MANDHERE Relief and development organization (MANDHERE) is a Non-Governmental, non-profitable, non-political, non-partisan, and authentic local Organization based in South-West-State of Somalia and registered in South-West-State (Registration No: 0151) and the Federal Government Somalia (Registration No: 0274-D). MANDHERE is also registered locally with respective authorities of the regions and districts of its operations and has the mandate and support of the various communities in the region. MANDHERE is an affiliate member of the Food Security/Livelihood, Health, Nutrition, WASH, Protection, HLP (Housing, Land and Property), Protection and Education Clusters. Driven by participation for all, MANDHERE was established in 1992 by a group of local intellectuals with objective of facilitating, de-signing and implementing timely and appropriate community-based relief, rehabilitation, and development interventions aimed at minimizing human suffering, alleviating basic social needs, and promoting sustainable peace and development in various humanitarian sectors; targeting the most affected and the vulnerable groups including women, children, elderly, Internally Displaced People (IDPs). In addition, MANDHERE has, as long serving humanitarian agency, acquired a wealth of experience in partnership building and collaborated with various UN and International agencies as well as the local stakeholders to implement community owned programs and achieve its intended goals.

MANDHERE, in close collaboration with UN and intentional Agencies – WFP, UNICEF, WV, ACF - has been standing to crack down and cover the needs of the community population effected by the conflict, natural disasters (Drought and seasonal floods) and diseases outbreak. MANDHERE main areas of operation include Food-Security, Agriculture/Livelihood, Health, Nutrition, Water/sanitation and Hygiene promotion and continue to focus on similar priority area such as Education Child protection and emergency projects in the area of the Bay and Bakool Regions of south west state of Somalia. MANDHERE has built its reputation at grassroots level as a visionary organization capable of working with communities mutually to alter the current course of conflicts and disempowerment at communal and individual level in the region.

Currently, MANDHERE has an active contract agreement with UNICEF, WFP and WVS (World Vision Somalia) implementing Food security, nutrition, relief, OTP, TSFP programs for the drought affected population in Huddur district and would like to scale-up intervention in Health, Nutrition, Water/sanitation and Hygiene promotion, Food security and livelihoods, and continue to focus on similar priority area such as Education Child protection and emergency projects in the area of the Bay and Bakool Regions in south west state of Somalia.