ACDA was established in 2023 and formally registered as a non-profit making and non-political, relief and development organisation with the object of making a difference in the development of communities in the UK, the Horn and East of Africa Region with specific emphasis on Somaliland. The key people involved in the promotion of the organisation are professional Somaliland nationals who are resident in the UK and Somaliland. For the start, ACDA is promoting collaboration with the local authorities, community, LNGOs and INGOs operating in Somaliland, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia as a way of contributing to their homeland.