Hawo Jookar breaks barriers as Adado's first female Bajaj driver

[Deeq A.]

Mogadishu (HOL) — Hawo Mahamud Farah, known as Hawo Jookar, has broken barriers in the Somali town of Adado'by becoming the first woman to drive a Bajaj (auto-rickshaw) for a living. Despite facing societal backlash and danger on the roads, she took up the job to support her five children, challenging deep-seated gender norms in the process.

Source: Hiiraan Online