Hooyo Macaan Community Development Organization

Our Background

“Hooyo Macaan” means “sweet mother” in Somali, symbolizing comfort, care, and unconditional love. At HMCDO, we believe mothers are the backbone of communities—resilient and inspiring forces of change.

Founded to empower vulnerable women, children, and families, our programs create opportunities for brighter futures, fostering compassion, resilience, and lasting transformation in the communities we serve.

Our Strenghts

Women-Led and Community-Driven
We are guided by the resilience and leadership of women, ensuring our programs are rooted in compassion, inclusivity, and community needs.

Our Strenghts

Proven Impact
We specialize in empowering vulnerable populations through education, healthcare, and economic programs.

Our Strenghts

Strong Partnerships
We collaborate with local authorities, NGOs, and stakeholders to deliver sustainable, long-term solutions and foster lasting change in underserved communities.

WHY HMCDO?

Empathy-Driven Impact

HMCDO is rooted in compassion and driven by a deep understanding of the challenges faced by vulnerable women, young mothers, and teenagers. Our programs are designed to create meaningful, lasting change in their lives.

Community-Centered Approach

We work hand-in-hand with local communities, tailoring solutions to address systemic issues in education, healthcare, and economic empowerment.

Proven Leadership

Led by women and inspired by the resilience of mothers, HMCDO combines expertise, passion, and partnerships to empower underserved populations and build stronger, self-reliant communities.

Sustainable Solutions

Our focus on long-term, impactful programs ensures that individuals and communities thrive with dignity, safety, and opportunity.

OUR VISION

To create a world where women, girls, and marginalized communities live with dignity, equality, and opportunity, free from discrimination, poverty, and harmful practices, in an environment that nurtures their potential for sustainable development.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

To empower and uplift vulnerable women, young mothers, and teenagers by providing access to education, healthcare, economic opportunities, and protection from harmful practices, fostering resilient and self-reliant communities that thrive with dignity and hope.

Our Core Values

Foundational Values

Integrity and Honesty
Innovation
Women Orientation
Accuracy
Commitment
Enthusiasm
Quality Service
Transparency & Accountability
Reliability

Resultant Benefit Values

Customer Service
Excellence
Empowerment
Community Benefit
Achievement
Competitive Edge
Credibility
Consistency
Accessibility

Our Human Right Based Approach (HRBA)

Vibrant advocacy for rights in a holistic and integrated manner that focuses to contribute to a more meaningful implementation in development through participation cooperation. This means a reintegration of development spheres that range for rights, democracy and governance, cohesion building as well as livelihood approaches that revolve around right holders’ empowerment, strengthening capacity of duty bearers and engaging policy and leadership in enforcing human rights culture at all stages that is premised on nondiscriminatory by age, gender, race, religion or geographical area in order to address in equalities and biases of any form.