Why Go To a Place Like That?: Metropolitan State University Student Contributes to State Building and Human Rights in Somalia
Somali Family Services is an NGO working to enhance human rights as Somalia begins moving from clan politics to a multi-party democracy.
Join us as Prof. Michal Moskow, CWA, and Abdurashid Ali, Metropolitan State University student and Director of Somali Family Services in Garowe, Somalia, discuss how a student project mentored by Prof. Tom O’Connell evolved into Somali Family Services.
When: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 11:30-12:30
Bring your lunch – light refreshments will be provided
Where: Saint John’s Hall, room SJH 154, Metropolitan State University, 700 East 7th
See link below for more information.
Partners
- Adventist Development and Relief Agency
- Books For Africa
- Counterpart International
- Diakonia, Sweden
- Education Development Center
- International Labour Organization
- National Endowment for Democracy
- State of Minnesota Department of Human Services
- UN Political Office for Somalia
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations Population Fund
- World Movement for Democracy