About Us
Organization for Pastoralist, Peace and Development (OPPD) is a nonprofit making grassroots organization and local established community-based organization, founded by group of committed professionals, volunteers and lovers of the better world.
OPPD was established after survey was conducted by the founders, which the result has showed a large number of East Africa pastoral regions (Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya) are one of the most food insecure regions, with the large number of its population living at subsistence levels and dependent on food aid. The pastoral areas have an extremely variable and low rainfall distributed bi-modally, where the average annual rainfall ranges from less than 200 mm to 700 mm. Due to the an erratic rainfall regimes in these range areas, there is a wide seasonal fluctuation in quantity and quality of vegetation which poses major problems to livestock production. Livestock production is the major occupation for the pastoralists, who represent the major portion of population in the pastoral areas. However, low livestock productivity and Marketing constraints direct or indirect effected pastoralists livelihood. If improved livestock productivity and marketing is attained, livestock population in pastoral area has the potential to improve food security and livelihood of pastoralists, creating employment opportunities and improving per capita income etc.
On the other hand it was identified that the result of internal boarder conflict, recurrent drought, influx of refugees, internal displaced people (IDPs) caused by wars and natural calamities such as drought both within the country and neighboring countries has exacerbated the situation. The Somali traditional system that was formerly known to automatically support the poorest group in a community has no longer existent today because of the continuous needs of the poor and due to the deteriorating social status of the community. As a result there were no tangible socio-economic interventions directly addressing poor Pastoral and Agro-pastoral communities to improve their livelihood. These above mentioned constraints will increase the existing extreme poverty’ and a disproportionate impact on those low-income countries’ economies. Without effective and timely interventions, guided by appropriate strategic plan and polices. Proper Strategic plan and Policies are plays a critical role in controlling and preventing those constriction. Recently, a range of policy recommendations have been proposed for countries to follow to improve the pastoralist economic status of those pastoralist living in those, but unfortunately few progress were made in this regard.
The Organization for Peace, Pastoralist and Development (OPPD) was established to provide humanitarian assistances , development, peace building and capacity building to Pastoralist and Agro pastoralist vulnerable communities in East Africa where livestock is of importance with a vision for become excellent organization in Pastoral peace building and development efforts in East Africa, working with regional governments and nongovernmental agencies, by initiating ideas and worked with a conditioned manner and creating of a favorable condition to promote their interests through integrated and harmonized approaches based on the initial government mandated sectors of intervention for the organization which addresses issues of (Peace building, Agriculture, Food security & livelihood, Environmental and Natural resource management, Water and Sanitation, and community capacity building, in close collaboration with all stakeholders and collective community action and coordinated efforts of the society as a whole
Mission
- Improving the livelihood of the poor communities in Pastoral and Agro-pastoral regions in East Africa by developing and implementing long-term, sustainable solutions mainly in rural areas
- Achieve long term self-reliant on basis of mutual interest
- Community empowerment through educational and awareness creation
- Ensure food self-sufficiency and economic development of most vulnerable people in those regions
Vision
- To bring about lasting positive solutions to address the poverty and sufferings of the poor people in East Africa Pastoral and Agro-pastoral regions through working with the most vulnerable people
- Help the local community to achieve a significant change
- Strive to achieve a broadened opportunities for a secure and sustainable livelihood for disadvantaged community
Core Values
- OPPD believes that the live of all human being is equal value and poverty is in justice and makes most vulnerable community the less resilience
- Poor people poverty and sufferings are increased by un-equal relation based on gender, race, class and disability that women and children who made the majority of the world poor are far most marginalized
- Work together we can build a Justice and safer the world in which people take control over their lives and enjoy equal rights
- OPPD is also non-religious, non-political, non-profit and non-discriminating organization
Establishment of the Organization
This has been established in Baidoa on January, 1, 2021 under the Association name of “Organization for Pastoralist, Peace and Development” (OPPD) in accordance with the article ——- of the Somalia Civil Code and Associations registration directive № ———
Emblem and stump/ Seal of the Organization
The emblem of the association shall be a Acacia tree that light penetrating from side to side, with camel, Bird carrying in her mouth green branch to indicate the peace, Borehole or head of Sudan grass indicating the development. The Association will use a common seal bearing its name and the Emblem kept under key and locks by the assigned person for the purpose and shall be used only by and in the presence of the person authorized to sign the documents on behalf of the association
Nature of the Organization
This organization is non-governmental, independent, non-profit making indigenous Organization that promotes development, peace building and capacity building to Pastoralist and Agro pastoralist vulnerable communities in East Africa
Our partners
OPPD will be having a keen collaboration with all its stock holders at National, International (NGOs) and Governmental Agencies, and all levels Regional, Zonal, District as well as Villages Administration and bureaus at large.
