BACKGROUND 

Institute of education for disabled people is an indigenous international organization based in Nairobi Kenya with sub-offices in Mogadishu and merca district, Somalia. The organization was established in the year 1993 as welfare society by the east African communities with disabilities due to serious outcry by the people, they needed a strong organization that will voice, represent and articulate their needs.

The overall goal of IEDP is to address issues, concerns, needs and social-economic welfare of the disabled persons in the region. The organization particularly targets the sensitization of the disabled people on education Health, campaigns and Advocating for the appropriate legislation for the persons with disabilities in the region. 

IEDP aims to build confidence, raise self-esteem and empower the community it works with to participate fully in their own affairs and decision making to facilitate community based projects on disability. The organization aims at bring together the local community with their expertise and experience and other development agencies with their resource to confront ignorance, diseases and poor living of the disabled person in Somalia.  

The organization has developed special concern for the disabled people and destitute children, the organization has also emergency response to woman and children affected by natural and man-made disasters in the area and advocacy for change of unjust socio-economic and political structures that affect the communities it works with and this is perceived by other grouping to be against the disrespect for the religious, gender sensitivity. 

IEDP forms the basis for networking with other civil society organization both at the local and International level to create a resource centre and forums for discussion, exchange ideas on problems affecting the horn Africa societies.