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Twenty Somali Women Beat Odds and Graduate from College

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Twenty Somali Women Beat Odds and Graduate from College.

A book cover in English and Somali languages.

Photo: Artist: Michele Shortley

A book cover in English and Somali languages. In War-Torn Somalia, Children’s Books Provide Outlets for Creative Provide Outlets for Creative Thinking.

The Somali Reader Series  in action.

Photo: Education Development Center (EDC)

The Somali Reader Series in action. In War-Torn Somalia, Children’s Books Provide Outlets for Creative Provide Outlets for Creative Thinking.

The water flows again for a Somaliland Community!

Photo: Mercy Corps

The water flows again for a Somaliland Community!

Scene from a workshop on promoting peace through African female leadership.

Photo: Pact Inc.

Scene from a workshop on promoting peace through African female leadership.

Scene from a workshop on promoting peace through African female leadership.

Photo: Pact Inc.

Scene from a workshop on promoting peace through African female Leadership.

A rejuvenated Biyo Dhacay Primary School

Photo: Mercy Corps

Above: A rejuvenated Biyo Dhacay Primary School

 The old school in a decrepit state

Photo: Mercy Corps

Above: The old school in a decrepit state

USAID funded Hammar Jab Jab school in Mogadishu, Somalia.

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USAID funded Hammar Jab Jab school in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Cattle vaccination in Borana.

Photo: USAID

Cattle vaccination in Borana.

Kip Langat, Executive Director of ESADA exchanging MOUs with Amb. Onen of the EAC.

Photo: RATES

Kip Langat, Executive Director of ESADA exchanging MOUs with Amb. Onen of the EAC.

Mission Directors (front row center) from USAID Ethiopia, East Africa and Kenya with participants from Women’s Regional gathering.

Photo: U.S. Embassy, Kenya

Mission Directors (front row center) from USAID Ethiopia, East Africa and Kenya with participants from Women’s Regional gathering.

WFP food distribution in El Berde, Bakool region, Somalia.

Photo: WFP – Peter Smerdon

WFP food distribution in El Berde, Bakool region, Somalia.

Overload Control Workshop

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Participants gather at the Vehicle Overload Control Workshop in July.

Somali women journalists graduate

Photo: Janet Bland

Somali journalists with Cheryl Anderson, USAID/EA Mission Director, and Maura Barry, Somalia Program Manager, at the April 2008 graduation ceremony. USAID's Civil Society and Media in Transition program provided training for 19 Somali fellowship students at the prestigious Kenya Institute of Mass Communications.

Somali journalism graduates

Photo: Janet Bland

Somali journalists with representatives from USAID/EA, CARE and KIMC at the April 2008 graduation ceremony. USAID's Civil Society and Media in Transition program provided training for 19 Somali fellowship students at the prestigious Kenya Institute of Mass Communications.

Somali women journalists graduate

Photo: Janet Bland

Through its Civil Society and Media in Transition program, USAID provided training to 19 Somali fellowship students, including ten women, at the Kenya Institute of Mass Communications.

Gender Training Session

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Somalis at a Gender Training session in Burao. USAID provides assistance to help increase the participation of women in political processes.

Children attend class under trees.

Photo: EDC

Having fled with their families from the fighting in Mogadishu, children attend classes under trees, benefitting from USAID supported interactive radio programs.

Children learn via radio instruction.

Photo: EDC

Children at IDP camps southwest of Mogadishu take part in interactive radio instruction implemented by EDC and supported by USAID.

Adults and youth learn

Photo: EDC

Adults and youth in Burtinle, in the Puntland State of Somalia, learn to read, write and calculate through USAID-sponsored radio programs.

Students participate in interactive radio program.

Photo: EDC

Students participate in EDC's USAID-funded Somalia Interactive Radio Instruction Program. The distance learning tool uses songs, drama and games to engage both students and teachers in the classroom while improving the quality of learning.

People unload bags of food on the beach in Somalia.

Photo: WFP

Bags of food are offloaded on the beach in Somalia. Since September 2007 the U.S. government has provided over $53 million in food aid to the people of Somalia.

Women journalists at media training workshop.

Photo: CARE

Women journalists participate in a USAID-sponsored media training workshop in Mogadishu. USAID, working with its implementing partners, has helped to train 487 journalists in advocating for peace and good governance.

Women wait for food assistance.

Photo: FFP

Food For Peace beneficiaries line up for food assistance. In Somalia, USG humanitarian assistance is provided through UN agencies and NGOs.

Children wait for food distribution.

Photo: FFP

Children wait for food distribution in Mogadishu, Somalia. Households in many parts of Somalia are now extremely food insecure.

Group at Conflict Partners Meeting

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Ambassador Ranneberger with the team from Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI).

Participants at Conflict Partner

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Participants gather at the Practical Peace Conference in October. USAID works to promote durable peace and security among cross-border pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa.

Ambassador Ranneberger at signing ceremony

Photo: Janet Bland

Ambassador Ranneberger and H.E. Ali Abdullah Osoble

Photo: Janet Bland

Ambassador Ranneberger and H.E. Ali Abdullah Osoble, Minister of Planning and Statistics, speak at the signing of the $3.9 million Social Service Delivery agreement.

Ambassador with reps from UNICEF, Somalia and US Embassy.

Photo: Janet Bland

Ambassador Michael Ranneberger, UNICEF Representatives and Ministers from the Somalia Transitional Federal Government witness the signing of a $3.9 million agreement to support social service delivery in southern Somalia.

Men at livestock market.

Photo: Janet Bland

Pastoralists from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia sell their livestock at the regional Peace Market in Mandera.

Men and camel at Peace Market

Photo: Janet Bland

Pastoralists from Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia buy and sell livestock at the Peace Market in Mandera, Kenya. Community-based committees at the market help to resolve conflict disputes.

Women at Peace Market

Photo: Janet Bland

Women share a friendly conversation at the Peace Market in Mandera, Kenya. Part of the Cross-Border Peace Initiative, the market was established to help develop practical problem-solving partnerships between cross-border communities from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.

Map of East Africa.

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CEWARN's focus is on cross-border pastoral conflicts. It is currently operational in two pilot areas: the Karamoja Cluster, situated on the borders of Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya, and the Somali cluster on the Ethiopian, Kenyan and Somali borders.

People meeting under a tree.

Photo: DAI

Somali/Kenya Peace Dialogues held in El Wak, Somalia help lay the foundation for building trust and relationships.

Somali people at a meeting.

Photo: DAI

A Senior Advisor meets with the Livestock Management Committee. USAID initiatives established the committee to help ensure equal access to the livestock market in the cross-border area of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

Two women sitting.

Photo: DAI

Peace Co-ordinators follow the elder's discussions on peace in Mandera (Kenya) and Gedo (Somalia).

Somali man and woman sitting in doorway

Photo: DAI

Returnees to El Wak, Somalia following the Peace Agreement. USAID initiatives are helping to build trust between communities in the region.

A young girl with a radio

Photo: USAID

When schools are closed due to fighting in Mogadishu, Njamu is able to make progress in reading, math, and life skills thanks to USAID-sponsored distance learning on the radio.

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Somalia

Capital Mogadishu

Population 9,832,017

Area 637,657 km²

Last updated November 16, 2009

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