Save Somali Marginalized and Minorities Organization (SASMO) has organizational principles and values which guide its organizational culture and behaviour and bind its members, staff and stakeholders. SASMO’s core values are the following:

• Equality

SASMO considers equality and justice as the central part of its activities and interventions to all affected people regardless of their ethnicity, culture and beliefs, and encourages its members, staff, partners and stakeholders to practice it throughout the cycle of engagement.

• Impartiality

SASMO makes no discrimination as to gender, social identity, and race, or political belief. Its operations are based solely on responding to the needs of the vulnerable people particularly targeting the most vulnerable including the marginalized and minority groups.

• Neutrality

SASMO does not get involved in controversies such as political disputes and conflicts of the authorities or groups in its areas of operation. It takes no side with conflicted parties nor supports any party to a conflict but solely guided by the principle of humanity to provide support and assistance to affected communities that include the marginalized and minorities.

• Transparency

SASMO shows transparency and openness in its dealings with the local authorities, beneficiaries and donors and engages all stakeholders in its activities.

• Accountability

SASMO holds itself accountable to the beneficiaries, donors and authorities of its assistance programs and undertakes its programs with accountability.