Sources: UN OCHA Somalia 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan; ACAPS; UNICEF; World Bank.
HIDO exists to close the gap between documented need and delivered response, starting in Waqooyi Bari and designed to last.
HIDO, the Hillaac Development Organization, is a Somali-led non-governmental organization established in August 2026 and licensed by the administration of the Northeastern State of Somalia (Waqooyi Bari). It does humanitarian and community development work for Somali people. The head office is in Waqooyi Bari, and a liaison office in the United States handles diaspora engagement, donor relations and technical partnerships.
Read more about HIDOLeadership and implementation grounded in Somali knowledge and responsibility.
Programs start from community needs and are designed with the people they serve.
Humanitarian response today, locally owned development tomorrow.
HIDO is newly licensed (established August 2026). The areas below describe its institutional focus and planned interventions, not a completed track record. Projects and results will be reported as they are implemented.
Rapid needs assessments and emergency assistance during drought, flooding, displacement and other crises.
WHO IT REACHES: Households affected by drought, flooding or displacement in Waqooyi Bari.
Priority area 01Learn more Support to strengthen access to basic health services and nutrition screening, alongside water and sanitation.
WHO IT REACHES: Mothers and young children; communities with limited access to safe water.
Priority area 02Learn more Support for access to basic education and non-formal learning for out-of-school youth.
WHO IT REACHES: School-age children, including displaced children, and out-of-school youth.
Priority area 03Learn more A Somalia where every community, rural and urban, settled and displaced, has the services, opportunities and resilience to shape its own future.
To work alongside communities in Northeastern Somalia to deliver need-driven humanitarian assistance and build lasting, locally owned development solutions in health, education, livelihoods and governance.
HIDO team members visit schools and farmland to meet the people they plan to work with. These photos show those visits. They are not results of a completed program.
HIDO is seeking strategic partnerships to expand measurable, sustainable impact in Northeastern Somalia.
