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Empowering women for peace: Ubah Hassan's journey in Barwaqo, Galmudug, Somalia

Explore the journey of Muna, a young leader committed to empowering youth and fostering peace in marginalized communities.

Somalia has taken significant steps towards enhancing its justice and security systems with the inauguration of new facilities, like the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Mogadishu Prison and Court Complex. 

Within the Kabasa IDP settlement in the Dolow district of the Gedo region, lives Falhado Hure Ribah - a tenacious 35-year-old mother burdened with the challenges of physical disability and a family of seven.

In the heart of north-eastern Somalia, in Garowe, within the confines of a camp sheltering Internally displaced People, you’ll find Xalima*, a determined 36-year-old mother.

By completing a mobile repairing course offered by the SAGAL project, Abdikani not only acquired the necessary skills but also cultivated the confidence to embark on an entrepreneurial journey and start his own business.

Enrolling in a technical skills course to master cooling systems, Ugbaad shattered expectations, emerging not only as the sole woman in a cohort of male peers but also as the lone cooling system expert in the entire Sahil Region of Somaliland.

On 16th June, the King Baudouin African Development Prize (KBF Africa Prize) 2020-2021 was awarded to the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre, a Somali organisation dedicated to promoting peace, cultivating leadership and empowering the marginalized brackets of society to be decision-makers in the...

On 22February, the Mixed Migration Taskforce (MMTF) in Somaliland launched its extensive strategy for the next 3 years (2022-2025), with the aim at improving migration management and enhancing the coordination among stakeholders to respond to migration flows.