This information is designed to help INGOs to understand and abide by what the NGO Law requires from them in order to operate in Somaliland. It covers the most relevant issues that the NGO law requires from the INGOs working in Somaliland which include what INGOs are obliged to do and what they are expected not to do, process of registration, and other regulatory measures aimed to add value to the impact of their operation in Somaliland.
There are a number of strict obligations and prohibitions that the Law requires from all NGOs, whether they are national or international. An NGO is obliged to do the following:
. To respect the independence, self determination, culture and religion of Somaliland;
. To abide by the constitution, respect government policy;
. To employ its assets and income for not for profit activities;
. To be transparent and accountable;
. An NGO is prohibited from performing the following activities:
. Participation in political activities and campaigns;
. Payment to and fundraising for political parties and candidates;
. The promotion of violence and participation in military activities;
. The production, import, or trading of weapons and ammunition and military training of 
individuals;
. Engagement in terrorist activities or support, encouragement or financing of terrorism;
. Assistance in the cultivation, production, processing, trading, import, export, supply, storage, 
use, transport and ownership of narcotics or providing facilities in that regard;
. The use of financial resources against the national interest, Religious rights or religious 
proselytising;
. Import and export for commercial purposes;
. The performance of other illegal activities.