Kalkal Human Rights Development Organization (KAHRDO) is a Non-Governmental, Non-Political, Non-Partisan, and Non-Profit organization established on 7 July 2013.

 With over 10 years of experience, KAHRDO works to promote and protect human rights, advance women’s rights and gender equality, empower women and youth, strengthen access to justice, support child protection and GBV prevention, conduct research and advocacy, and implement inclusive humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development initiatives across Somalia.

Through its work, KAHRDO has identified a persistent gap in access to structured and continuous learning on human rights, protection, governance, leadership, and community development. While one-off trainings and awareness sessions are valuable, they often lack the continuity required to build lasting knowledge and local capacity.

In response, KAHRDO proposes to establish the KAHRDO–HRD Academy (Human Rights & Development Academy) as an annual learning and capacity-building platform. The Academy will provide structured courses, workshops, practical learning, and certificate programmes for women, youth, community leaders, human rights defenders, civil society actors, and other stakeholders, strengthening their knowledge and practical capacity to promote human rights, protection, justice, peace, accountable governance, and inclusive development across Somalia.