• Central Bank• Federal Ministry of
Trade and Industry• Ministry of Health• Ministry of
Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management
• Ministry of Posts, Telecom and Technology
• Ministry of Water Resources
• Ministry of Youth and Sports
• Somali Federal Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development
• IGAD (Inter-Governmental Authority on Development)
GOVERNMENT
Regional
Federal
• Village Development Committees
Community
FINANCE
• AFDB• DANIDA• DFAT• DFID • ECHO• FAO• B&MGF• Global Fund • Global Resilience
Partnership• IFC• IDB• King Salman
Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KS Relief)
• Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA)
• OFDA• Qatar• Rockerfeller
Foundation• SDC• SHF• SIDA• TIKA• UAE• USAID• WFP • WHO• World Bank
• GSMA Innovation Fund
• HIF
• Indigo Trust• UNICEF Innovation
Fund
Innovation fund
Donor
Crowd-funding
• Fursad Fund
• Innovate Ventures• Zephyr Acorn • 88MPH VC
• Shuraako SME finance
Mobile money
• E-Dahab (Somtel)• EVC+ (Hormuud)• ZAAD (Telesom)
• Amal Bank• DahaabShil• Kaaba MFI• Kaah International
Microfinance Services
• Kaamil MFI• Salaam Somali Bank• Shuraako
Micro-finance
SUPPORT
• Innovate4Water• Mogadishu Book Fair• Nairobi Innovation Week• Startup Grind • TEDxHargeisa• TEDxMogadishu
Event
• ThinkplaceDesign
Ideation • Innovate for Somalia • Open IDEO
• C4DLab • Iftiin Foundation• Innovate Ventures• iRise• RE-INTEG• Sote Hub
Incubation• @iLab Africa • iHub• In-depth Innovation Lab• iRise• Resilience Innovation Hub • Sote Hub • Africa House
Innovation hub
• Nairobi University Fab Lab Makerspace
• Global Shapers• Techfugees
Network
• Banana Group • Better Business Solutions• Shaqodoon• Silatech• Spark Business
development
• Innovate for Somalia
Competition and award
KNOWLEDGE
• CALP• Hano Academy• LINGOS• Nairobi Design Thinking School• PM4NGOS• Sheik Technical Veterinary School
(ISTVS)• VC4A Startup AcademyTraining
Data & analysis
• Abaaraha• FSNAU• iMMAP• REACH• SWALIM
• IFIYE• Iftin Foundation • Radio Ergo
Online comm.
• Global Resilience Partnership
• ICVA• ReDSS
Policy/Advocacy
• Benadir University• Hormuud University• SDRI • SIMAD University• Strathmore University• CDC• Center for Humanitarian
Change (What Works)• CGIAR• GW/IDFR• Heritage Institute• IDS• IIED• ILRI• Joint Research Center (EU)• ODI• RAADE• Rift Valley Institute (RVI)• Samuel Hall • SomaliREN• Tana Copenhagen• The Economist Intelligence Unit• TOPS Program• TU Delft • Tufts• Tulane University• University of Coventry
Research & learning
• Agribusiness Solutions Hub • CALP• SATG• SpringField Centre• Tango International
Technical expertise
Media
• HORSED Livestock Marketing & Trading Cooperative
• Somalia Economic Forum
PRIVATE SECTOR
• Amal Bank• DahaabShil• Equity Bank• IBS - International Bank
of Somalia• Premier Bank
Banking
• Medina Chemicals Limited• Microsoft• Takaful Insurance of Africa
Corporation
• Hormuud Fountation• Zensho
CSR
• BECO
Energy
• IBM Research • Mastercard Lab
Research lab
• Aga Khan Hospital• Ari.farm• CAAFINET• FPENs• Iftin Foundation • Lush Cosmetics • SolarGEN• Som-Cheese Innovation Team• Somlite
Social enterprise
• FarmDrive• FundiBots• iCow• Kytabu • Muraadso
• SafariMeals• SafeMoto• SomSite• Suuqyare• Totohealth
• VSee• WeFarm• World Remit Startup
• BRCK• Dalkom • Frontline SMS • Golis• Hormuud• Somtel • Telesom
Telecomm-unications
AdvocacyCooperative
IMPLEMENTER
• FAO• IOM• UNDP• UNFPA
• UNHabitat• UNHCR• UNICEF• WFP
• Somalia NGO Consortium• BRCiS• Somali Cash Consortium• SomReP• STREAM
• DOCC• OCHA
• ACF• ACTED• Adeso• ARC• CARE• CRS• DRC
• IRC• Islamic Relief • Mercy Corps• MSF Displacement
Unit• NRC• Oxfam
• Pact• Practical Action • PSI• Save the Children • World Vision
• ICRC
• Aamin Ambulance • ELMAN Peace • Gurmad Qaran • Hijra• Mama Asha • May Day /White Helmets• REDSEA Foundation / Hargeisa
Cultural Center• SATG• Shaqodoon • SIDO• Somali Emergency Corps• Wabeeri community policing• Zamzam Foundation• Habeb Mental Health Foundation Local
NGO
• Living Well Somalia
Social enterprise
UN
Consortium
Coord-ination
Internat.org.
iNGO
Innovation Ecosystem of
SomaliaThe Innovation Ecosystem Map of Somalia is designed for actors working on innovative solutions
to humanitarian challenges in Somalia to identify and connect with relevant actors. The map was created by the Somalia Response Innovation Lab, an inter-agency mechanism supporting
humanitarian innovation in Somalia which is hosted by SomReP, with support from the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and partners. For further details, connections, or suggestions for updates contact the Somalia Response Innovation Lab at [email protected]. This Innovation Ecosystem Map of Somalia was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the Response Innovation for Somalia Emergencies (RISE) program and do not
necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. March 2018
List of abbreviationsACF Action Against Hunger
ACTED Aid Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
ADRA Adventist Development & Relief Agency
AfDB African Development Bank
ARC American Refugee Committee
B&MGF Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
BRCiS Building Resilient Communities in Somalia (NGO Consortium)
CaLP Cash Learning Partnership
CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research
C4DLab Center for Excellence in Computing for Development
CRS Catholic Relief Services
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale
DANIDA Danish International Development Agency
DFAT Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DFID U.K. Department for International Development
DOCC Drought Operations Coordination Centre
DRC Danish Refugee Council
ECHO European Community Humanitarian Aid Office
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FEWS NET Famine Early Warning Systems Network
FSNAU Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit
GW The George Washington University
GW/IDFR The George Washington University Institute for Disaster & Fragility Resilience
HED Horn of Africa Education Development Fund (HED)
HIF Humanitarian Innovation Fund
IBM Research International Business Machines
IBS International Bank of Somalia
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
ICVA International Council of Voluntary Agencies
IDS Institute of Development Studies
IFC International Finance Corporation
IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development
ILRI International Livestock Research Institute
INGO International Non-Governmental Organization
IOM International Organization for Migration
IRC International Rescue Committee
IDB Islamic Development Bank
ISTVS IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School and Reference Centre
MOIFA Ministry of Interior and Federal Affairs
MOPIED Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development
MSF Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders)
NRC
OCHA
OECD
OFDA
ODI
PM4NGOsPSI
Norwegian Refugee Council
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
Overseas Development Institute
Program Management for Non-Governmental Organizations
Population Services International
REACH REACH
ReDSS Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat
RIL Response Innovation Lab
RISE Response Innovation for Somalia Emergencies
RM-TWG Resilience Measurement Technical Working Group
RVI Rift Valley Institute
SATG Somalia Agricultural Technical Group
SDC Swiss Development Cooperation
SDRI Somali Disaster Resilience Institute
SIDA Swedish Development Agency
SIDO Somali Innovation and Development Organization
SomReP Somalia Resilience Programme
SomaliREN Somali Research and Education Network
SWALIM Somalia Water and Land Information Management
STREAM Somalia Resilience Action Consortium
TOPS Program Technical Operations Program Strategy
TU Delft Delft University of Technology
UN United Nations
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UN Habitat United Nations Human Settlements Programme
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
USAID United States Agency for International Development
VC Venture Capital
VC4A Venture Capital for Africa
WFP World Food Programme
WV World Vision
