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ADKAYSI Institute for Research, Peace and Inclusive Resilience

Somali-led research for peace and resilience

We connect research with practical action, so communities and public institutions can act on evidence.

Our Work
Founded
2016
Track record
20+ Projects implemented
Headquarters
Mogadishu
Languages
Somali and English

About ADKAYSI

The Adkaysi Institute for Research, Peace and Inclusive Resilience is a Somali-owned and managed institution that connects research with practical action. We support communities and public institutions to understand the challenges they face, identify workable responses and build the capacity to sustain progress.

Our name, Adkaysi, means resilience, steadfastness and endurance.

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ADKAYSI Institute for Research, Peace and Inclusive Resilience

Focus Areas

Research and Policy

Evidence on how conflict, governance, climate pressures and economic exclusion affect people and institutions, framed around questions that government, communities and partners can act on.

Peace and Social Cohesion

Analysis, dialogue and reconciliation that address the relationships, grievances and institutional weaknesses that can sustain conflict.

Inclusive Resilience

Helping households, communities and institutions prepare for shocks, protect essential services and recover their livelihoods.

Our Recent Projects

20+ projects implemented with Somali government institutions since 2016.

2025Research and Policy

Public finance for disaster and climate resilience

Client
Ministry of Finance
With support from
World Bank-financed government technical assistance

Reviewed how preparedness, recovery and adaptation priorities are reflected in planning and budgeting. Identified coordination and information gaps, assessed options for tracking relevant spending and prepared practical training for officials responsible for resilience-related planning.

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Outputs

  • Policy and institutional review
  • Options paper on resilience financing
  • Budget tracking guidance and training materials
2024Inclusive Resilience

Urban resilience and community participation

Client
Banadir Regional Administration
With support from
World Bank financing

Examined how urban investments and service decisions respond to community priorities. Supported inclusive consultation and reviewed local participation and feedback arrangements, with attention to displacement, flood exposure and access to services in underserved neighbourhoods.

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Outputs

  • Community needs assessment
  • Consultation framework
  • Inclusion recommendations and feedback monitoring tools
2023Inclusive Resilience

Disaster preparedness and institutional coordination

Client
Puntland Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management
With support from
WFP

Reviewed institutional coordination, information flows and readiness arrangements for drought and flooding. Facilitated planning sessions and scenario exercises to clarify responsibilities, identify gaps and connect community risk information with institutional decisions.

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Outputs

  • Preparedness capacity review
  • Draft contingency planning tools
  • Coordination recommendations and exercise learning report
2022Peace and Social Cohesion

Local adaptation and natural resource dialogue

Client
Ministry of Environment
With support from
UNDP adaptation programme

Assessed local exposure to climate and environmental pressures and identified community adaptation priorities. Examined competition over water and land, convened resource users and public authorities, and developed feasible actions that combine adaptation with conflict prevention.

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Outputs

  • Participatory vulnerability assessment
  • Adaptation priorities
  • Natural resource dialogue report and local action proposals
2021Research and Policy

Social protection and household resilience research

Client
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
With support from
World Bank Social Protection Project

Assessed household vulnerability, access to assistance and community perceptions of selection processes. Reviewed grievance arrangements and programme monitoring needs, with attention to women, displaced households and people facing barriers to registration or service access.

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Outputs

  • Vulnerability and inclusion study
  • Recommendations on community engagement
  • Monitoring and grievance review tools
2020Inclusive Resilience

Community service continuity and risk communication

Client
Ministry of Health and Human Services
With support from
UNICEF

Studied how households access essential health information and education during disruption. Identified barriers affecting vulnerable groups, reviewed feedback mechanisms and developed practical communication and service continuity measures with public institutions and community representatives.

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Outputs

  • Service access assessment
  • Communication guidance
  • Community feedback tools and continuity recommendations
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2019Inclusive Resilience

Displacement and host community resilience assessment

Client
Banadir Regional Administration
With support from
IOM

Assessed the needs of displaced households and host communities, including access to services, livelihoods and local decision making. Examined relationships between communities and identified options for area-based recovery that reduce exclusion and support social cohesion.

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Outputs

  • Area assessment
  • Stakeholder and service mapping
  • Recommendations for inclusive local recovery planning
2018Peace and Social Cohesion

Women and youth participation in peacebuilding

Client
Ministry of Women and Human Rights
With support from
UNSOM

Identified barriers to women's and young people's participation in local peace processes. Facilitated consultations and practical training on dialogue, inclusive representation and community action planning, with arrangements to follow up participants' recommendations.

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Outputs

  • Participation assessment
  • Facilitation materials
  • Community dialogue summaries and agreed action priorities
2017Inclusive Resilience

Drought impacts, livelihoods and community coping study

Client
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
With support from
FAO Somalia

Examined how drought affects household livelihoods, market access and community coping practices, comparing pastoral, farming and displaced households, including implications for tensions over natural resources and the targeting of recovery support.

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Outputs

  • Household vulnerability study
  • Livelihood recovery options
  • Briefing on links between resource pressures and conflict
2016Peace and Social Cohesion

Community peace and local governance assessment

Client
Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation; Banadir Regional Administration

Mapped local grievances, public perceptions of district institutions and existing dispute resolution practices. Consulted elders, women, young people and local officials to identify practical priorities for dialogue and more responsive local governance.

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Outputs

  • Conflict and stakeholder assessment
  • District consultation report
  • Recommendations for a local peace action plan
2016Research and Policy

Public institution capacity and service delivery review

Client
Ministry of Planning; Civil Service Commission
With support from
UNDP-supported governance work

Assessed institutional responsibilities, staff skills and coordination challenges affecting public services. Reviewed working procedures and training needs, then developed a prioritised improvement plan with department managers and staff.

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Outputs

  • Institutional capacity assessment
  • Training needs report
  • Procedural improvement plan and learning materials

Our Partners and Clients

  • Office of the President of Somalia
  • Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia
  • Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation
  • South West State of Somalia
  • Galmudug State House
  • Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA)
  • IGAD ICECAEP
  • Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
  • Institute of Climate and Environment
  • Hormuud Telecom
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
  • Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range

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We work with government institutions, UN agencies, development partners and civil society on commissioned research, dialogue and capacity strengthening.

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