(ERGO) – Women relying on selling camel milk to support their families in Hargeisa are facing growing hardship, as the prolonged drought has forced pastoralists to move their herds far from the city. For more than a decade, camel milk sales provided a modest but steady livelihood for dozens of low-income women. Milk brought from nearby...
Mogadishu– The Somali NGO Consortium (SNC) raises alarm over the rapidly worsening drought conditions, warning of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe as a sharp decline in international funding coincides with escalating humanitarian needs. According to Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC), the drought is driving 3.4 million people into high levels of acute food insecurity across Somalia. In...
Dr. Abukar Y. Warsame The documentary “The Somali Nomad Code” produced by Weird Earth has captured wide attention for its rich portrayal of nomadic heritage and the cultural tensions Somali migrants face in the Western world. It is beautifully produced, emotionally powerful, and rooted in an undeniable truth: Somali pastoral values do shape the diaspora...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The woman remembers when she first moved to the neighborhood more than 20 years ago, and the streets were full of empty storefronts and seemingly relentless poverty. Today, Minneapolis’ Lake Street corridor is jammed with businesses, many owned by Somali refugees. “Look at what we did around here,” said Nasra Hassan, a...
By Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield It’s tough to wrap up everything that’s unfolded at Hoyo Sambusa since it started a decade ago. Hoyo, which means “mother” in Somali, was founded to help empower women from Somalia. Ghita Worcester, a health care executive, came out of retirement to help start a company she believes in. “If we can get more efficient...
SHAMVA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Inside a white tent with a wooden fireplace in the middle, about two dozen African girls slipped off their shoes, sat on mattresses and prepared to pour their hearts out. They held hands and their chants of “it’s so nice to be here” echoed through the tent before they set about...
In Somalia, internally displaced women who previously depended on food aid are growing spinach, tomatoes and leafy greens in hydroponic units with nutrient-rich water instead of soil. In the arid landscape of Baidoa, Somalia, a quiet agricultural revolution is taking root. Displaced by conflict and climate disasters, women like Amina Moallim Hassan are finding new purpose...
By Osman A Hassan In a world filled with barriers, inequalities, and systemic neglect, the adage “where there is a will, there is a way” has never rung truer than in the story of Isuroon, a Minnesota-based community service organization that exemplifies resilience, self-determination, and transformative action. Founded with the unwavering belief that East African...
Galkayo (WDN)-Women who operate small businesses in Galkayo’s main market took to the streets on Saturday to protest what they describe as forced evictions by the city’s municipal government. The demonstrators, many of whom rely on street vending for their livelihoods, blocked the central highway in Galkayo, effectively halting traffic in the heart of the...
By Abdi Farah JuxaTranslated by Dayib Ahmed Muuna Xaayow was a strikingly beautiful woman whose marriage had been long delayed. She was the eldest of a family of seven siblings, a mix of brothers and sisters. An orphan raised on hope, she had become the head of her household. Coming from a wealthy and influential...