Barwaaqo Organization – A group of committed gender balanced community development and professionals in Somaliland

Launching Ceremony of Geed-Deeble Botanic Garden

BVO has been implementing climate change, environmental protection and livelihood programmes in the country and fosters solutions to Somaliland’s environmental challenges

Environment and climate change

BVO has been implementing climate change environmental protection and livelihood programmes in the country and enables the finding of solutions to Somaliland’s environmental challenges

Emergency Programs

BVO fights hunger and
promotes poverty reduction

Food Security & Livelihoods

BVO has an important role in health and maternity care in Somaliland

Health & Mother Care

BVO has also been involved in promoting women rights, women political participation and their economic empowerments. We also conduct FGM awareness campaigns and interventions aimed to tackle Gender Based Violence.

Women empowerment and Human Rights

Child Center & Education

BVO has established an education center for children with special needs to enable
them to exercise their rights to education.

ABOUT US

Organizational Background

A group of committed gender balanced community development and professionals in Somaliland came together to give shape to their dreams of making Somaliland a better place. That was how “Barwaaqo” which is a Somali word that means “prosperity” was established in 1996 and registered at the ministry of National Planning and development. The organization understood that its domain needs to be as wide as the issues faced by the millions of underprivileged. Under this registration, Barwaaqo Voluntary organization could perform social development work in Somaliland. BVO nurtures the status of being a formal NGO.

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WORK AREA

Thematic Area

ENVIRONMENT AND
CLIMATE CHANGE

Fast-growing environmental challenges and climate change are imposing additional stress on the environment, and the livelihoods that depend on it.

CHILD CENTER AND
EDUCATION

Child education and protection especially those who have special needs is the foundation of a peaceful and developed society.

EMERGENCY
PROGRAMS

BVO's collective response will always prioritize the humanitarian imperative to save lives. BVO is committed to engaging in both the natural and man-made disasters...

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

One of the main interventions of BVO is to empower women and protect the rights of children. BVO strives to ensure that person has access to justice...

HEALTH AND
MOTHER CARE

BVO has an important role in health and maternity care in Somaliland through improving women's and children's health by increasing access, availability, and utilization