BACKGROUND: CONTEXT AND ACTIVITY OVERVIEW
BACKGROUND: CONTEXT AND ACTIVITY OVERVIEW GWEGm
Balcad district is located around 30 kilometers north of Mogadishu in middle Shabelle region. The town is well-known for its fertile land, which, as the Shabelle river runs through it, and its population is primarily farmers. In 2018, IOM conducted community-based planning (CBP) process in the town and produced a community action plan (CAP). As a result of the process, several initiatives, including the construction of a health centre, stadium, and social cohesion activities, were implemented to improve citizen-government collaboration, re-establish social amenities and enhance community cohesion. Even though IOM has completed projects based on CAP priorities through EU IcSP and other partners, Balcad has remained vulnerable according to the FIMM rating since 2017. IOM will conduct a community action plan review in Balcad, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior for Hirshabelle State, to assess progress made against the previous plan and to include more priorities under the district.
Before the community action plan started, IOM RDS designed and conducted a baseline assessment to understand the current context, including trust in the local administration, social cohesion among the different communities, community participation in decision making, and the overall stability in the target location.
Balcad
district
is located
around 30 kilometers north of Mogadishu in middle
Shabelle
region. The town is well-known for its fertile land, which, as the
Shabelle
river runs through it, and its population is
primarily
farmers. In 2018, IOM conducted community-based planning (CBP) process in the town and produced a
community
action
plan
(CAP).
As a result
of the process, several initiatives, including the construction of a health
centre
, stadium, and social cohesion activities,
were implemented
to
improve
citizen-
government
collaboration, re-establish social amenities and enhance
community
cohesion.
Even though
IOM has completed projects based on CAP priorities through EU
IcSP
and other partners,
Balcad
has remained vulnerable according to the
FIMM
rating since 2017. IOM will conduct a
community
action
plan
review in
Balcad
, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior for
Hirshabelle
State, to assess progress made against the previous
plan
and to include more priorities under the district.
Before
the
community
action
plan
started
, IOM RDS designed and conducted a baseline assessment to understand the
current
context, including trust in the local administration, social cohesion among the
different
communities
,
community
participation in
decision making
, and the
overall
stability in the target location.
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