About Us

Bani’Adam Relief & Development Organization is a Somali Local NGO, founded in 1991 in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Bani’Adam is a non-profit organization managed by Five-members of Board Directors (BOD) headed by a chairperson who is elected every five years. The board meetings are held on quarterly basis. The organization is usually involved in the implementation of more than one project, which are run by an appointed manager that is accountable to the chairperson. A vice-chairperson, an auditor, a treasurer and a secretary assist the chairperson in his duties.

BaniAdam has worked in several regions of Somalia including Benadir, Middle Shabelle, Lower Shabelle and Galgaduud for emergence and relief programs. Between 1991 and 1995, the NGO has implemented a number of programs that repatriated displaced people and returnees. It also distributed food and rehabilitated infrastructures funded by different donors.
In March 1996, the NGO has closely partnered and started development projects with CARE Somalia to run an Agricultural seasonal credit scheme, canal rehabilitation and construction of water structures. These projects had an impact on alleviating rural poverty in the agriculturally important area of Jenale in the Lower Shabelle region. Bani Adam and Care Kenya became partners for Magazine production that was aimed to improve the communication Link between the refugees in Kenya Camps and those in Somalia.

Likewise, in the year 2000, Bani’Adam became partner with UNHCR in rehabilitating the library faculty of Agriculture, Somali national University funded by UNHCR. Since then, Bani’Adam and UNHCR have jointly implemented different projects such as rural water supply and sanitation project, rehabilitation of school and Market shelter in Qoryoley District in L/Shabelle region.

In the year 2001, Bani’Adam also became partner with Syd forum/SIRC Sweden and constructed Irrigation structures, River Embankment and training for community empowerment in Busley Daud, lower shabelle region. 2003 Bani’Adam became partner with Novib in SOCSO-IS program (organizational capacity building).

In 2004 Bani’Adam became partner with Concern World Wide in Water and Environmental Sanitation Project in Awdhegle and Kurtunwarey district of Lower Shabelle region.

2006 Bani’Adam has became partner with UNHCR for Population tracking movement program, the activities include, monitoring reports on IDPs situation in the country and Monthly Meeting with population tracking movement partners and UNHCR.