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How Somalia’s NCC Deadlock Threatens The Next Phase of State-Building

How Somalia’s NCC Deadlock Threatens The Next Phase of State-Building - SMDC Just a few days after chairing the National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addressed both the Upper and Lower Houses to

Meet Abdullahi Wahiliye, a 29-year-old singer, guitarist, theatrical performer born in Mogadishu, Somalia.
He lost his father at the age of 10 years and was raised by a disabled mother together with his other siblings.
Back at home, Abdullahi was an active member of ''ubaxkacanka'' a group of artists that performed music during government functions in Mogadishu.
Abdullahi came to Dadaab in 2008, where he participated in several UNHCR theatre training. He uses his music as a tool to raise awareness on refugees issues in Dadaab Refugee Camp.
Abdullahi has won a couple of music awards in Dadaab.

Enough to domestic violence. Enough to r**e. Enough to harmful practices. Women & girls have a right to live free of harm.

Many women and girls are subjected to stalking harassment on the roads as a result of their body shape. In your opinion what can be the possible solution to end such harassments?

What impact does clan conflict have on your community?

Saameyn intee le eg ayuu ku yeeshay dagaal beeleedyada ka dhacay bulshadaada dhexdeeda

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Awareness campaign in combating the pandemic across

cases in Somalia hit nearly 1,000 after the government confirmed 69 new cases and 4 deaths

According to a recent analysis of community attitudes and responses to the public health information on COVID-19 conducted by Somalia’s leading Media Network, 82% of those involved in the research do not believe COVID-19 really exists. 78% of them being male and 89% female.
http://smdc.or.ke/covid-19-situation-in-somalia/

For centuries, Maslaha among the Somali community in North Eastern Kenya has been used as a legal communal dispute resolution mechanism to settle a variety of cases amongst themselves.

http://smdc.or.ke/maslaha-system-a-make-or-break/