Somaliland Diaspora : Half-day conference on promoting partnership

[Jacaylbaro]

Tuesday 14th October

14:00-18:00

Half-day conference on promoting partnership between Somaliland Diaspora

organisations, UK development organisations and their counterparts in

Somaliland

Oxford House in Bethnal Green, in partnership with Somaliland Diaspora

organisations, including Somaliland Societies in Europe (SSE), Somaliland Umbrella

Group (SUG), Somaliland International Recognition Action Group (SIRAG),

Somaliland Focus (UK) and Somaliland West London, is organising a half-day

conference on Tuesday 14th October 2008 from 2pm

We are inviting you to attend this important conference with the theme: promoting

partnership between Somaliland Diaspora organisations, their local

counterpart organisations and other international NGOs.

The primary objective of the conference is to discuss the roles and contributions that

can be played by both Somaliland and Diaspora organisations in the human and

economic development of Somaliland, and ways in which the necessary networks

can be improved to support those activities. The conference will also consider

specific experience in Somaliland with a view to informing discussion on future

initiatives.

We believe that the debates and discussions held during the meeting will help to

contribute to the improvement of communications networks amongst Somaliland

organisations in the UK and back home, as well as with international counterpart

organisations.

Conference Programme

14:00-15:00 Registration and Refreshments

15:00-15:05 Welcome from Chair of SSE

15:05-15:15 Introduction by Michael Walls, Chair of Somaliland Focus

15:15-15:30 Local NGOs and their contribution to Somaliland development; Omar

Sheikh, Director of Havoyoco (Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth

Committee)

15:30-15:45 The integration, effects, and situation of Somali refuges from

Mogadishu in Somaliland by Anna Lindley, University of Oxford

15:45-16:05 Local NGOs and their contribution to peace, democratisation

processes and latest update on Somaliland election and voter

2

registration by Boobe Yusuf Duale, Programme Coordinator, Academy

for Peace and Development, Somaliland

 

16:05-16:20 Somaliland Diaspora organisations and their contribution to

Somaliland development by Dr Saad Ali Shire, Burco University

 

16:20-16:40 Building partnerships between Diaspora and local NGOs and bilateral

donors by Jonathan Hargreaves/Cindy Berman, DFID

 

16:40-17:00 Discussion

 

17:00-17:20 Tea/Coffee Break/Networking

 

17:20-17:40 Dialogue, collaboration, learning and information exchange between

local and Diaspora NGOs and international organisations and

Diaspora organisations; improving our ability to work together by Dr

Michael Brophy, Director, Africa Educational Trust

[NGONGE]

^^ It sounds like an entire industry was created out of nothing there! Do the people running such groups and organisations have any other jobs?

 

Oh. By the way, when is that Somali Week thing again? I may be able to go to every single event this year (only because I'm moving house and the place will be a walking distance from my new residance).

[Ibtisam]

^^You are moving to Bethnal Green :eek:

 

JB sounds great, maybe if they work together they will get more done, instead of doing the same thing small scale.

 

How much for ticket. I'd love to go, but I know the place will be packed with Somali men. It is like walking into a maqaxi. Can they do a little sitaard for me, like we use to do for the maacliin back in the days??

[Jacaylbaro]

Ibti, you used to be a wadaadad ??? ,,,

[NGONGE]

Yes Ibti, I expected you to be shocked. But the beauty of the area is that there is no shortage of baby sitters (yourself included, if I have anything to do with it).

 

JB,

You didn't answer my question, saaxib.

[Jacaylbaro]

NG, I'm not sure sxb as i'm not following it since i can't attend it ... but i think this conference is included in the that event.

[Ibtisam]

^^When are you moving?? It will be a sad day for Bethnal Green You don't have babes, they are grown kids. Have you picked a school for them yet? Send em to my old one, it is right behind Oxford House

 

JB, what do you mean use to?? eh. I Still am, damit! :mad:

[Jacaylbaro]

looooool ,, Ibti, you're not but you're very close. U know what i'm talking about right ??/

[NGONGE]

JB,

War waxan ku edhi, dadkaan lacag meyaay ku qataan all these organisations and meetings? I'll wait for Ayuub to tell us about Somali Week.

 

Ibti,

Not yet. Will be doing that this week and next insha allah. Of course, when I say 'will be doing', I mean SHE will be doing it.

[Ibtisam]

^^^?/? No I do not. What are you talking about. Are you suprised I know how to use the net?? I've not done anything unwadaad like...well not that you know of anyway! So sheek plz.

[Jacaylbaro]

Ok Sh. Ibtisam .....

 

 

NG, Niyow i'm not sure but i guess they receive some funds to organize such meetings. It is like a project proposal i guess.

[NGONGE]

^^ Maybe I should set up one of my own and milk that cow dry.

[Jacaylbaro]

count me in sxb ,,, let's set up one bal.

[N.O.R.F]

Bethnal Green? So you're moving from Dhaka East to Dhaka West. Big deal!

 

Its close to Tayo though

[RedSea]

Originally posted by J.a.c.a.y.l.b.a.r.o:

looooool ,, Ibti, you're not but you're very close. U know what i'm talking about right ??/

ala! gabadhu waa wadaad was and will be. hands off.