Women In The Politics

[Jacaylbaro]

Buroa, Somaliland, December 22, 2007 (SL Times) – A seminar which went on for two days in Buroa, the administrative capital of Togdheer region, and brought together 30 women from the Sanag and Togdheer region to discuss the role of women in the political arena in Somaliland has concluded.

 

The seminar was conducted jointly by Negaad and HBF, the largest women's organisations in Somaliland, and provided a platform for prospective political candidates from the three Somaliland parties to discuss issues that they will face in the upcoming elections, issues which included but were not limited to gender under-representation, education and the role of women in Somaliland's political landscape.

 

Nimo Ismail Ibrahim who is the head of the Negaad Development programme gave a talk at the end of the seminar in which she encouraged the participants to take a more active role in the political arena in Somaliland and to learn from past events, so that women, who are the majority in Somaliland should have a bigger role in the development of the country.

 

One of the main outcomes of the meeting was the proposal to set up a network for women candidates from all three parties hoping to take part in the upcoming local elections and then to use this platform for future contests for parliamentary and executive offices.

 

Parts of this report was contributed by Yusuf Ibrahim Warsame in Buroa.

[Gediid]

DP

[Blessed]

Stop the talks gabdho, take your wegero and chase those fat odayaal out of the offices.

 

Or would the odayaal be chewing grass at home.

[Cara.]

Kudos to the women of Somaliland. Let the keeshali burning commence

[Geel_jire]

Keeshali = rajabeeto

[Jacaylbaro]

 

 

Hargeisa-(QARAN)-A nationwide meeting to discuss the role women play in the Somaliland society has begin at the main conference centre in Ambassador Hotel in Hargeisa

 

The meeting which as over 100 delegates from Somaliland's six provinces in will be held over the next three days. The meeting is being held under the umbrella of NEGAAD and other affiliated Women's organisations in Somaliland.

 

"This is the first meeting that women delegates from all over Somaliland have gathered to discuss their role in our society, family, children and other social issues" stated NAGAAD chairperson Marwo Suad Ibrahim Abdi.

 

Marwo Suad continued to point out " the main object of this meeting is to exchange ideas and experience in the terms of politics, commerce and social issues facing Women and their families across Somaliland"

 

The Chairperson of NAGAAD Marwo Suad Ibrahim also highlighted some of the expected outcome of the meeting "such as an agenda that is set and implemented by the women of Somaliland and a strong network across the country"

 

The Somaliland minister for Agriculture, Mudane Aden Ahmed Ilmi who formally opened the meeting on behalf of the absent minister for Women and Family affairs encouraged the gathered delegates to exchange knowledge and ideas during the meeting. Mudane Aden Ahmed also stated that "the women in Somaliland are the backbone of the nation and the need for them to take a more active role in the leadership of the nation at both grassroots level and also in the political arena"

 

Also present at the meeting was the Director-general of the Somaliland minister of Health, who paid a glowing tribute to the role women play in Somaliland health sector from "visionaries like Edna Aden to the nurse giving help to a sick person in hospital".

 

 

 

 

Omar M. Faarah

Qarannews

Hargiesa

Somaliland