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Football tournament after twenty-three years… A remarkable day for Somali people!

Somaliaby Ruun Abdi  |  December 18, 2010 at 10:35 AM

On Wednesday, 15 December 2010 hundreds of spectators were taking their seats in the Mire Awale Stadium (in Garowe, the capital city of Puntland, Somalia) to witness the launching ceremony of the Soma … Read More»

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Puntland in Pictures

Somaliaby Ruun Abdi  |  December 5, 2010 at 1:47 PM  |  2010 Voices of Our Future Correspondents

Dear Friends, Not much to share but would love to show you some pictures of the state i live.... … Read More»

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SOMALIA: A World Free of Violence

by Ruun Abdi

For Ruun Abdi of Somalia, IVAWA means a world where the women of her community are free from the every day threat of violence. Read More »

"The women of the world know that you have the power and capability to help women and girls across nations."

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Victimized to silence: Sexual Violence in Somalia

Somaliaby Ruun Abdi  |  November 17, 2010 at 7:11 AM

Victimized to silence: Sexual Violence in Somalia … Read More»

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We can groom a violence- free generation!

Ugandaby Betty Kagoro  |  July 15, 2010 at 12:37 PM

My brother would have been among the dead had he was out of town that day! He is a rugby fan and Kyadondo Rugby Grounds one of the sites of the twin bomb blasts in Kampala is his usual outing place. … Read More»

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Facilitating Somali Refugee Women's Self-Help

United Statesby deanssbeans  |  December 22, 2009 at 1:37 PM

Check out our newest people-centered development project right here in Massachusetts (usually we work with coffee farming communities around the world). … Read More»

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