Protection and Human Rights
The most vulnerable and exposed communities to human rights and protection-related incidents are attributed to the marginalized and minority communities because they are susceptible to these incidents because of their socio-economic, legal and political standing in the society at large.
Advocacy and Communication
SASMO undertakes a wide range of advocacy and communication activities aimed at raising awareness on minority participation and inclusion, and formulation of policies and legal frameworks on minority participation in political and public life as well as humanitarian and development inclusion for minorities.
Mental health and Psychosocial Support
Over 50% of victims and survivors of violence and traumatic experiences in Somalia come from the vulnerable communities particularly the minorities and the marginalized, and many of these incidents go unreported or unaddressed because of fear of social stigma or reprisals by perpetrators.
Education
Most of the Somali children who happen to miss education and do not go to school come from the marginalized and minorities due to lack of financial capacities of their families and the families’ dependence on their children for income generation through exploitive child labour.
Health and Nutrition
SASMO’s health and nutrition programs are aimed at providing health and nutrition services to the affected populations including the marginalized and minorities who happen to be beset most by high prevalence of communicable diseases and alarming rates of acute malnutrition due to poor access to governmental and non-governmental humanitarian and development assistance.
WASH
The WASH interventions of SASMO aim to provide clean and safe drinking water, sustainable sanitation facilities and hygiene promotion among the marginalized and minorities who mostly live in impoverished IDP settlements compared to their IDP counterparts which are often unidentified and neglected, not by the humanitarian agencies but gatekeepers who do not report the existence of such IDP camps. Improved water supply and sustainable sanitation management contributes to improved health and nutrition status of communities.
Livelihoods and Food Security
SASMO implements livelihoods and food security interventions through resilience-building and coping mechanisms strategies; thus enabling the marginalized and minorities to have ensured access to livelihoods and food security assistance