NAGAAD NETWORK

What NAGAAD NETWORK does

NAGAAD Network is a non-profit women's rights coalition founded in 1997 in Hargeisa, Somaliland, operating as an umbrella organization for 46 member women's organizations. Its mission is to serve as a collective voice advocating for women's rights as equal citizens across education, economic empowerment, political participation, reproductive rights, and protection from gender-based violence. The organization is governed by a general assembly of member organizations, an eleven-member board, and a secretariat led by an Executive Director (Nafisa Yusuf Mohamed), with a Chairperson (Asmahan Abdisalam Hassan) and Vice Chairperson (Khadra Omar Hassan).

NAGAAD's program portfolio spans six thematic areas: women's education, economic empowerment (including property rights), participation in decision-making, reproductive rights, gender-based violence, and drought/emergency response. Its most distinctive operational assets are the Women Situation Room & GBV Call Center (hotline 2094, inaugurated by President Muse Bihi Abdi in March 2022) — the first of its kind in Somaliland — and the 2025 'Dooro Xildhibaanad' national campaign to advance women's quota legislation ahead of the 2026 elections. It also runs the Upshift youth entrepreneurship training program and an Annual National Women of Courage Awards ceremony.

The organization is funded entirely through grants from international development partners, including UN Women, UNFPA, CARE International, UNDP, Oxfam, the European Union, the Embassy of Sweden, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. It maintains strategic alliances with regional networks (SIHA Network, SONSAF, GPPAC, FEMNET) and operates the Government's Women Situation Room in partnership with the Somaliland government. It has 28 employees and is not a commercially traded entity; all programs are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries.

Name

NAGAAD NETWORK

Legal name

Nagaad Network Org

Website

https://nagaad.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NAGAAD Network is a 1997-founded Somaliland-based coalition of 46 women's rights organizations that advocates for and delivers programs on women's education, economic empowerment, political participation, reproductive rights, and gender-based violence prevention.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Profit Women's Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Women's rights advocacy
• Gender-based violence prevention
• Women's political participation
• Non-profit coalition building
• Women's economic empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hargeisa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: As a women's rights NGO, NAGAAD operates primarily through grant funding from international organizations, foreign governments, and development agencies. Funding supports programs in women's empowerment, political participation, GBV prevention, education, and economic empowerment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NAGAAD Network is a voluntary coalition of 46 women's organizations in Somaliland that delivers advocacy, training, and protection programs advancing women's rights. Its core services span women's education, economic empowerment, political participation, reproductive rights, gender-based violence prevention, and drought/emergency response. It operates the Women's Situation Room & GBV Call Center with a free hotline (2094) and runs the Upshift youth entrepreneurship training program.

Product overview

NAGAAD Network is a voluntary women's empowerment organization that brings together 46 women's organizations in Somaliland. Founded in 1997, it serves as a collective voice for women advocating for their rights as equal citizens. The organization operates through advocacy programs focused on women's education, economic empowerment, political participation, reproductive rights, and gender-based violence. Key service offerings include the Women's Situation Room & GBV Call Center (hotline 2094) for reporting violence against women, the Dooro Xildhibaanad campaign for women's political representation, and various training and capacity-building programs including the Upshift youth entrepreneurship training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Women Situation Room: A platform that mobilizes women and youth to ensure active participation in promoting peaceful electoral processes, monitoring and documenting violence against women during elections.
• GBV Call Center

Products and services

• Women's Situation Room & GBV Call Center
• Dooro Xildhibaanad Campaign
• Women's Education Program
• Women's Economic Empowerment Program
• Women's Political Participation Program
• Women's Reproductive Rights Program
• Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Program
• Drought and Emergency Response
• Upshift Youth Program
• Annual National Women of Courage Awards

Quantifiable outcome

• 188 cases of rape documented in one year as reported by NAGAAD Chairman during Women Situation Room inauguration
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core, regional and minor.

• UN WomenmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerUN Women is a key international partner supporting NAGAAD's women's empowerment programs and advocacy efforts in Somaliland.
• UNFPAmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerUNFPA supports reproductive health and rights programs implemented by NAGAAD.
• CARE InternationalmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCARE partners with NAGAAD on women's economic empowerment and humanitarian response programs.
• UNDPmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerUNDP supports governance and political participation programs in partnership with NAGAAD.
• SIHA NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIHA Network (136 organizations in Horn of Africa) awarded NAGAAD the Women Human Rights Defender Award and collaborates on advocacy and capacity building. Supported women's football cup and training programs.
• SONSAFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSONSAF (Somaliland National Civil Society Organizations) is a key partner in coalition efforts and jointly launched the Hansiyaasi.com resource center for women's political participation.
• OxfammajorGTM or Marketing PartnerOxfam partners with NAGAAD on multiple programs including the 'We Can't Wait' project, National Conference on Women's Inclusion in Humanitarian Leadership, and women's economic empowerment.
• Somaliland GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with government ministries on women's quota legislation, electoral reforms, and GBV prevention. Collaborated on Women Situation Room and GBV Call Center launch.
• GPPACregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict - regional network partner.
• African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on climate justice training for women's rights organizations.
• THET (Tropical Health Education Trust)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartners with NAGAAD on health worker training programs for female health workers.
• MOHDminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborates with NAGAAD on training female health workers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SONSAF (Somaliland National Civil Society Organizations): A coalition of civil society organizations in Somaliland, SONSAF partners with NAGAAD on coalition efforts and jointly launched the Hansiyaasi.com resource center for women's political participation. Operates in the same geographic and political context with overlapping membership networks.
• SIHA Network: A coalition of 136 women's rights organizations in the Horn of Africa, SIHA Network is NAGAAD's regional umbrella partner and awarder. SIHA operates at the regional level with similar advocacy and capacity-building programming, directly comparable in model though larger in geographic scope.
• Equality Now: An international human rights organization focused on ending violence and discrimination against women and girls. Operates with a similar advocacy-and-litigation model on women's rights globally, with comparable programmatic focus on FGM, GBV, and legal reform.
• FEMNET (African Women's Development and Communication Network): A pan-African women's rights network that collaborates with NAGAAD on climate justice training. FEMNET operates a comparable coalition-based model for women's rights advocacy at continental scale, sharing the network-aggregation approach.

Regional players

• SONYO (Somaliland Youth Development Organization): A Somaliland-based youth-focused NGO listed as one of NAGAAD's regional network partners. Operates in the same geographic context with overlapping donor relationships, though focused on youth rather than women's rights specifically.
• GPPAC (Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict): A global network for conflict prevention where NAGAAD is a regional network partner. GPPAC operates a similar coalition model across multiple fragile contexts, providing peacebuilding and conflict-prevention infrastructure that overlaps with NAGAAD's election-related violence prevention work.

Emerging players

• Amref Health Africa: An African health-focused NGO with women's health programming including FGM abandonment and reproductive rights. Listed as a NAGAAD partner organization on the website, with overlapping focus areas in reproductive health and women worker training.

Broad incumbents

• CARE International: A major international NGO that partners with NAGAAD on women's economic empowerment and humanitarian response programs. CARE operates at global scale with broader programmatic scope but works through NAGAAD as a local implementing partner for Somaliland programming.
• Oxfam: A major international NGO partnering with NAGAAD on the 'We Can't Wait' project, National Conference on Women's Inclusion in Humanitarian Leadership, and women's economic empowerment programs. Oxfam is a donor/partner rather than direct competitor, providing funding and joint programming.
• UN Women Somalia: A core international partner supporting NAGAAD's women's empowerment programs and advocacy. UN Women operates the multilateral funding layer that flows through NAGAAD for Somaliland programming, providing both funding and technical collaboration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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