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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
Seeing clearly in Somaliland through SMART OPTICAL
Mubarik Caaqil is a 26-year-old Optometric doctor living in Hargeisa. In 2019, he graduated from the University of Hargeisa with a Bachelor’s degree... Read more
A second chance at education
Aisha Ali is a single mother of two children, living in Shabeelle settlement for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Garowe. Aisha never attended... Read more
Knowledge is Power
Asha Mohamed Ali is a 33-year-old single mother of five children: two daughters and three sons. Since her partner passed away a year ago, she is... Read more
Changing her society - at the age of 15.
Amina is a 15-year-old girl, living with her mother in Tula-amin camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Balad-Hawa district in the Gedo... Read more
In Somalia, 100 mothers pledge not to subject daughters to female genital mutilation
MOGADISHU, Somalia – When Halima* was eight, she underwent female genital mutilation under the blade of her mother, a traditional birth attendant (... Read more
Ending Gender-Based Violence in Puntland: A story about a survivor turned activist
Farhiya Jama is a 42-year-old resident of the Bilan camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Garowe. She is a mother of three daughters and an... Read more
Good menstrual hygiene keeps girls in school. Period.
“I had my first period when I was 12, in sixth grade during the monthly test,” said Maryam Abdirahman. “It was a math test, I had studied hard for it... Read more
Through small-scale business capital, Youth in Dobley are realizing their potential
Dahir Abdi Ali is a 23-year old energetic man who earns his living, and supports his large family, by working at a car wash service in Dobley Town.... Read more