Himilo Trust
Charity 1165545
Overview
Summary
Himilo Trust appears to be a Somalia-focused relief and development charity, with particular attention to southern Somalia. Its stated role combines immediate assistance for people affected by disasters and vulnerability with longer-term support intended to build self-sufficiency through education, training and healthcare. The available evidence suggests an organisation operating across humanitarian and development needs, potentially serving refugees and students as well as the wider public, although its delivery model, local partnerships and scale are not yet clear.
Operational geography
No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
It links emergency relief with longer-term self-sufficiency
The Trust’s objects suggest a dual approach: responding to disaster impacts through goods and services while also seeking to reduce poverty through education, training, healthcare and income-generating support.
Why it matters
This indicates that the organisation may see immediate relief and longer-term resilience as connected rather than separate activities. It could therefore be a useful bridge between humanitarian responders and organisations focused on livelihoods or learning.
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“The prevention or relief of poverty in Somalia through education, training, healthcare projects and support designed to enable sustainable income and self-sufficiency.”
Source:Charity Commission“Relief and assistance for people in Somalia who are victims of natural disasters through goods and services.”
Source:Charity Commission
Southern Somalia may be its practical area of concentration
Although its charitable objects cover Somalia generally, the activity description specifically highlights southern Somalia, suggesting that operational need, relationships or access may be concentrated there.
Why it matters
Geographic concentration can shape whom the Trust reaches and which collaborations are realistic. It may also reveal an opportunity to understand whether its local knowledge fills a gap among organisations working elsewhere in Somalia.
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“Assisting vulnerable people, refugees and students in Somalia, specially southern Somalia.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity's objects refer to people in any part of Somalia.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its beneficiary groups may span distinct stages of vulnerability
By naming vulnerable people, refugees and students alongside poverty, health and education aims, the Trust appears positioned to support both people facing acute displacement or hardship and people building future capability.
Why it matters
This broad beneficiary framing may enable connected support across relief, learning and livelihoods, but it also raises questions about prioritisation and whether different groups receive distinct services.
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“Assisting vulnerable people, refugees and students in Somalia, specially southern Somalia.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity works in education and training, health, and the prevention or relief of poverty.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which services the Trust delivers directly and which it provides through partners.
- Its scale, funding sources, locations and the number of people reached.
- How refugees, students and other vulnerable people are prioritised.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity reports describing projects, locations, beneficiaries and outcomes.
- Information on local delivery partners, staff, facilities and referral relationships in Somalia.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
ASSISTING VULNERABLE , REFUGEES AND STUDENTS IN SOMALIA, SPECIALLY SOUTHERN SOMALIA
Charity objects
1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN SOMALI BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF SUFFICIENT. 2. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF SOMALI WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE FORM OF GOODS AND SERVICES.