The Headquarter of the Organization:  Waaberi,  Mogadishu, Somalia.

Objectives Of the Organization:

ARHI, Action for Reduction Hunger and Illiteracy was formed on 28/04/2008 by Somali Intellectuals who want to fulfil their duty towards their people who are struggling all corners of life. ARHI is non-profit and non-governmental organization.

ARHI wants to do humanitarian development activities in Somalia, particularly the Benadir, Middle Shabele and Galgaduud States. It will not be Confined to the mentioned states but will work all over Somalia.

 On the education we will help build new schools and renovate the existing ones. Improve the environment where the education is conducted. We will encourage the children to get access to education especially the girls. Our aim is to reach the remote areas where there are few schools or where there have never been one. According to last estimation only 10% of Somali children go to schools and literacy is 17% which is one of the lowest in the world.

 On the healthy issue there are not enough hospitals. People  travel more than 40 kms in rough roads and that journey takes hours.  Our aim in this regard is to build hospitals and mother and childcare M.C.H. to save people specially children and pregnant woman who even give birth on the way without professional nurses and clean equipments which makes them have infection and some even die on the way.

 On the drinking water issue more places have no wells, and one has to travel for hours to reach the nearest well. If the land does not receive enough rain, the land become dry and then there is drought. Our aim in this regard is every single person in Somalia to have clean drinking water.

ARHI will encourage   intellectual Somali Diaspora community to go back to Somalia to participate the reconstruction of Somalia. It also urges donor countries and aid organizations to facilitate intellectual Diaspora community to go back to Somalia, to educate the people and transfer their knowledge. ARHI welcomes development programs either from individuals, countries or group of investors to setup productive projects in Somalia. This will create jobs and improve the likelihood of the Somali society.

Poverty alleviation through small-scale food production programs which will lead access to food for everybody.

ARHI will not discriminate anybody because of sex, region, , tribe and clan.

ARHI is totally against female genital mutilation, which is widely used in Somalia, and it will take all the necessary steps such as informing the people the dangers of genital mutilation.

Principles of operation:

ARHI activities will be reduction of hunger, improving the health, Education and other areas which are beneficial to the people and the country.  Arhi is oriented to the field of education to contribute solving the problem of children without schools in Somalia by building new schools and renovating old ones.

TASKS:

 Our task is included building hospitals, MCH Mother and child care, digging wells, irrigation, giving food to displaced people, fisheries and reducing Hunger.

The Board of Members consist of:

• The Chairman
• The Secretary
• The Treasurer
• Coordinator

There will be at least one yearly general meeting of the Organization.

Any board member can call an extra meeting.

At least two board members must be present at any meeting.

Project implementation:

Any project we carry out has mainly two phases: – Planning: includes setting up project proposal and fund raising.  Once sufficient fund is found, the project is implemented. If it is necessary, a mission is sent to the site prior to project implementation. Project follow-up, progress report writing, and financial statement are all integral part of project implementation.