Organisation profile: Safety Foundation for Development

Background

Safety Foundation for Development is a non-governmental, non political and not-for-profit organization. It was established in the year 2007 by concerned professionals and traditional elders within the different communities in the region.

This organization was solely established to treat issues such as humanitarian affairs, peace and reconciliation, gender equity, culture and social service, as well as other developmental aspects of humanitarian issues specifically for women and children in the whole region who are suffering.

Safety Foundation has its main office in Nairobi Kenya, with other sub-offices in many parts of the region such as Mogadishu- Somalia.

The NGO is involved in livelihood programs, education, Health, water & sanitation, community mobilization, human rights and peace development.

The Board of Safety foundation is composed of 11 trustees of the professional members including the chair person. The Board nominates a management Team (staff) of 9 persons which executes all projects and programs that comes under the organization.

Objectives

To work closely with international agencies in accountability by developing mechanisms to facilitate safe working environment.
To respond and facilitate education programmes in both rural and urban areas.
To restore family economics through income generating activities such as skill training as a tool to improve and empower their living standards.
To encourage good community health care system through the prevention and eradication of Traditional harmful practice best known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Provide health centres, water and sanitation as well as awareness rising programs on HIV/AIDS.
To respond natural disasters as well as other humanitarian needy.

Vision

The vision of the organization is to empower the local community and human activists who promote good governance, livelihood programmes and peace in the region.

Mission

The mission of the organization is to encourage peace, democracy and human rights amongst the different communities in the region. The organization is also credited to work with all segments of the regional society in the sectors of livelihood programs, education, health, water & sanitation through bottom-up awareness building approaches.

Core Values

Honesty and integrity.
Accountability and transparency.
Impartiality and justice.
Commitment and cooperation.
Good governance and internal democracy.

Policies

Safety Foundation intends to adopt a structure and participative approach towards developing a long term plan for identifying and deploying its resources to achieve its overall goals
Safety Foundation shall put place a method for taking into account the input from appropriate stakeholders during their planning.
Proper planning and location of resources during the implementation of the strategic plan.
Effective and flexibility to adjust the implementation plans as a result of monitoring evaluation resources.

Download their Mid-Year Report for 2011 here.