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UNFPA announces winners of Joint Innovation Challenge: ten projects that will change the lives of women and girls
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is pleased to announce the ten winners of its first-ever Joint Innovation Challenge, a... Read more
Empowering Youth Across the Nation Using Soft Skills
Somalia has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world at a staggering 67 per cent among 14–29-year-olds. Disconcertingly, the... Read more
Positively impacting her community: working as a clinical officer in Puntland
Farhiya is a hard-working young woman. Since 2018, she works at Y-PEER Puntland as a clinic officer, peer educator, Sexual and Reproductive Health... Read more
Young People as Peacebuilders: Galkayo at a Glance
Over 75 percent of Somalia's population is under 35 years of age, according to the most recent Population estimation Survey in 2014. At the same... Read more
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear hijabs.
Fatima Abdullahi has five years of experience working as a midwife in Hudur District in the Bakol region of Somalia. Fatima managed to overcome the... Read more
Amidst the worst drought crisis experienced in a decade, the need for GBV services is greater than ever.
When men and boys are forced to move with their livestock in pursuit of graze and water, women and girls are left alone without the protection of... Read more
UNFPA Support in the Development of Midwifery profession in Somalia and Somaliland
Around the world, women lack adequate access to quality health care, which make pregnancy and childbirth difficult and, in some situations, fatal.... Read more
The Dear Daughter Campaign is nominated for The Webby Awards
More than 200 million women and girls around the world live with the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In Somalia, 99 per cent of... Read more
Promote your own success! Advice from a young female Somali leader.
My name is Ayaan Khalif. I am the Project Manager at iRise Hub, managing the EU-funded Dalbile Project under UNFPA Somalia. As a Project Manager you... Read more
How seed funding blossomed into handmade flowers
Hafsa Essa Hassan is a 25-year-old woman, born and raised in Hargeisa. After four years of dedication and hard work, she graduated from the Faculty... Read more