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		<title>Enhancing Democracy and Human Rights in Sool, Sanaag, Puntland and Galmudug</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somali Family Services recognizes that close collaboration between civil society and government is essential for bringing about a stable and democratic Somalia in which the responsibilities of government as duty bearers, toward citizens as rights holders, are both embraced and fulfilled.  In line with this vision, SFS has partnered with Diakonia Sweden to promote democracy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vocational Training for Internally Displaced Persons in Garowe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are an estimated 100,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in settlements across Puntland. Most of these IDPs are individuals fleeing natural disasters or conflict in South Central Somalia, who seek to use Puntland as a transit point before attempting to cross the Gulf of Aden to Yemen and beyond. The conditions in which these IDPs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Providing Micro-Grants and Business Training to Garowe Fish Vendors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The livelihoods of the majority of Puntlanders have traditionally depended on livestock. In recent years, however, recurrent droughts and the region’s ever-deteriorating ecological environment have caused countless people in Puntland to lose their livestock, and with it, the only means of livelihood they have ever known. As a result, many of them have subsequently resorted [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Established by Somali Family Services in 2007, the Puntland Library &#38; Resource Center is the first and only public library in the region. The Center provides a comprehensive collection of reading materials, a computer lab with Internet and IT services, large conference halls, a coffee shop and much more. In addition to maintaining a large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Government Accountability in Puntland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, Puntland has formed its own government, which has the intention of joining the wider government of Somalia if and when it becomes stable.  While the relative stability currently experienced in Puntland can largely be attributed to the region’s governmental structures, it is important to note that public officials are not democratically elected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Promoting Community Security through Engagement with Youth &amp; Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somali Family Services realizes that in order to achieve its vision of a peaceful and stable Somalia, the dire situation of youth must be addressed head-on.  Among the youth of Puntland are thousands of former refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and child soldiers who face soaring unemployment rates, in addition to myriad problems related to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Provision of Micro-Credit Loans to Vulnerable Men and Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Puntland, Somalia’s northeastern region that is home to almost four million inhabitants, people are moving from rural to sub-urban and urban areas on a large scale due to recurrent droughts and piracy-related problems in the area.  As a consequence of this migration, the number of people who are starting up small- and medium-sized businesses—as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former SFS intern Eddie Tsibulevskiy invites Georgetown students to talk to SFS and the National Endowment for Democracy about challenges and progress in Somalia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Georgetown University Africa Forum, I would like to invite all of you to an exciting event on Thursday, February, 2012: “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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training in human rights, leadership and teamwork</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 15 January 2012, SFS Board Member Michal Moskow traveled from Minnesota to SFS’s Operational Headquarters in Garowe, Puntland.  Apart from meeting with community members, representatives of educational institutions, government officials and donors, Michal conducted a two-day training designed to help SFS’s field staff build their capacities and apply human rights concepts to all aspects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SFS conducts outreach projects for youth at risk in Puntland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A project aimed at engaging youth at risk in productive activities, and at preventing them from joining violent groups, was launched in November 2012 in Bosaso and Galkayo. The project, funded by the Government of Japan, is being implemented by Somali Family Services in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNDP and UNICEF. The [...]]]></description>
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