Challenges and Progress in Somalia with Somali Family Services and NED

On behalf of the Georgetown University Africa Forum, I would like to invite all of you to an exciting event on Thursday, February 23rd: “Challenges and Progress in Somalia”, a discussion with Somali Family Services (SFS) and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). If you are interested in learning about development in Somalia or are looking for an incredible summer internship, do not miss this event! Event details are included in the attached flyer. Read More  Read More

SFS Conducts Self Help Projects For The Youth at Risk in Puntland.

A project to engage the youth to be productive and avoid joining violence groups was launched in Bosaso and Galkacyo. The project funded by the government of Japan and is implemented by International Labor Organization in partnership with Somali Family Services in collaboration with UNDP and UNICEF. The project aim is to engaging 475 youth with skills such as entrepreneurship, vocational training and labor intensive. Read More  Read More

Puntland Resource Center is “A place to read”

http://www.so.undp.org/index.php/Somalia-Stories/A-place-to-read.html  Books are a rare commodity in Puntland.  With a rise in displaced people fleeing the conflict in Mogadishu, piracy along the coast and an estimated 77% of the population which is illiterate, books may not seem to be the most pressing need.But Abdurashid Ali, the Executive Director of the Puntland Library and Resource Center, disagrees.In his view, the Center brings together civil society groups in... Read More