Somali Relief And Development Organisation
Charity 1143898
Overview
Summary
The available evidence suggests that Somali Relief And Development Organisation is intended to operate as a bridge between Somali communities facing disadvantage and the systems needed for safety, inclusion and opportunity. Its formal objects describe support for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in the UK, while its stated activity focuses on children and widows in Somalia. This points to a potentially transnational role, but the evidence does not yet show how its UK-facing and Somalia-facing work connect in practice.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission currently records Birmingham City, Leicester City and Somalia as places where the charity operates, but it does not identify Birmingham service locations, delivery venues, neighbourhoods or partner sites.
- The charity's current activity description focuses on helping street children, orphan children and widows in Somalia. This leaves the scale and nature of any current Birmingham-facing delivery unclear.
- The charity's registered contact address is not established by the available evidence as an active public-facing or service-delivery site. The Charity Commission also records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.
- No current partnerships materially extending the organisation's operational reach within Birmingham were identified.
Additional evidence needed
- A current service timetable, referral information or project description specifying where Birmingham-based advice, education, translation, community or other services are delivered.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether its registered contact address is an operational base, a shared office or correspondence address.
- Current annual report, impact report or project accounts describing activity in Birmingham, Leicester and Somalia.
- Evidence from named delivery partners or venues confirming any active Birmingham-based provision.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A transnational support mission
The organisation appears to hold a dual role: supporting Somali people navigating exclusion and settlement in the UK, while also directing relief towards vulnerable people in Somalia.
Why it matters
This is more than a local advice charity or an overseas-aid charity alone. If the two strands are connected, the organisation may hold relationships and insight across migration, diaspora and family-support networks that other services do not.
Show evidence
“Its objects include relief for Somali refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in the UK and overseas.”
Source:Charity Commission“It helps street children, orphan children, and widows in Somalia.”
Source:Organisation
Inclusion appears to be the organising logic
Its stated services suggest that immediate hardship relief is paired with longer-term participation: helping people access rights, services, education, training and employment.
Why it matters
This may indicate an organisation oriented toward reducing structural barriers, rather than providing one-off assistance alone. It could therefore be a useful connector between Somali communities and mainstream welfare, housing, health and employment systems.
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“Its objects include advice, information, representation, translation and interpretation on asylum and immigration, welfare benefits, housing, health, education, training and employment.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include assisting inclusion in the wider community and helping economically disadvantaged Somali people participate more fully in society.”
Source:Charity Commission
Language and representation may be a distinctive capability
The inclusion of translation, interpretation and representation suggests the organisation may address barriers created by language, immigration status and unfamiliarity with public systems.
Why it matters
These functions can make an organisation a trusted intermediary, not just a service provider. This may create opportunities for collaboration with agencies that need stronger routes into Somali refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant communities.
Show evidence
“Its objects include providing representation, translation and interpretation services.”
Source:Charity Commission“It helps people through buildings, facilities or open space and through services.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the UK inclusion work and Somalia relief work are both active and how they are connected.
- Where the organisation operates, how many people it reaches and which communities it currently prioritises.
- Whether it delivers services directly, works through partners or mainly provides grants and referrals.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, activity reports or financial accounts showing current programmes, locations and expenditure.
- Information on beneficiaries, delivery partners, referral routes and outcomes from advice, interpretation and overseas-relief activity.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
help street children, orphan children, and widows in Somalia
Charity objects
(1) THE CHARITY’S MAIN OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF THE PEOPLE OF SAGAL SOMALI DESCENT, IN PARTICULAR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION, REPRESENTATION, TRANSLATION, AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN MATTERS SUCH AS ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF SAGAL SOMALI DECENT IN PARTICULAR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, INCLUDING VULNERABLE MIGRANTS, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THEIR INCLUSION IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY. (3) ADVANCEMENT OF CULTURE AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES; (4) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SAGAL SOMALI DESCENT IN UK IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.