Who We Are
Somali Help Age Association (SHAA) is a non-profit, non-political, non-partisan organization based in Somalia, its main aim is to assist & support the most vulnerable & poor older-aged people in Somalia through direct intervention to emergency humanitarian response and improve their social living standards, promote adult education, empower and advocate their basic social, human rights and protections, as well as responding to emergencies.
Our Programs
Emergency Relief Projects
Cash Relief
Food Voucher Program
Health and Nutrition
Protection & Human Rights
Adult Education
SHAA News & Events
Here are some of our news and events
Somali HelpAge delegate attend UN Summit 2024
A delegate representing Somali Help Age Association attended the UN Summit in New York September 2024, Mr. Muse Omar, representing Somali HelpAge attended an interactive dialogue session at the Summit of the Future and delivered Statement to the plenary.
Read MoreSomali HelpAge Distributed Relief Aid to Vulnerable older Persons in Beled Hawa District, Somalia
April 3, 2024 Beled Hawo district, Gedo region, Somalia Today, The staff from Somali HelpAge Association distributed canned milk, dates & cash to around 250 poor and disabled & displaced older persons who live in Beled hawa district and surrounding displaced camps The relief distribution exercise was attended by the...
Read MoreThe Rights of Older Persons in Somalia should be prioritized in during the consultation, amendments, constitutional review process of the Somali federal republic
The Rights of Older Persons in Somalia should be prioritized during the consultation of amendments and constitutional review process of the Somali Federal Republic As the constitution review process in Somalia was launched after the Somali federal parliament approved it, the civil society organizations have a vital task to accomplish...
Read MoreSomali HelpAge delegate attend 62nd Session of Commission on Social Development in UNHQ New York,
Somali HelpAge Association is a member of ECOSOC and its dedicated to provide social services and promote human rights and social protection for older persons in Somalia Global coalition on social justice is an umbrella of UN and international NGOs and member states who are committed to working on global...
Read MoreSHAA Distributed A Cash Relief Donated By Hormuud
SHAA Distributed A Cash Relief Program Donated By Hormuud Telecom In Mogadishu During the intervention 255 families (115 older male and 140 older women) headed by older aged persons living in IDP at Afgoye corridors in Lower Shebelle region and 125 families (83 older women and 42 older men) headed...
Read MoreSHAA review registering and issuing ID cards to IDPs
During a visit to IDPs Camps in Mogadishu, our team started registering and issuing identification cards to IDPs in Camps around Mogadishu targeting the elderly or older persons. Read more below. Elderly women posing for a photo after receiving their identification cards
Read MoreFloods Swept Away Parts of Southern Somalia
According to our field coordinators, we have been receiving a reports for the last three weeks that some regions of southern Somalia who are badly affected by the floods as regional and local authorities requested by an immediate emergency relief to support those affected by flood disaster. The most regions...
Read MoreCRISES AFFECTED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE
“The Disaster Risk and Age Index captures the collision of two trends: ageing populations and the acceleration of risk in a world which is increasingly exposed to natural and technological hazards,” said Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction. Overall, those in Somalia, Central African Republic...
Read MoreSHAA was invited and attended the 55th Conference on SD in New York
Somali Help Age was invited and attended the 55th Session of United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in New York Theme of the UN Conference is the strategy to eradicate the poverty of the world in 2030. However, Somali Help Age together with other international and national organizations have dedicated...
Read MoreStarting Registration of Older People
During a visit to Martini Hospital in Mogadishu Somali. Our well experience Somali Help Age team started Registering and issuing identification cards to older disability ( women & men and widow, divorcé ) in Hospital Martini. Those older people above mentioned need emergency help from every one International NGO and Local NGO....
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