International Women’s Day 2021
Every year on March 8, we celebrate the achievements of women. However, do you know how the date was decided? […]
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International Day of Peace 21 September
2020 Theme: Shaping Peace Together Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September.
SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDES; A WOMAN’S STRUGGLE TO REDEEM HER CHILDHOOD AMBITION
The twenty-year-old mother of 2 hopes to gain experience and master her skills to the level of becoming a Tailoring
LOST DREAMS RESTORED AND VALIDATED THROUGH GECPD’S TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
As she attends to customers in her retail shop, Hawa Jamaac Liban is content that she has realized her lifetime
STRENGTH OF A WOMAN; CHALLENGING SOCIO-CULTURAL STEREOTYPES THROUGH PRACTICAL ENGAGEMENT
SHE always has one of the busiest days. If she is not providing counselling, support and advocacy for survivors
‘DAYS OF OUR LIVES’; A YOUNG GIRL’S AMBITION TO DRIVE CHANGE THROUGH LITERATURE
At only age 11 and in primary 6, she has already started living her dream of becoming an author. None
A top court in Somalia upholds death sentences for rapists
GAROWE, Puntland – A court in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland state has on Sunday upheld death sentences against three men found guilty
GECPD WELCOMES THE APPOINTMENT OF ZAMZAM ABSHIR TO THE NEW COUNCIL OF GALKAYO
Galkayo, Puntland, March 26th, 2019. Galkayo Education Center for
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Somalia: Gang Rape and Murder of 12-Year-Old Girl Sparks Outrage in Somalia
By Nita Bhalla Nairobi — Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region passed the country’s first Sexual Offences Law in 2016, which criminalises
Commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is a United Nations-sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on February 6 as