30/04/2015
SOMALI HOPE LINE ORGANIZATION 802491-9618
was established in Merka-lower shabelle region, its headquarter locates in Merka town and sub office is Mogadishu, it has been working in assessment of various sectors of humanitarian affairs mainly in human rights protection focused on Women and Children rights violations taking place in Lower Sheblle region, the organization has been closely working with UNSOM in above mentioned fields and will be ts sustain partners in the future as its now their collaboration and relations are growing dynamically day after day in order to protect our community looted rights from the perpetrators of our community its self too, it is something shame in somehow to victimize people to their people, but it is what the civil war and luck of strong central government has toucht us durng the last 23 yrs year that our country and community have been surviving in the chaos.
Since we are part of the educated members of the community, we must seek a way to relief these problems and come up with solution through a set of principle and guidance recognized nationally and internationally.
On the other hand SOME HOPE LINE has been following up the latest clan clashes erupted in parts of the region including the capital city of the region Merka and its surrounding villages and the negative consequences brought this fight of wide displacement of the community, joining big number of children to the both fighting parts in addition to another number of children joined to the FG forces based in the region through serving them and offering small services such buying Ci******es from the army from the shops, lusion the sandals in order to get left food and etc, which later on results to pick up the guns here to there be close friends to them, in this situation, the children learn from such places, smoking, using alcohols, QAT and ets, which then changes totaly or partially their mind, sleeping on the road sides, drinking alcohols on the main roads, not turning the cars, passing, totally lost their control.
With existing all above mentioned things, we organized an assessment team to survey and prepare a final facts on the ground of these neglected or street children, and they successfully reported this comprehensive report which SOMALI HOPE LINE, decided to share this issue with the donor and to prepare project and bring to the attention our donor in order to take a quick response towards these children.
At the present, there are over 453 children live on the streets of Eel Waregow, Janaale, Fedlewe, Bufow, Gandawe, Shalambod, Eel Jaale, Agaarane and Merka town who are realy in need for our hand to save them and restore their future through establishing a Care Center and providing the basic needs of the life and rebuilding their lives.
In summary:
The needs recognized by SOME HOPE LINE team are;
- 1- Collecting and bringing these neglected children to Care Center
- Providing accommodation, food health, education, Protection and Psychosocial services, then joining them back to the community to resume their normal life with them.
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2. Project Stake holders
SOMALI HOPE LINE in collaboration with the local authority, local community, elders, and cultural leaders in the targeted areas in Merka district have identified that there is a necessary need to the community at all in the areas.
In summary the project stake holders are
-Local authority
-Elders of community
-Pastoralists.
- Culture leaders
5. Attached is the Budget detail, refere ANNEX 1
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SOMALI HOPELINE BUDGET OF CARING CHILD STREET PROJECT
No Expenses Payment rate QTY Total USD
1 Direct cost
1. 1 Personnel of construction
1.1.1 Project manager $800 US 6 month $4800
1.1.2 Health Director $400 US $2400
1.1.3 Education Director $400 US $2400
1.1.4 Teachers ( 6) $300 US 10800
