KAAD INSTITUTE
About Us
The KAAD Institute (KI) is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to strengthening the human and institutional capacity of Somalia’s public and private sectors through research, training, and consulting. Founded on the belief that Somalia’s post-war political, social, and economic transformation relies on the quality and availability of skilled human resources, KI prioritises human capital in its mission. By delivering evidence-based research, client-focused training, and tailored capacity development programmes, the Institute empowers Somali individuals and organisations with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities necessary to encourage sustainable development and social change.
Complementing this mission is KAAD Consult LLC, a for-profit consultancy firm established in 2012 and officially registered with both federal and federal member state authorities in Somalia. Operating as a sister organisation to the KAAD Institute, KAAD Consult LLC extends the shared commitment to capacity building by providing professional consultancy services that support and reinforce the Institute’s broader development objectives. Together, the two entities create an integrated platform for fostering expertise, innovation, and resilience across Somalia’s growing sectors.
Founders
KI was founded by a group of highly qualified, experienced and committed professionals, academics and researchers who had previously held key leadership positions in the Somali government, international organizations, academia and the private sector.
Associates
KAAD Institute has a pool of dedicated national and international experts, professionals and associates with deep industry knowledge and technical expertise across various sectors and disciplines, allowing it to bring together the right people, skills and connections to effectively respond to its clients’ needs.
ojbectives
The objectives of KAAD Institute include but not limited to the following:
The development, improvement and advancement of institutional and human capacity of public and private sectors in Somalia through quality research, tailored training and other capacity building programs;
The development of critical skills for key sectors of the economy that are currently facing acute shortages of skilled workforce;
The promotion and advancement of evidence-based research in the country that can help decision makers with policy options develop durable solutions to the myriad challenges facing the country;
Awareness creation among students and the general public about the importance of technical skills to the economy and the need for their promotion in the country.
Key Services
KI conducts specialized and evidence-based research either on its own or at the request of its clients, which leads to the generation of new knowledge to develop durable solutions for specified problems affecting public and private institutions. In addition, KI undertakes monitoring and evaluation, tracer studies, baseline surveys, feasibility studies, market survey, programs impact assessments, institutional and capacity needs assessments.
KI’s research focuses on the following thematic areas:
- Marine and fisheries resources
- Agriculture, forestry and land use
- Livestock and range land management
- Environment, climate change and water resources
- Engineering and infrastructure
- Health and education
- Gender, youth and minority issues
- Governance and public policy
- Business development and innovation
KI provides a broad range of sector-specific training programs, inhouse seminars and capacity development workshops for individuals, groups, organizations and communities with a focus on technical skills in critical shortages. KI can offer its regular “off the shelf” training courses (lasting a few days to several weeks) or develop further courses that address the specific training needs of the client. KI’s training programs are delivered at its technical skills centers or can be held at the client’s premises by qualified and experienced professionals from relevant disciplines and specializations.
KI provides a full range of consulting and advisory services across a wide variety of business, economic and social sectors. In addition, KI produces policy briefs, in-depth analyses and commentaries on topical and emerging issues relating to social, economic and political developments in the country.