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Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Facilitation

October 18, 2022

Ice Brings Opportunity to Bander Beyla

The 1,430 fishers of Bander Beyla, Puntland, Somalia now have access to flake ice thanks to a partnership between OEF’s Secure Fisheries program and the Global Food Cold Chain Council (GFCCC) who funded and recently installed a three-ton ice maker in the coastal town.

October 18, 2022

Madagascar Mangroves Model Potential for Future Conservation in Somaliland

Secure Fisheries and partner organization Blue Ventures recently completed a learning exchange to Madagascar for members of the fishing community in Zeila, Somaliland, as well as representatives from Somaliland's Ministries of Fisheries and Environment and members of the local non-profit organizatio...

October 12, 2022

Urban Gardens for Peace. From Rioting to Sowing

PASO Colombia is supporting an urban agriculture project in marginalized neighborhoods of Cali, Colombia. It capitalizes the solidarity and desire for change present in these communities, to sow new forms of collective action that contribute to peace building.

September 07, 2022

Understanding The Value of The Value Chain

Field Manager Jamal Hassan facilitated a value chain workshop in Mogadishu from August 22-24, 2022.

Understanding Value Chain Image 2022-08-24

Ellissa Goldberg, Intern for Our Secure Future

September 06, 2022

Progress through Partnership: A Brief Look at How European States and Women’s Civil Society are Aligning WPS and Climate Strategies

August 01, 2022

Our Secure Future Hosts Event on the Hill for the WPS Congressional Report Launch

The event, titled “Current State of Play: U.S. Efforts to Advance Women, Peace and Security,” featured representatives from multiple U.S. government agencies.

Sahana Dharmapuri speaking at the event.

July 28, 2022

Data Collection Training Takes Place in Jubaland

A two-day data collection training workshop for Jubaland Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) staff was held by Secure Fisheries on July 23-24, 2022.

July 12, 2022

OEF Researcher Conducts Innovative Report for UN CSM on Maritime and Coastal Climate Security

Colleen Devlin, Research Associate with Secure Fisheries, was the lead consultant and writer for United Nations Climate Security Mechanism report on climate change and security in the Somali Region.

Hans Hogrefe

Cassandra Zavislak

June 23, 2022

From the Trump to the Biden Administration: The Women, Peace and Security Agenda

This brief outlines the main WPS developments from the Trump to the Biden Administration. There were some significant changes made by the Biden Administration pertaining to gender policy and coordination in general, which likely will also have implications for WPS going forward.

June 08,2022

Al Nur Mixed Farming

In 2019, Al Nur secured a third Shuraako-brokered investment through the Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities Fund to increase land utilization with the purchase of two hectares of land for fodder use, drilling of 200-meter borehole complete with irrigation system, a date dehydration machine, and tra...

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