PRESS RELEASE

Hoadedhoo Association for Development Malas, Gaaf Dhaal Hoadedhoo Upper South Province Republic of Maldives PRESS RELEASE No:HAD-A-PR/01/2010 We strongly condemn the attack against our association last night where Rf. 600 was stolen by broking the drawer in the Youth and Sports Development Section (Y.S.D.U) In addition to this the person/persons who entered the office through the window in the toilet …

HAD to empower youth NGOs

Empowering Youth Human Rights Organizations: mainstreaming human rights into development plans of NOGs based in Southern Atolls project contract is to be signed with Australian High Commission in Colombo next week. The project comprises of six workshops to be executed in the four southern atolls of the Maldives. Three workshops will focus on strengthening NGO management to build capacity among …

HAD’s Strategic plan 2010 – 2013 is underway

Today is the last day for the strategic plan which was formulated three years before. In the past three years, yearly work plans were made to achieve the strategic objectives stated in the strategic plan and lot of programmes and projects had been implemented. Construction of the HAD’s administrative office was one of the major project which eased the administration …

CONSULTATION WITH NGOs AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC SPACES PROJECT

A consultation with NGOs and government institutions on sustainable development of public spaces was conducted on 28 December 2009 at HAD resource centre. HAD’s Director General Mr. Ahmed Ameez told that it was planned to include a children’s park, green area and sports courts in the project. He also told discussion with different parties had already being done and two …

STATION INCHARGE WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY REGIONAL POLICE STATION IN COLLABORATION WITH HAD AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME TO FIYOAREE YOUTH

Station Incharge workshop for the In charges of Police stations in Upper South Province was conducted in Fiyoaree ,organized by the Regional police station in collaboration with HAD. HAD’s International consultant Ms. Leah R. Malone M.S. covered two sessions in the work shop , human rights awareness session and environmental awareness session. She highlighted the importance of these two areas …

CONSULTATION WITH NGOs AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION IN FIYOAREE

Hoadedhdhoo Association for Development had conducted a consultation with Fiyoaree NGOs and government Institutions. In the consultation HAD’s Director General Mr. Ahmed Ameez highlighted that HAD’s strategic motive is to conduct the programs and projects at provincial level. The consultation was aimed to share the opportunities for the NGOs and government Institutions in Fiyoaree which could be carried out in …

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP IN NADELLA

Hoadedhoo Association for Development had conducted a youth development workshop in Nadella in collaboration with Nadella Island Development Society (NIDS). The work shop which is targeted at Secondary grade students and Youth was inaugurated by the Nadella Power House Manager Mr. Ahmed Ali. Presentation on three areas were covered in the workshop namely, environment and climate change, life skills and …

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Hoadedhoo Association for Development had conducted a seminar human rights to mark the International day of human rights. The seminar was conducted on 10 December 2009 at the HAD resource centre. The seminar comprised of presentation covering the main articles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Human Rights treaties that the Maldives had signed and group presentation by the …

HAD Participated in the Democracy fair of Hoadedhdhoo

Hoadedhdhoo Association for Development (HAD) took part in the Democracy Fair 2009. This event was organized by the Hoadedhdhoo Island Office. There were five stalls total, with three non-governmental organizations, the Upper South Province Utilities Ltd. – Hoadedhdhoo Branch, and Hoadedhdhoo Island Office. The purpose of HAD’s stall was to give Hoadedhdhoo’s community the opportunity to learn about human rights, …

HAD Sports Festival

The Youth Sports Festival will take place 2 – 18 December 2009 and will consist of the HAD Teen Cup Futsal Tournament and HAD Youth Cup Volleyball Tournament. The general objective of HAD’s Youth Sports Festival is to create a friendly, supportive environment for Hoadedhdhoo’s youth to gather and improve their health and peer relationships. In total, 11 football and …