Programs

Programs

𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐥-𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐟𝐢'𝐢 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Alhamdulillāh, the official opening ceremony of the Imam Al-Shafi’i Scientific Course for Grade 12 Students was successfully held today, 3rd August 2026, at Darul-Hadith Al-Khairi Mosque, from 4:30 p.m.”

The ceremony was spearheaded by the 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭(𝐇𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐄𝐓), 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐪𝐢𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐞𝐲,, who officially launched this noble educational initiative. The course which be ongoing between date 3rd – 7th August 2026 aims to equip Grade 12 students with academic excellence, career guidance, moral values, and the spirit of lifelong learning under the theme:
“Through Knowledge, We Build the Future.”
We pray that Allah (SWT) blesses this program, grants success to all the students, facilitators, and organizers, and makes it a source of beneficial knowledge for the Ummah.
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Training youth and women in entrepreneurial skills as well as income generating activities own finances

  • establishment of commercial kitchen gardens
  •  establishment of water kiosks

Thanks to HGDA entrepreneurship skills building, each year over 500 rural pastoralists are better able to earn a decent living for themselves and their families with skills and linkages to seed capital. They are better protected from unforeseen financial problems due to ill health or poor harvest, they are better skilled in business and marketing techniques and better able to manage their own services.

Advocacy on peace and conflict management

HGDA believes that for Mandera County to achieve holistic development, peace must prevail among its population. Through our conflict transformation platform, we strengthen the capacity of local Community Based Organizations (CBOs), local peace structures and the County Government of Mandera to reduce incidences of violent conflict in targeted areas and ultimately advance peace in the entire county. Other activities include:

  • Initiatives such as natural resources for peace
  • Trauma and psychosocial healing
  • Community security and safety.
  • Early warning and response systems
  • Sports for peace
  • Dialogue for conflict transformation

Championing community health rights

Safe motherhood project aimed at reducing maternal, neonatal and under five morbidity and mortality in line with the County Government and health sector performance targets to compliment the achievement of MDG 4 and MDG 5. The project achieved the following results:

  • Increased community awareness and involvement in improved maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) and nutrition
  • Increased coverage and access to community MNCH and nutrition services
  • Increased capacity and quality of government MNCH and nutrition services especially mother and child health due to among other factors cultural challenges

Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Under this thematic area, HGDA focuses on strengthening governance for resilient and sustainable management of WASH services and water resources, in addition to institutionalizing models of sustainable service delivery. In response to the drought emergency response in Mandera County, HGDA has designed and implemented many WASH projects whose aim is to improve access to water and sanitation facilities for the communities affected by the drought including:

  • rehabilitation of dilapidated boreholes
  • school hygiene activities and rain water harvesting.
  • water trucking to water insecure communities
  • water point’s rehabilitation
  • behavior change communication (BCC)