Get involved
Stand with communities that are ready to lead their own resilience.
However you choose to engage, your support goes to locally owned action, delivered accountably, that lasts after funding ends.
Partner with us
Where SHARAN adds distinctive value
We welcome partners who value local ownership, accountability and lasting results.
- Headquartered in Jowhar, the Hirshabelle capital, inside the communities we serve rather than managing them from a distance.
- One organisation across the nexus: emergency response, resilience, basic services and peace in a single coherent approach.
- Strong technical foundation in MEAL, research, education and training from our founding team.
- Lean and cost-efficient, delivering through community structures and local procurement.
- Neutral and inclusive, with governance designed to avoid clan or political capture.
Federal and Hirshabelle State authorities, SoDMA, district administrations
Community-level data, early warning links, joint assessments, delivery of public priorities in hard-to-reach villages
UN agencies and pooled funds
A credible local first responder for area-based coordination in Hirshabelle; access and community acceptance
International NGOs and consortia
Local implementation, contextual knowledge, community mobilisation and field monitoring
Climate and resilience funders
Locally owned adaptation, irrigation and ecosystem projects with community maintenance
Universities and research bodies
Field access, community-based research and translation of evidence into practice
Communities, CBOs, women's and youth groups
Capacity strengthening, a voice in planning and a reliable partner on the ground
Engagement modalities
Lead
Direct implementation
Co-lead
Consortium partner
Implement
Sub-grantee
Assess
Needs assessments, baselines, monitoring
Convene
Community and stakeholder dialogue
Donate
Help communities act before the shock.
Your gift helps village committees prepare for floods and drought, keeps children learning and restores the land families depend on. Part of every gift strengthens our emergency reserve, so we can respond before external funds arrive.
Stewarded with care
Bank-based transactions, monthly reconciliation and annual external audit.
Diaspora giving
Matched funding and partnerships with Somali businesses are welcome.
Make a gift
Choose an amount and we will send you secure giving details.
Volunteer
Community volunteers are at the heart of SHARAN's model. In every target village, volunteers support early warning committees, community mobilisation, feedback and monitoring. Every volunteer signs our code of conduct and is trained in safeguarding.
Careers & specialist roster
We keep a small, accountable core team and scale through project staff and specialists contracted against clear terms of reference. Recruitment is fair and transparent, with gender balance in hiring. We welcome expressions of interest for our specialist roster:
- Water and irrigation engineering
- Agronomy and climate-smart agriculture
- Education in emergencies and teacher training
- Public health and nutrition
- Protection, GBV and child protection
- Peacebuilding and conflict analysis
- GIS and data analysis
- Gender, youth and disability inclusion