Introduction
Puntland Non-State Actors (PUNSAA) is a leading civil society platform that aims to engage all Puntland Non-State actors by improving their capacity and position. Since its establishment in 2008, PUNSAA’s mission and primary objective is to enhance non-state actor’s voice. Through better coordination and networking that contributes to helping non-state actors to possess a vibrant space in policy dialogue arena especially, peacebuilding, security, democratization, development sustainability and have concrete influence in formulating policies that address the needs of all citizens.
PUNSAA has over 120 members drawn from the entities mentioned above. PUNSAA is the leading civil society platform mandated to strengthen the voice of Puntland’s Non-State Actors (NSAs), enabling them to have a vibrant space in policy dialogue with a particular focus on peace-building and democratisation, security, poverty reduction, human rights, infrastructure, and good governance.
PUNSAA aims to have concrete influence in formulating policies that address the needs of all citizens, especially marginalized members of society that include women, minority groups, people with disabilities and youth. Furthermore, PUNSAA continuously aims to enhance the development process by strengthening the NSAs influence through effective coordination, demonstrating best practices and innovative networking strategies to all its NSA members. PUNSAA also promotes the concept of NSA to other like-minded organization in Somalia and those from neighboring countries in the Horn of Africa.