Diakonia Somalia: Democracy, Human Rights and Resilience 2020-2023 - Democracy, Human Rights and Resilience Diakonia Somalia: Demokrati, mänskliga rättigheter och resiliens 2020-2023 Diakonia has submitted a proposal to Sida for support to the programme Democracy, Human Rights and Resilience (DHRR) in Somalia for the period 2020-2023. The overall goal of the DHRR is to contribute to democratic state building and disaster resilience in Somalia, with the specific objective to improve democratic participation and governance; improve respect for human rights; and enhance disaster risk management in Puntland and South West State. The expected results are: 1) improved inclusive participation and accountability in 15 districts; 2) increased awareness and respect for human rights in 15 districts; 3) enhanced disaster risk management in 15 districts; and 4) partners have strengthened capacity to contribute to democratic state building and disaster resilience.

The programme will be implemented in collaboration with local partner organisations and networks from civil society and public institutions. 

The total budget is SEK 73,000,000 and Sida is proposed as the only donor. Approximately SEK 40,000,000 of the total budget will be forwarded to Diakonia's partner organisations. Diakonia har inkommit med en ansökan om stöd till Sida för programmet Democracy, Human Rights and Resilience (DHRR) i Somalia för perioden 2020-2023. Det övergripande syftet med DHRR är att bidra till demokratiskt statsbyggande och motståndskraft mot katastrofer i Somalia med särskilt mål att förbättra demokratiskt deltagande och samhällsstyrning; stärka respekten för mänskliga rättigheter; och förbättra hanteringen av katastrofrisker i Puntland och South West State. De förväntade resultaten är: 1) stärkt inkluderande deltagande och ansvarsutkrävande i 15 distrikt; 2) ökad kunskap om och respekt för mänskliga rättigheter i 15 distrikt; 3) förbättrad katastrofriskhantering i 15 distrikt; och 4) partners har stärkt kapacitet att bidra till demokratiskt statsbyggande och motståndskraft mot katastrofer. 

Programmet genomförs i samarbete med lokala partnerorganisationer och nätverk från det civila samhället och offentliga institutioner. 

Insatsens totala budget är 73 000 000 SEK och Sida föreslås som enda givare. Drygt 40 000 000 SEK av den totala budgeten kommer att vidareförmedlas till Diakonias partnerorganisationer. The key challenges in Somalia that the programme is addressing are inadequate basic services, human rights violations, human insecurity and limited livelihood opportunities. Weak governance is identified as a common root cause. The programme will seek to address the participation and accountability issues – including meaningful participation of women and youth - within the on-going federal states formation and the decentralisation agenda as recommended in the Wadajir National Framework for Local Governance. The programme will promote human rights as a basis for good governance. The programme will also address disaster risk management in a bid to curb the undue suffering caused by Somalia slow-onset hazards, like droughts, that tend to disrupt governance work and exacerbate the risk of conflicts over limited resources.
The programme intends to address the challenges by working on achieving a behavioral change at individual level as well as contributing to a societal change. The change that the program aims to achieve is for people in Somalia to live in peace and dignity with access to fundamental rights and freedoms. The change will be accomplished by strengthening civil society with capacity, so civil society can contribute to widen democratic space and promote human rights and gender equality as well as addressing the obstacles regarding reoccurring shocks in Somalia. For effective and sustainable change, there will also be support to district councils, the key duty bearers at district level. 
The goal of the contribution is to contribute to democratic state building and disaster resilience in Somalia with the objective to improve democratic participation and governance, improve respect for human rights and enhance disaster risk management in Puntland and South West States of Somalia. 
The contribution is expected to contribute to the following results: 
Result 1: Improved inclusive participation and accountability in 15 districts;
Result 2: Increased awareness and respect for human rights in 15 districts;
Result 3: Enhanced disaster risk management in 15 districts;
Result 4: Partners have strengthened capacity to contribute to democratic state building and disaster resilience.