Jacaylbaro Posted December 29, 2011 A war spanning almost two decades has forced Somalis to live in a country of violence, low education and unemployment. More than half of Somalia’s population was born after the 1991 ousting of Mohamed SiadBarre’s military rule that sparked the country’s slide into anarchy. Those born and raised in the period of the civil war are now described as a lost generation. By Muhyadin Ahmed Roble on Thu, 12/29/2011 “This generation hasn’t seen anything other than conflict and violence,” tells Abdikadir Salad, a civil society activist involved in advocating children’s rights. “They have been on the run all their lives, moving from one place to another with little possibility of receiving an education,” Salad further explains. Over the twenty years most of the Somali people were recruited into the fighting groups. Another large proportion of young people also undertook the very dangerous sea voyage to the Gulf Arab states and Europe as a route out of their troubled land. ........Continue Reading Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
