THE STORY OF
OUR LOGO
Our logo goes beyond a visual representation; and embodied storytelling of organizational initiation, journey and vision. It is designed to portray HCD as a regional institution operating in the Horn of Africa (HoA) envisioning to nurture the culture of democracy including democratic governance, citizen participation, human rights, rule of law, and peace and security.
The Square Shape represents the principle of equality-equality of all states in the HoA region and the principle of non-discrimination and equality within democracy culture.
The Blocks with different shapes, sizes and colors inside the square symbolizes the varied contexts of the eight countries in the HoA region, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda, as members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
The Black line crossing in the middle of the blocks is a geographical representation of the HoA region.
The Three Colors-Bold Blue , Sky Blue and Green represent colors from the eight state flags in the HoA region as describe above.
