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Landmark Memorandum of Understanding Signed in Somaliland

The MOU was signed in Hargeisa by the Minister of Investment and Industrial Development, HE. Abdirasak Ibrahim Mohamed, and Abdirahman Hashi, the Somaliland Director of Shuraako. This initiative aims to boost investments in Somaliland’s production sector, fostering economic opportunities and job creation.

July 27,2024

Somaliland is Open for Business

One Earth Future's Shuraako Senior Field Manager is on the ground, giving us a behind-the-scenes look at this incredible event and some of the entrepreneurs we have invested in. The exhibition is buzzing with energy as it showcases the diverse investment opportunities Somaliland has to offer.

August 21,2024

Transforming Waste Management in Somaliland

Waste management has long been a pressing challenge in Somaliland. Recent studies paint a stark picture: in Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, only 65% of daily waste is collected due to inefficient equipment. This gap in sanitation services not only affects public health but also hampers economic growth and quality of life.

September 20,2024

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July 10, 2020

UN75 Global Governance Forum - Join the Conversation!

Register now to participate in this week’s global conversation on the critical role of international cooperation in addressing the world’s increasingly complex problems. The UN75 Global Governance Forum aims to support the United Nations in effectively navigating challenges in the years ahead throug...

July 10, 2020

Maritime Piracy Report Identifies Constantly Evolving Threat Requiring International and Inter-Agency Cooperation to Reduce Human Cost

What OEF teams have helped experts learn about countering piracy in the last decade.

July 08, 2020

Pioneering Fishing Data for Somali Futures

Eighteen Somali fisheries officers and data enumerators are leading a pioneering fisheries data collection project - the first since the country’s civil war.

July 07, 2020

New Report on the Global Fragility Act Seeks Reader Feedback

A report by OEF Research and AfP provides recommendations for improving the implementation of the Global Fragility Act by USAID, Department of State, and DOD.

July 02, 2020

AADCO Paper Factory: Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Somali Business Sector

Somali businesses like AADCO Paper Factory are working hard - and making great strides - toward securing a place on the international market where they can be competitive and bring new, innovative ideas to the private sector.

June 30, 2020

Women Seeding Peace: A Web Series Told by Peasant Women that Left Their Coca Crops Behind

The program “Land of Dreams” from RCN Radio, interviewed Pontus Ohrstedt, Head of the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Sustaining Peace in Colombia, and Juan Fernando Lucio, National Director of PASO Colombia.

June 26, 2020

White House Implements Women, Peace & Security Act Measures as US Foreign Policy Priorities

In a critical step toward elevating the Women, Peace and Security Act (WPS) goals as a key foreign policy priority, the White House released shared plans the government is taking to enhance women’s role in preventing, resolving, and recovering from conflict.

June 17, 2020

Juan Fernando Lucio in Television Debates

Juan Fernando Lucio, director of PASO Colombia, participated in Television Debates, a program of Univalle University Channel. He talked about the work carried out by PASO in peacebuilding and the sustainable development of the Colombian countryside.

June 17, 2020

Women Seeding Peace, Life After Coca Crops: An Inspiring Documentary

The news section of the Capital Channel talked about the stories of social transformation that were recorded in the web series “Women Seeding Peace.”

June 16, 2020

Women Seeding Peace: The Web Series of Women Who Gave Up Coca Crops

The Colombian national newspaper, El Espectador, interviewed Johana, the subject of Episode 5 of PASO Colombia’s web series “Women Seeding Peace.”

June 09, 2020

Somali Entrepreneurs Prove Their Resiliency Yet Again, Even During Pandemic

Shuraako clients Tayo Uniforms and Embroidery and Dheeman Fashion and Tailor are adapting to the COVID crisis by pivoting their sewing operations and producing masks at affordable prices.

June 08, 2020

World Ocean Day 2020 | A Somali Perspective

The theme of World Oceans Day 2020 is #ProtectOurHome. What does that mean in the Somali region? Students of marine science participating in the fisheries catch data collection project, Project Kalluun, are ocean stewards and leaders in conservation.

June 01, 2020

Recommendations for Implementing the Global Fragility Act

Today’s violent conflicts are much more complex and protracted, and traditional development assistance and diplomacy have not kept pace. The status quo is not working. The challenges facing peacebuilding at this moment are significant, complex, and interconnected. They require new ways of working to...