The National Development Plan in Somalia set the bar high – aiming to realise an ambitious set of development objectives in a three-year period. Major problems continue to bedevil the economic and development front. For example, high youth unemployment, lack of vocational training skills, weak development of business in the agriculture sectors (fisheries, farming, livestock), unsustainable forest and water management, very large numbers of IDPs coming to the urban centers, and limited public service provision. The traditional ways of working will not be sufficient to realise the NDP objectives nor to achieve the Agenda 2030 principle of “leaving no one behind.” Innovative approaches are needed to turn these challenges into serious social and economic ventures that can make a positive impact that ripples across the country, including for those most marginalized and at risk, like low-income women, youth, and IDPs.

HACP attempts to focus on the abovementioned gap in order to prevent youth to join illegal migration of high seas or to join terrorism, illegal insurgencies or militarization of the youth and children.