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Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO)

Community-founded relief and development group in south-central Somalia

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Integrity Assessment
Limited data available
35/100 · methodology
This score reflects limited public data, not concerns about the organization.

About

Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) traces back to 1998, when local community members and intellectuals came together to found it in Mogadishu, later opening a second office in Guri-el. The organization runs programs spanning water and sanitation, health care, livelihoods and education, with particular attention to protecting vulnerable women and children across south-central Somalia.

Mission

To strengthen community capacity and protect vulnerable women and children through WASH, health, livelihoods and education programs in south-central Somalia.

Founder story

Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) is a Somali non-governmental, non-profit organization established in 1998 by local community members and intellectuals. Headquartered in Mogadishu with an office in Guri-el, it works on WASH, health, livelihoods, education and protection for vulnerable women and …

Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) is a Somali non-governmental, non-profit organization established in 1998 by local community members and intellectuals. Headquartered in Mogadishu with an office in Guri-el, it works on WASH, health, livelihoods, education and protection for vulnerable women and children in south-central Somalia.

Focus & reach

Operating in
Somalia
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Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

This score reflects limited public data, not concerns about the organization.

Registration 4/20
('No registration ID on record', 0)
('Not sourced from official registry', 0)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 0/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('No financial filing on record', 0)
('No revenue figure disclosed', 0)
('No spending figure disclosed', 0)
('No detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 0)
Governance 6/20
('No officers disclosed', 0)
('No officer titles disclosed', 0)
('Executive compensation not disclosed', 0)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 8/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('No phone on file', 0)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 20/20
('Updated within 6 months', 20)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
No registration ID on file
No financial disclosure yet
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership not yet on file
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

GiveRadar's verified records show Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) with a partial profile.

  • It has more complete contact information than 93% of comparable organizations, with a verified website, email and address on record. See national comparisons
  • It is one of the better-documented charities in Somalia GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • GiveRadar has not yet verified financial records for this organization, nor for any charities in Somalia - a gap in GiveRadar's dataset for the region, not a feature of this charity. Explore Somalia data
GiveRadar has verified
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • financial records
  • leadership details
  • third-party accreditation
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-08-24. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 4 similar animal welfare in Somalia
Integrity Assessment This charity: 35
Peer average: 37

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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Somalia under local rules. Confirm with the charity directly.

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Cause areas in Somalia

How many charities work in each area.

Health 85
Social Services 53
Advocacy & Civil Rights 39
Education 11
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Most common causes in Somalia

Causes charities work on most, with this charity's causes ticked.

Human Rights 104
Hunger 83
Health 78
Water 66
Children 60
Women 60
Sanitation 57
Education 36
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Sources and verification

News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
GlobalGiving partner directory

Part of this profile's description was written with AI, summarizing public sources such as official registry data and the organization's own website. Financial figures, registration details, and the sources listed above are not AI-generated. Read how we use AI.

Data freshness

Last updated
Jul 11, 2026
Profile completeness
35%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 5
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Founding date · 1998
Not available · 6
  • Financial data
    No annual financial filings on file
  • Named leadership
    Board and officer list not yet indexed
  • Executive pay
    Top-officer pay not disclosed
  • Government registration
    No public registry ID
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity
  • Tax-deductibility
    Not verified

Methodology

GiveRadar builds each profile from official charity directories and public registries, supplemented where available by third-party nonprofit databases and news archives, and combines it into a single 0-100 integrity assessment. The exact sources for this charity are listed above. We don't take a cut of any donation, ever.

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Quick facts about Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO)

What is Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO)?
Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) is a animal welfare nonprofit organization based in Mogadishu, Somalia. Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) traces back to 1998, when local community members and intellectuals came together to found it in Mogadishu, later opening a second office in Guri-el. The organization runs programs spanning water and sanitation, health care, livelihoods and education, with particular attention to protecting vulnerable women and children across south-central Somalia.
When was Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) founded?
Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) was founded in 1998.
Where is Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) located?
Headquartered in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Is Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) trustworthy?
Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 35 out of 100 (Limited data available). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO)'s website?
http://www.agropastoral.org
Are donations to Agro-Pastoral Charity Organization (APCO) tax-deductible?
Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Somalia under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.