SIDRA Institute

SIDRA Institute is rated 3 out of 5 in the category research. Read and write reviews about SIDRA Institute. The Somali Institute for Development Research and Analysis (SIDRA) was established in 2013 and officially launched on Sunday the 26th of July 2015 by the Vice-President of Puntland during a festive launching ceremony held at PSU Garowe. About 200 distinguished guests attended the festive launching ceremony including government officials, civil society members, members from women’s groups, youth groups, Somali diaspora, academia, representatives from INGOs, local council members, Somali intellectuals, and representatives of local institutes participated in the event. SIDRA is a registered independent, not-for-profit research and policy analysis Think Tank based in Puntland, Somalia. It became fully functional in July of 2015. SIDRA is a research and think-tank organization which was established in 2013 by a group of intellectuals and development practitioners who felt the need to establish such an institution would inform on how best respond to the interest of the Somali people. Our present vision is Somalia in which social justice prevails and inclusive economic growth benefits to all and improves the wellbeing of the people. Filling strategic policy gaps, shaping dialogue and development SIDRA Institute is therefore a knowledge-policy interface established to fill the strategic gaps of shaping and dialoguing a whole range of policy agendas and in generating and communicating relevant research findings to policy actors in Somalia. SIDRA has developed a 3-year Strategic Research Plan and in the next three years the institute will focus on the following thematic areas in order to contribute to ongoing development transformations in Somalia: 1. Governance and Democracy (G&D) 2. Security and The Rule of Law 3. Peace through Business Development 4. Sustainable Environment and Natural Resources Management 5. Education Management and Institutional Capacity Enhancement 6. Gender and Women’s Empowerment