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March 8, 2021

 by Mohamed Abdinasir · Published March 8, 2021

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? The story is dated back to 1917 after women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia;...

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September 21, 2020

 by Mohamed Abdinasir · Published September 21, 2020

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. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the...

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August 29, 2019

 by Mohamed Abdinasir · Published August 29, 2019 · Last modified August 31, 2019

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 Skills Instructor. It is a skill she believes every woman should have, either for...

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August 28, 2019

 by Mohamed Abdinasir · Published August 28, 2019

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 dream and at least made her
 contribution to society. Even
though she no longer teaches,...

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August 27, 2019

 by Mohamed Abdinasir · Published August 27, 2019

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 of GBV and other human rights abuses, she will be busy interacting with and...

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August 25, 2019

 by Mohamed Abdinasir · Published August 25, 2019

‘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 of her parents ever attended school, but today she proudly displays her collection of...

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June 30, 2019

 by Mohamed Abdinasir · Published June 30, 2019 · Last modified July 15, 2019

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 of gang rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, Garowe Online reports. The Federal...

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March 26, 2019

 by Mohamed Abdinasir · Published March 26, 2019 · Last modified March 27, 2019

GECPD WELCOMES THE APPOINTMENT OF ZAMZAM ABSHIR TO THE NEW COUNCIL OF GALKAYO

                      Galkayo, Puntland, March 26th, 2019. Galkayo Education Center for Peace and Development Executive Director’s congratulatory message to Zamzam Abshir Samriye on her election...

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March 2, 2019

 by Mohamed Abdinasir · Published March 2, 2019

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 rape, sexual harassment and online sexual offences The gang rape and murder of a...

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February 6, 2019

 by Mohamed Abdinasir · Published February 6, 2019 · Last modified February 13, 2019

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 part of the UN’s efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation introduced in 2003. Female Genital...

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