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NGO Handbook 2005
INTRODUCTION
Dear Reader,Welcome to the NGO Consortium Handbook 2005!Similar to the past years, the NGO Consortium maintained close cooperation with the Somali Aid Coordination Body in pro-duction of this year’s edition of the NGO Handbook representing both local and international NGOs working in Somalia. Moreorganizations were included in this edition while minor changes were reflected on the layout.As part of the achievement made by the consortium, the NGO Security Preparedness and Support Programme (NGO-SPAS) isoperational and carried out number of workshops tailored to the Somalia operating environment. In line with the aim of raisingsecurity awareness within the Somali operating environment, weekly security reports and other relevant advisories were sent onregular basis to the consortium members. Despite an unpredictable security environment, the NGO community remained com-mitted to deliver services to the people of Somalia.There was a beehive of activity from the end of last year ranging from security coordination to partnership issues, emergencymatters related to Tsunami as well as long-term strategies. The fruits of these momentums will only be realized if the high-levelcoordination and active participation of both the local and international members of the Somali NGO Consortium remain inplace.Finally, thanks must go to all the NGOs who forwarded information for this year’s edition of the handbook as well as those whohave shown relentless effort and unfading spirit in our past discussions.Thank you.Best wishes,
Khidir
El Khidir DaloumFocal PointSomalia NGO Consortium