The Horn Of Africa Development Initiative (HODI) is a non-profit organisation based in Marsabit, Kenya. Founded by Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan in 2003, the organisation's mission is to champion justice and development in northern Kenya through advocacy, facilitation of education, community cohesion (through football), and livelihood support programs.[1][2]
HODI began in 2003 as a community based organisation in Marsabit, Kenya. The initial focus of the organisation was to address the inequality of access to legal services for the poor people of Marsabit. In 2007, HODI became registered as an NGO. As of November 2017, the HODI staff has grown to over 25 members. HODI serves roughly 7000 people, with offices in Marsabit, Kenya, and Moyale, Ethiopia.[3]
Football program "Shoot To Score, Not To Kill"edit
The organisation is known for its use of a program known as "Shoot To Score, Not To Kill" through which football is used as a voice in the advocacy for peace among members of different ethnicity in northern Kenya. The football program focuses on "disarming" the mind to accept those who are different, and promotes peaceful acts on the football field. The games have 3 halves, which allows the players to converse when not playing. Since 2008, this program has been helping to stop children from falling into ethnic rivalry and violence (notably tribe wars).[4] "Shoot To Score, Not to Kill" puts an emphasis on empowering soldiers, young people, as well as resolving conflict peacefully between tribes at war. Some of the young girls that started playing football with HODI in the early days have since become coaches and captains for the future generation of players.[5] HODI has hosted their "Kenya-Ethiopia Cross Border Football for Peace" event which brings young people, including warriors from conflicting clans, to play football. At these conferences, there are two parts. The first part sets out to talk about conflicts, and peace resolution action plans. The second half is the football tournament.[6]
Education programsedit
Through their education program, HODI empowers women and girls to have an active voice in their communities. This program trains women about alternative livelihoods. After graduation of the program, those women become role models in their communities, and continue to educate future generations. HODI also trains paralegals, to provide legal aid to less fortunate people that would otherwise not have those services.[1]
Notable eventsedit
In 2002, the HODI Girls' Championship assembled 200 teenage girls from different villages and tribes in northern Kenya. The tournament helped bring awareness, and break down the silence around traditional practices that are harmful to women, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM).[5]
In January 2011, Adan received the Stuttgart Peace Prize for her work with the Horn of Africa Development Initiative "combining soccer and emancipation".[7]
In 2015, the organisation won a Beyond Sport Award for sport for social inclusion.[4]
In 2008, seven girls were kidnapped from a HODI football game, and were then tortured (raped and beaten). HODI founder, Adan, spent two years searching for them, retrieved three, but was not able to retrieved the remaining four.[2]
Kenyan conflictsedit
Recent Kenyan conflicts have been fueled by climate change induced drought.[8]
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^"Friedenspreisträgerin 2011 | Stuttgarter Friedenspreis". stuttgarter-friedenspreis.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-03-31.
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External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Horn of Africa Development Initiative news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The Horn Of Africa Development Initiative HODI is a non profit organisation based in Marsabit Kenya Founded by Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan in 2003 the organisation s mission is to champion justice and development in northern Kenya through advocacy facilitation of education community cohesion through football and livelihood support programs 1 2 Contents 1 History and structure 2 Football program Shoot To Score Not To Kill 3 Education programs 4 Notable events 5 Kenyan conflicts 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory and structure editHODI began in 2003 as a community based organisation in Marsabit Kenya The initial focus of the organisation was to address the inequality of access to legal services for the poor people of Marsabit In 2007 HODI became registered as an NGO As of November 2017 the HODI staff has grown to over 25 members HODI serves roughly 7000 people with offices in Marsabit Kenya and Moyale Ethiopia 3 Horn Of Africa Development Initiative nbsp Horn of Africa Development Initiative logoAbbreviationHODIFormation2003 21 years ago 2003 FounderFatuma Abdulkadir AdanFounded atMarsabit KenyaTypeNon governmentalHeadquartersMarsabit KenyaStaff 2017 25Websitehodiafrica wbr orgFootball program Shoot To Score Not To Kill editThe organisation is known for its use of a program known as Shoot To Score Not To Kill through which football is used as a voice in the advocacy for peace among members of different ethnicity in northern Kenya The football program focuses on disarming the mind to accept those who are different and promotes peaceful acts on the football field The games have 3 halves which allows the players to converse when not playing Since 2008 this program has been helping to stop children from falling into ethnic rivalry and violence notably tribe wars 4 Shoot To Score Not to Kill puts an emphasis on empowering soldiers young people as well as resolving conflict peacefully between tribes at war Some of the young girls that started playing football with HODI in the early days have since become coaches and captains for the future generation of players 5 HODI has hosted their Kenya Ethiopia Cross Border Football for Peace event which brings young people including warriors from conflicting clans to play football At these conferences there are two parts The first part sets out to talk about conflicts and peace resolution action plans The second half is the football tournament 6 Education programs editThrough their education program HODI empowers women and girls to have an active voice in their communities This program trains women about alternative livelihoods After graduation of the program those women become role models in their communities and continue to educate future generations HODI also trains paralegals to provide legal aid to less fortunate people that would otherwise not have those services 1 Notable events editIn 2002 the HODI Girls Championship assembled 200 teenage girls from different villages and tribes in northern Kenya The tournament helped bring awareness and break down the silence around traditional practices that are harmful to women such as child marriage and female genital mutilation FGM 5 In January 2011 Adan received the Stuttgart Peace Prize for her work with the Horn of Africa Development Initiative combining soccer and emancipation 7 In 2015 the organisation won a Beyond Sport Award for sport for social inclusion 4 In 2008 seven girls were kidnapped from a HODI football game and were then tortured raped and beaten HODI founder Adan spent two years searching for them retrieved three but was not able to retrieved the remaining four 2 Kenyan conflicts editRecent Kenyan conflicts have been fueled by climate change induced drought 8 See also edit2007 2008 Kenyan crisisReferences edit a b Horn of Africa Development Initiative HODI streetfootballworld Retrieved 2018 03 31 a b Four brave women who are making a difference The Boston Globe BostonGlobe com Retrieved 2018 03 31 Horn of Africa Development Initiative Peace Insight Retrieved 2018 03 31 a b Beyond Sport www beyondsport org Retrieved 2018 03 31 a b Horn of Africa Development Initiative Women Win Retrieved 2018 03 31 Playing for Peace Football for peace and development in Africa By John Daniel amp Tor Sellstrom ACCORD Retrieved 2021 12 10 Friedenspreistragerin 2011 Stuttgarter Friedenspreis stuttgarter friedenspreis de in German Retrieved 2018 03 31 Drought indigeneity and land conflict in Northern Kenya newafricanmagazine com 2017 06 29 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horn of Africa Development Initiative amp oldid 1220355445, wikipedia, wiki, 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