and beneficiaries by conducting our activities in a transparent and impartial manner, representing our proven reliability, and  committed in  what we do.

We shall carry our work in a dignified way, deliver assistance and services in line with humanitarian principles and standards , and strict adherence to international human rights protocols.

Our Objectives

  • Improve community resilience through WASH and Livelihood diversification programmes
  • Strengthen national and local capacity for child protection and juvenile justice system
  • Strengthen quality assurance for self and partner programmes by conducting rapid and baseline surveys M&E (TPM, ODM & PDM)
  • Improve basic health services and prevent public health risk
  • Improve community resilience through WASH and Livelihood diversification programmes
  • Support Governments’ effort to increase access to quality ECDE and Primary Education for all targeted beneficiaries including children with disabilities

SECTORS IN FOCUS

WATER SANITATION & HYGIENE (WASH)

Our programmes in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) focus on increasing access to water, sanitation and hygiene services, while building the capacity to manage WASH interventions at the local level.

LIVELIHOODS

Our livelihood programming in Somalia and Uganda largely aims to contribute to improved resilience and increased adaptive capacities of communities and households to protect their livelihoods over continuing shocks.

HEALTH

Our programmes address the health needs of the poor and marginalized communities in South Central Somalia. Some of the key focus areas are reduction in maternal and infant mortality, reducing malnutrition, construction of new and rehabilitation of existing health infrastructure.

PROTECTION

Core to our programming is a focus on rights attainment and strengthening of community based protection. Working in partnerships with state and non- state actors, HIJRA uses the Age, gender and diversity approach, to holistically meet the protection needs of men women, girls and boys.

SHELTER & INFRASTRUCTURE

Our infrastructure programme focuses on improving access to services mainly through road construction and ensuring access to shelter for vulnerable persons.

NUTRITION

Our nutrition Programmes focus on basic life-saving and community resilience-building activities in prioritized geographical areas, including locations with high prevalence of malnutrition, such as IDP settlements and host communities, as well as preventive nutrition programmes.