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Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH)

Hargeisa-based nonprofit spanning environment, education and health

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45
Integrity Assessment
Partial transparency
45/100 · methodology

About

Established in Hargeisa in 1995, Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health has grown to include sub-offices in Burao, Sheikh and Erigavo. Its programming spans environmental restoration, education and skills training, and health awareness, alongside child protection and food security work recorded across the Awdal, Sool and Togdheer regions.

Mission

To improve environmental conditions, education and health outcomes for communities across Somaliland.

Founder story

Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health is a Somaliland non-profit founded in 1995, headquartered in Hargeisa with sub-offices in Burao, Sheikh and Erigavo. It works on environmental restoration, education and skills training, and health awareness in underserved communities.

Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health is a Somaliland non-profit founded in 1995, headquartered in Hargeisa with sub-offices in Burao, Sheikh and Erigavo. It works on environmental restoration, education and skills training, and health awareness in underserved communities.

Focus & reach

Operating in (3)
Somalia Ethiopia Kenya
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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.

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 6/30
('Financial documents published on website', 6)
('No financial filing on record', 0)
('No revenue figure disclosed', 0)
('No spending figure disclosed', 0)
('No detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 0)
Governance 16/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation not disclosed', 0)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('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 disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

From what GiveRadar has verified so far, Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH) has a partial profile.

  • It has more complete contact information than nearly all similar organizations, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
  • GiveRadar holds a more complete profile for this organization than for 99% of the 231 charities in Somalia it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its governance and 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 social services charities in Somalia - a gap in GiveRadar's dataset for the region, not a feature of this charity. Explore Somalia data
GiveRadar has verified
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • financial records
  • a donation page
  • third-party accreditation
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Leadership & board

From the charity's website
AB
Abdiqani S•••••••
Project Coordinator
AB
Abdirahman I•••••
Regional Representative
AB
Abdirizaq B••••• L••••
Chairman
AH
Ahmed I•••••• A••••
Deputy Chairman

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar social services in Somalia
Integrity Assessment This charity: 45
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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Leadership

AB
Abdiqani S•••••••
Project Coordinator

Officers & trustees (10)

Source: Charity website (via AI extraction)

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Cause areas in Somalia

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Health 85
Social Services this charity 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

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 · 6
  • Named leadership · 10 officers on file
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Founding date · 1995
Not available · 5
  • Financial data
    No annual financial filings on file
  • 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 Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH)

What is Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH)?
Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH) is a social services national ngo based in Hargeisa, Somalia. Established in Hargeisa in 1995, Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health has grown to include sub-offices in Burao, Sheikh and Erigavo. Its programming spans environmental restoration, education and skills training, and health awareness, alongside child protection and food security work recorded across the Awdal, Sool and Togdheer regions.
When was Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH) founded?
Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH) was founded in 1995.
Where is Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH) located?
Headquartered in Hargeisa, Awdal, Somalia. The charity operates in 3 countries.
Is Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH) trustworthy?
Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH) has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 45 out of 100 (Partial transparency). 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 Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH)'s website?
http://www.candlelightsomal.org/
Are donations to Candlelight for Environment, Education and Health (CEEH) 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.