1 REPUBLIC OF SOMALILAND MINISTRY OF NATIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AWDAL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2016) 1 2 AWDAL REGION MAP 2 3 Table of Contents FORWARD ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 SECTORS DEVELOPMENT PLAN ................................................................................................................................................................ 16 I. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PILLAR ................................................................................................................................................................ 16 A. Education Sector ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Education Sector Challenges ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.0 Priorities and Strategies ................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 B. Health Development sector ............................................................................................................................................................................ 22 1.0. Situations Analysis ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 EPI Activities in 2012 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Malaria Activities done 2012 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 23 2.0 Challenges ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.0 Priorities and strategies .................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 C. Labor and Social Affairs sector ..................................................................................................................................................................... 26 1.0 Situation Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 2.0 Challenges ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 The following sector challenges were identified during the workshop ................................................................................................................. 26 3.0 Priorities and Strategies ................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 4.0 Programs and Projects ................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 D. Youth and Sports Sector ................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 1.0 Situation analysis ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 2.0 Challenges: ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 4.0 Programs and projects .................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 3 4 E. Religion and Endowment Sector ................................................................................................................................................................... 32 1.0 Situation Analysis ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 20 Challenges ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33 The regional authority of the ministry identified the following challenges .......................................................................................................... 33 4.0 Projects and Programs ................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 E. Returnees and (IDPs): MR&RR ................................................................................................................................................................... 35 1.0 Situation Analysis ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Table 5: Distribution of IDPs and Returnees in the region: ............................................................................................................................ 35 2.0 Challenges ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 3.0 Priorities and Strategies ................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 4.0 Projects and Programs ................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 II ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PILLAR .................................................................................................................................................... 38 A. Agriculture Development Sector ................................................................................................................................................................... 38 2.0 Challenges ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Meeting hall ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 4.0 Projects and Programs .................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 B. Livestock Development Sector ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42 1.0 Situation Analysis ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Table 6: Livestock population in the region ( estimated in thousands) .......................................................................................................... 43 Disaster incidents in 2012: .................................................................................................................................................................................. 44 2.0 Challenges ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 3.0 Projects and Programs ................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 C. Fisheries Development Sector .......................................................................................................................................................................