SEDHURO
Socio-Economic Development and Human Rights Organization
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
About
Founded in 2002, SEDHURO is a non-governmental organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya working on health, education, human rights +8 more.
SEDHURO is an independent, non-religious, not-for-profit and non-political local non-governmental organisation founded in Kismayo in 2002 and registered in Somalia, Kenya and the Netherlands. It works in South Central Somalia and other operating zones to deliver primary healthcare, maternal and reproductive health, nutrition, education and enrolment support, vocational skills training, WASH, food security and human rights programmes for women, children, internally displaced people, returnees and marginalised communities. The organisation was named in honour of Sean Devereux, a UNICEF staff member killed in Kismayo in 1992, and works with communities, local authorities, UN agencies and NGOs.
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Maternal, Newborn & Reproductive Health
Health · Somalia
Maternal and reproductive health services, family planning counselling, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections.
Nutrition-Health Integration
Health · Somalia
Screens children and pregnant or lactating women for malnutrition, refers acute cases, and provides vitamin A, deworming and immunisation support.
Literacy & Numeracy in Safe Spaces
Education · Somalia
Child-friendly safe spaces offering foundational literacy and numeracy lessons for displaced and out-of-school children.
School Referral & Enrollment Support
Education · Somalia
Identifies out-of-school children, refers them to schools and supports caregivers through enrollment and follow-up.
Essential Learning Materials
Education · Somalia
Provides schools with textbooks, exercise books, learning kits, teaching aids and classroom supplies.
Vocational Training & Marketable Skills
Employment & Skills · Somalia
Hands-on vocational and skills training for young people in areas such as tailoring, carpentry, mechanics, ICT and entrepreneurship.
Seeds & Farming Tools Distribution
Poverty & Hunger · Somalia
Provides vulnerable households with seeds, tools and small equipment to restart and strengthen farming.
Water Access
Water & Sanitation · Somalia
Supports access to safe and sufficient water for domestic and animal use in arid and semi-arid areas.
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UNICEF, UNFPA, Somalia Humanitarian Fund, WHO, Local Health Authorities
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