Somaliland SCORE Initiative

The organization is based and registered in Somaliland as a nongovernmental, nonpolitical, independent local charity. SCORE was founded to help the people of Somaliland meet the challenges of postwar reconstruction by advocating youth empowerment through sports, culture and civil participation. The organization has been in existence since 2019 when it was formed as a youth club of different young individuals across Hargeisa who shared a passion for playing sports and participating in civic duties such as anti-tribalism advocacy and voter registration. SCORE objectives are: •to engage Somali youth in development activities •prepare programs to guide youth and child empowerment policies at local and regional levels. •to explore opportunities for integrating sport tournaments among youth of different socio-economic and tribal background