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World Wide Woman (WWW)

by Shamsa | April 8, 2013 at 5:05 AM

The Web 2.0 brought about by the internet revolution has marked one of the newest advancements of our time. … Read More»

Failed States: Give Women A Chance!

by Stella Paul | August 23, 2012 at 7:37 AM

Early this week, I started reading the Failed State Index 2012 – an annual, globally recognized and accepted report prepared by the Washington DC- based organization Fund For … Read More»

Offer: Call for Applications, UK’s Girls’ Education Challenge for select countries in Asia and Africa

by Breese | May 9, 2012 at 4:25 PM | Funding

The UK’s Girls’ Education Challenge will support NGOs, charities and the private sector who can find better ways to provide education opportunities to marginalised girls in the poorest countries in Af … Read More»

Amena , The Little innocent refugee girl

by sahar | May 5, 2012 at 8:01 AM

When you are a refugee , it is a problem When you are a child refugee , is a complicated problem When you are a sick refugee child , that's what is called a misery … Read More»

Maternal Mortality in Segag: Tragedy We Can Prevent

by Hudda | April 30, 2012 at 2:59 PM

In Segag, a small village in the Somali Zone of Ethiopia’s Federal Republic, people live in mud huts. … Read More»

Op-Ed Assignment- feedback needed please!

by Sahro | February 2, 2012 at 8:01 PM | 2012 Voices of Our Future Correspondents

Dear all, … Read More»

Offer: Correspondent to report on peacebuilding in Somalia

by Breese | January 12, 2012 at 4:14 PM | Opportunities

Peace Direct supports local people in their efforts to build lasting peace. We think local and act local. … Read More»

Author Yasmeen Mahamoud Talks About Her Writing and the Somali Diaspora

by Sahro | December 19, 2011 at 2:50 PM

Author Yasmeen Mahamoud Talks About Her Writing and the Somali Diaspora … Read More»

Need: The Happiness Project: Happy Parks for Somali Children in Somalia

by Sahro | November 17, 2011 at 3:23 AM | Supplies

Background information on the Happy Park Project Dear all, Thank you for taking the time to read this background information regarding this project. … Read More»

Somalia: Rape Cases Soar in Galkayo Camps

by Sahro | November 11, 2011 at 11:50 AM

Nairobi — Deteriorating security, a culture of impunity and an increase in attacks on internally displaced people (IDPs) in the central Somali town of Galkayo, Mudug region, have resulted in a sharp i … Read More»