Empowering an inclusive civil society is a long-term and challenging process but is key to enabling Somalis to achieve their aspirations. Our programming is grounded in a locally driven co-creation process led by Somalis. Somali civil society plays an important role in government oversight and advancing an inclusive development agenda. At the county level, CSOs rooted in the communities they serve are forming local development organizations (LDOs) to strengthen citizen voice and to advance the principles of self-reliance and locally sustained and accountable development.