SomReP employs the Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) approach to disaster risk reduction planning and response, building the capacity of first-responders to monitor and respond to environmental and other types of shocks and take own actions. We develop the capacity of Early Warning Committees (EWC) to monitor lead indicators in their own context through simple to understand tools to facilitate pro-active planning at the community

Somalia’s land-based livelihood systems are heavily dependent on the state of the natural ecosystem. To mitigate negative effects of hazards on agriculture (farming, livestock, and fishery), SomReP promotes the development of Natural Resource Management (NRM) plans and techniques to improve soil and water quality, reduce erosion, increase water retention and enhance pest and disease control, including Cash for work reseeding, tree planting and pruning and development, rehabilitation and upgrading of erosion control and water management infrastructure.

To ensure positive transformational changes, government stakeholder need to have the capacity to establish an enabling environment for resilience with appropriate regulatory frameworks and policies to sustain agriculturally-led inclusive economic growth activities. They need to be able to engage with systems, value chains and regulatory frameworks. SomReP provides technical capacity building for government stakeholders through training courses and promotes their participation in assessments and monitoring of community projects.

One of our key features of “Push” strategy to support greater economic development, is to create a high-performing market system in which livelihoods and income generating opportunities are tertiary benefits, emanating from improved productivity. SomReP supports groups to generate income from agricultural value chains beyond production and prepares women, youth, displacement-affected and people with disabilities with capacities to take up new strategies by equipping them with skills, networks and strategies through saving schemes, TVET, Business Skills Development and Life Skills.