Bareedo Platform is a non-governmental and non-profit youth-led organization founded in 2015 in Somalia by youth members working toward achieving an inclusive and thriving democracy in Somalia. Bareedo Platform’s mission is to promote a more inclusive, participatory, and responsive democratic system where citizens feel empowered, informed, and valued in shaping public policies and decisions.
what we do
Democracy
We advocate for and support the transition to a participatory democracy in Somalia by promoting active and meaningful citizen engagement in decision-making processes. Our work emphasizes the inclusion of marginalized groups—particularly women, youth, displaced, minorities, and persons with disabilities—and the strengthening of civil society’s role in governance. Through civic education ...
Open Government
We advocate for and support the Somali government authorities in adoption of open government principles, such as open data, open budget, and open procurement, through the use of modern, open technologies to address the widespread corruption, mismanagement, lack of transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement that have resulted from a culture ...
Digital Rights
We promote and defend digital rights as fundamental human rights essential to freedom, expression, and inclusion in the digital age. Our work ensures that individuals can safely and freely access, create, and share digital content; use digital tools and devices; and participate in online spaces without censorship, surveillance, or undue ...
latest news
Somalia Open Data Day 2025: Unlocking Transparency for a Better Future
Somalia remains one of the most corrupt countries globally, operating under entrenched secrecy with minimal public access to open data. However, a new wave of hope and activism is emerging. On March 5, 2025, with support from the Open Knowledge Foundation, Bareedo Platform hosted a milestone event in Garowe, Somalia, ...
The “Roob Raac” meaning- Rain Followers – how climate change is affecting Somalia traditional pastoralist
As part of the OML-MENA fellowship, supported by NELIS Global, an Agro-Pastoralism Caravan Raising Awareness was conducted in December 2024. The initiative aimed to address the increasing vulnerability of Somali pastoralist communities to climate change. The "Roob Raac" (“Rain Followers”), Somalia’s traditional pastoralist communities, are facing severe challenges due to ...
One Million Leaders – Middle East & North Africa Leadership Challenge Phase 2 – Somalia Workshop held in Garowe, Somalia
A four-session training was held in Garowe, Somalia, with over 25 selected champions participating in Phase 2 of the Leadership Challenge of the One Million Leaders Fellowship Program. The sessions were facilitated by OML-MENA Fellow and Rotary Peace Fellow Mr. Sharmarke and featured a special guest speaker, climate activist Mr ...
Bareedo Platform trains 42 at-risk civil society organizations on how to use the Microsoft nonprofit’s secure software and products in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia to improve their digital security capacity
Bareedo Platform Somalia, with the support of the Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP), conducted a two-day training in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia, from June 27 to 29, 2024, for over 42 civil society organizations from various regions of Somalia. In this training, Bareedo Platform trained them on how they can use Microsoft ...
Call for Champions Leadership Program 2024
Background Somalia has one of the world's largest young populations, with 75 percent of its population under 30 years old. While young people represent the majority in Somali society, continuing unrest, conflict, and socioeconomic and political exclusion have left them with psychological wounds and multiple roadblocks to adulthood. This leadership ...
Bareedo Platform conducted digital security training for more than 70 civil society organizations, human rights defenders and activists in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia
With the support of the Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP), Bareedo Platform Somalia held a three-day digital security training for more than 70 civil society organizations, human rights defenders, activists and journalists from all regions of the state of Puntland in Somalia to promote their digital security capacity to better respond ...
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