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CHICAGO, IL - January 17, 2008 - NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT), a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, announces its participation in the upcoming Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona from the 11th to the 14th of February. With more than 50,000 visitors the Mobile World Congress (formerly the 3GSM World Congress) brings together the pre-eminent leaders and personalities from mobile operators and equipment vendors, as well as those from the Internet and the world of entertainment and is considered the mobile industry's biggest annual event.
With a broader presence this year, located at Hall 1 booth 1G45, NAVTEQ will host more than 10 partners and will launch and showcase its latest map data, rich content and developer programs including:
# NAVTEQ Discover Cities: With the launch of NAVTEQ Discover Cities, a bundle of map data, pedestrian geometry, mass transit information and pedestrian-relevant Points of Interest (POI) data built specifically for location-aware mobile devices, NAVTEQ puts the power of a pedestrian travel guide on a mobile device. NAVTEQ Discover Cities extends the power of the NAVTEQ(R) map by delivering detailed information about cities, tourist attractions, public transit systems and other data highly relevant to urban pedestrians traveling on business or as a tourist. It gives mobile consumers the information they need to find out what's near them and how best to get there, delivered in a personally relevant fashion. Samples of prototype applications featuring NAVTEQ Discover Cities that virtually turn the navigation device into a personal location based tourist guide will be displayed on site.
# NAVTEQ's Map Network: Map Network is a line of mapping and location technology solutions for destinations, events and venues that is part of NAVTEQ's portfolio of content products and services. Developed in concert with expert partners, Map Network solutions comprise highly customized print, on-line and mobile maps, event guides and 3D tours -- enabling brand differentiation in a new and relevant way. Map Network solutions and content management platform enable the creation, management, publishing and distribution of complex location content. Over 145 destination marketing organizations, hundreds of events and a wide range of venues including major hotels, convention centers and museums benefit from Map Network maps and solutions.
# NAVTEQ Network for Developers: Barcelona has also been designated to further extend the reach in the developer and operator community and to present officially NAVTEQ Network for Developers, a dynamic online web portal and functional tool that provides companies with technical and business support that enables application development. By offering access to an extensive assortment of valuable tools and data, the NAVTEQ Network for Developers site is on the forefront of a connected ecosystem designed to support growth in the next generation of location-based services. By simple web registration, developers benefit from sample NAVTEQ map data and access to industry-leading geospatial tools, online forums, frequently asked questions, e-mail technical support and NAVTEQ leading analysis and proprietary research. For more information or to register visit: http://www.NN4D.com.
# NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge (R): Initiated in 2003, NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is the premier event for wireless LBS innovation, inviting developers around the world to build innovative, non-commercialized LBS applications that work with mobile phones and/or wireless handheld devices using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ map data. Several key companies in the LBS developer community are working with NAVTEQ to sponsor this year's Global LBS Challenge, bringing with them invaluable resources and opportunities. Nokia globally sponsors the Challenge for the third consecutive year together with Autodesk for this 2008 edition. Joining them, additional influential sponsors and partners include deCarta, and PTV as Platinum sponsors, Telefonica (Movistar) and Orange as Gold sponsors. Sponsors and partners offered free access to tools, platforms and support to NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge developers in Europe. NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge (R) participants compete for a sizeable global prize pool, valued this year up to an unprecedented euro 2 million, and consisting of cash, licenses and services from NAVTEQ and sponsors of the event.
# Booth Partners: companies joining NAVTEQ booth include Alk, Appello, AtlasCT, Magellan, NaviExpert, Network In Motion, PH Informatica, Ubiest, Webraska.
The Mobile World Congress will also be the setting where NAVTEQ will host for the third year the final judging and Awards Ceremony of the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge for EMEA respectively Sunday 10 February, and Tuesday 12 February, at Poble Espanyol, located next to the venue of the Congress. This year, executives from Fotovista/Dixon, O2, Truffle Ventures, Nokia, Autodesk, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, WebMobility, Telecom Italia, Innovacom and GPS and Co will serve as the official judges and will base their final decisions on the following criteria: commercial viability, unique functionality and features and ease of use.
# About the NAVTEQ Open Media Reception On Monday 11 February, NAVTEQ will host an Open Media Reception in the beautiful setting of City Hall, Poble Espanyol de Montjuic, Avgda Marques de Comillas 13, 08038 Barcelona, Spain. The reception will be running from 12am to 03pm and allow journalists to choose the time that best suits their personal schedule to join the semifinalists of the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge and see applications running for the first prize. Attendees will also be able to meet NAVTEQ staff in a quiet setting and discover more about the latest map contents, NAVTEQ Discover Cities and Map Networks demos, NAVTEQ Network for Developers and taste at the same time some typical tapas from the buffet. To confirm your presence to the press event, the NAVTEQ Press contact is Arianna Geith at a.geith@tml-comunicazione.it .
# About the NAVTEQ LBS Challenge Award Ceremony NAVTEQ LBS Challenge Award Ceremony will take place on Tuesday 12 February, the second day of Mobile World Congress, at 15.00h at Poble Espanyol de Montjuic, Avgda Marques de Comillas 13, 08038 Barcelona, Spain. The admission to the Ceremony is free and the Awards program will be followed by a cocktail reception.
Poble Espanyol de Montjuic is five minutes walk from the Mobile World Congress venue and during the whole Congress, NAVTEQ shuttles to Poble Espanyol will be available at the shuttle pick-up area (look for the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge signs) outside the Convention Center. For more information, visit http://www.LBSchallenge.com or refer to NAVTEQ's staff on site during the show at the booth 1G45 Hall 1.
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has over 3,100 employees located in 167 offices in 31 countries.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Kulan dhex maray Wasiirka Beeraha ee Somaliland iyo Jaaliyad Norway Iyo Warkale halkan ka akhriso
Jan 15, 2008
Norway (Qaran)- Maalintii Axadii ee bisha koowaad ahayd 13-ka waxa Magaaladda Oslo ka dhacay shir ay ku kulmeen jaaliyadda Oslo iyo wasiirka Beeraha. Waxa hadalo uu wasiirka ku soo dhaweynayo ku furay Guddoomiyaha Jaaliyadda Xusseen Aadan Cadib. Intaa kadib Safiirka Somaliland ee Norway Mudane Maxamed Adan Liilan ayaa Hadalkii la wareegay soo dhaweynta wasiirka ka dib wuxu si balaadhan uga waramay waxqabadka jaaliyadda, Xafiiska safaaradda iyo guulaha ay soo hoysay siyaasadda arimaha dibadda ee Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland. Siiba isbedelka siyaasadeed ee uu muujiyey safarkan weftiga Madaxweynuhu. Waxa kaloo uu ka dhawaajiyey in dalkii uu maalgashi badan oo malaayiin dollar ahi galayo taasoo khaasatan ka tageysa Dalkan Norway. Waxaanu tusaale u soo qaatay hawshan sahaminta macdanta, biyaha iyo batroolkaba leh ee ay sameynayaan Diyaaradaha iyo Maraakiibtuba.
Waxa iyana hadalo soo dhaweyn ah halkaa ka yidhi wakiilada Xisbiyadda mucaaradka ah ee Kulmiye iyo Ucid mudane Axmed Baaruud iyo mudane Cali Cidin. Intaa ka dib waxa hadalkii la wareegay Wasiirka Beeraha Mudane Aadan Dhoolayare. Hadallo mahadnaq ah oo uu u jeediyey jaaliyadda, safiirka iyo guddoomiyaha cusub ee jaaliyadda ka dib wuxu ku bilaabay kolay war iskuma keen seegana oo dunidu maanta waa "Global Village" wax walibana waa "Online" oo idinkaa dadka dalkii joogga uga xog-ogaalsan oo wax idinka qarsooni ma jiro. kolkaa wax cusub idinku soo kordhinmaayo. Fariintan idiin soo gudbinayaa waxa weeye waxad la socotaan in badan ayeynu isku dayeynay ama dhaliil xukuumada ha loogu jeediyo ama inaguba aynu isku canaanano kaasoo waajib ku ah qof kasta oo reer sl. ah inuu huro dhaqaalihiisa iyo naftiisaba si aynu u gaadhno xuduudka somaliland oo ah ta qaranimadeena muujineysa. Ilaahay mahadii waa la gaadhay waad la socotaan. Laakiin ciidan iyo dad meel iskama jooggi karaan hadaanay taakuleyn helin. Kolkaa sidad la socotaan waxa la sameeyey guddi uu madaxweyne ku xigeenku guddoomiye u yahay kana kooban dhamaan golayaasha qaranka iyo xisbiyaddaba. Waxa loo xil saaray ururinta gudo iyo dibadba dhaqaalihii Goboladii Sool iyo Sanaag bari dib loogu dhisi lahaa si loo soo gaadhsiiyo intay ka hadheen gobolada kale ee dalka.
Haddaba, ka jaaliyad ahaan waxa idiin iman doona wafti uu hogaaminayo nin xil dhibaana qaran ah oo waliba Kulmiye ah oo loo soo xil saaray arintaa. Waxa la idinka doonayaa sidii lagu yiqiin jaaliyadda norway ee ay uga tilmaaneyd jaaliyadaha kale ee dunida inaad u diyaar garowdaan oo aad si balaadhan uga qeyb qaadataan taakuleyntaa ciidanka iyo dib u dhiska gobalada bari.
Weftiga madaxweynuhu wuxu ku soo beegmay xili ay wax badani iska bedeleen Geeska Afrika, oo ah Soomaaliyaddii hore oo aan dawladi ka jirin, Kiiniya oo liiqliiqaneysa iyo Itoobiya oo dab badani ku shidan yahay. Caalamkuna waa maslaxad waa isii aan ku siiyee, nina isagoo iska fadhiya malqacad afka looma geliyo. Kolkaa waxaynu soo gaadhnay xilligii dunidu wax inala qabsan laheyd.
Kulankaa wasiirku wuxuu ku soo gabagaboobay su´aalo jaaliyadu wax ka weydiisay wasiirka xukuumadu ka tirsan yahay iyo guud ahaan dalkaba.
Cabdirisaaq Cismaan Fadal
Weriye madax banaan
Oslo Norway
Friday, January 4, 2008
Aqoon Iswaydaarsi Ku Saabsan Nadaafada Iyo Fayo Dhowrka oo Ka Furmay Magaalada Boorama.
Jan, 4 2008
Abokor Hassan Afi, Harowo = Boorama, Aqoon is wardaarsi ayaa maanta laga furay xarunta dowlada hoose ee Degmada Borama, aqoon is waydaarsigaasi oo lagaga doodayay nadaafada iyo fayo dhowrka magaalada Borama.
Waxaa ka qeyb galaya 25 xubnood oo ka socda 4 ta dugsi sare iyo labad dugsi dhexe oo ka tirsan dugsiyada Borama, NGO yada wadaniga ah ee G/Awdal, shaqaalaha dowlada hoose, maamulayaasha dugsiyada Borama iyo marti sharaf kale. Waxaana barnaamijkan oo tijaabo ah iska kaashanaya D/Hoose ee Borama hayadaha Swiss group iyo hayada Unicef.
Maayirka Borama C/raxmaan Shide Bile oo ka hadlayay furitaankan ayaa faahfaahin ka bixiyey ujeedada aqoon isweydaarsigan oo ku tilmaamay inay tahay sidii looga wada hadli lahaa wax ka qabashada qashinka tuulan goobo ka mid ah magaalada iyo habkii loo nadiifin karo loogana wada qayb qaadan lahaa.
Maayirka waxuu carabka ku dhuftay in arintani tahay mid bilow ah oo lagu tijaabinayo Borama haduu uu kaalin galena la doonayo inuu kaalin muuq leh oo qashinka hadheeyey degmooyinka dalka S/land doono.Waxuuna tilmaamay inuu qorshahani yahay mid dadwaynaha lagu dareensiinayo dhibaatada caafimaad daro ee qashinku leeyahay, waana arin dhinaca nadaafada lagu tartamayo, bulshadana dhinaca nadaafada wacyi galin loogu samaynayo.
Waxaa isagana halkaa ka hadlay Maxamed Yuusuf ( Galool ) iyo Cabdi Aadan oo iyaguna ka socday Swiss group iyo Unicef, waxayna cadeeyeen in mudada afarta maalmood ah ee tababarku soconayo lagu lafa guri doono sida ugu haboon ee dadka loo wacyi galinayo, taasi oo lagu rajo waynyahay in bulshada ay gaadhaan ka qayb qaadashada Nadaafada Borama, waana markii ugu horaysay ee seminaar noocan oo kale ah lagu qaboto magaalada
Borama.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Dhakhaatiir Ajaanib ah kana Hawlgala Puntland oo Shalay la Afduubay
(Hadhwanaagnews) Boosaso -HWN-Kooxo hubeysan ayaa saakay aroornimadii ku afduubtay xaafada Raf iyo Raaxo gaar ahaan Masjidul Faadumo ee magaalada Boosaaso labo Dhaqtar oo u dhalatay dalka Spain una shaqeynayey hey'adda MSF Spain.
Dhaqaatiirtan oo magacyadooda lagu kala sheegay Mercedes iyo Pillar ayaa waxaa afduubkooda geystay kooxo hubeysan oo wadatay gaari gaduudan oo Surf ah, kuwaasoo aan la garaneyn halka ay u kaxeysteen, lama yaqaan sababta ka danbeysa afduubka Ajaaniibtan.
Dhaqaatiirtan ayaa la sheegay in ay ka howlgalayeen gudaha magaalada Boosaaso, iyadoo gaarigii ay saarnaayeen ay kala degeen waxaana afduubkaasi ka badbaaday darawalkii gaariga iyo gabar la socotay, iyadoo aysan jirin cid dabagashay kooxihii afduubkaasi geystay.
Maamulka Puntland ayaan ilaa iyo hada wax war ah ka soo saarin afduubka loo geystay Dhaqaatiirta ajnabiga ah ee u dhashay dalka Spain.
dhinaca kale, Maamulka putland ayaa digniin u jediyay hey'adaha samafalka.
Maamul Goboleedka Puntland ayaa digniin u jeediyay hey'addaha samafalka ee ka howlgala deegaanada Puntland, iyadoo looga digay ineysan amar la'aan soo gelin deegaanada Puntland cid aan laga war qabin.
Taliyaha ciidanka Booliska Puntland C/casiis Saciid Gacmey ayaa uga digay iney ka feejignaadaan ineysan Puntland soo gelin cid aan la aqoon iyadoo arintan ay timid kadib markii la sii daayey wariye Gwen Le Gouil oo dowladda Puntland ay ku eedeysay in uu si sharci daro ah uu ku soo galay Puntland, iyadoo hey'adda BRC ee ka howlgasha Puntland ay ku soo gelisay Wariyahaasi qaab samafal.
G/Sare Saciid Gacmeey Taliyaha ciidanka Booliska Puntland waxaa uu sheegay in tallaabo laga qaadi doono hey'addii gudaha Puntland soo gelisa cid aan la aqoon isagoo ku eedeeyay Hey'adda BRC in ay qiyaano ku kacday isla markaana wuxuu ugu digay hey'addaha kale in ay ka feejignaadaan dhacdadii ay ku kacday oo kale hey'adda BRC.
Taliyaha wuxuu sheegay in wixii hada ka danbeeya ay la socon doonaan dhaqdhaqaaqyada hey'addaha samafalka si aysan u dhicin oo kale buu yiri dhacdadii lagu soo geliyey Wariye Gwen Le Gouil oo qaab samafal ku soo galay gudaha Puntland.
Arintan uu ka dhawaajiyay Taliyaha ciidanka Booliska Puntland ayaa waxaa la hadal hayaa in ay yareyneysaa isbarbar yaaca hey'addaha samafalka ee wixii ay doonaan iska sameeya iyadoo ay qeyb ka tahay sugida amniga Ajaaniibta soo galeysa Puntland.
C/Qaadir Mohamed Farah Dulyar
Hadhwanaagnews Reporter
Mugadisho, Somaliya
dulyar21@hotmail.com
Turning Trash into Cash
Prepared:Abdallah Okao and Deman Mahamoud
Bakool, Somalia--Four years ago, 27-year-old Aisha Abdirahman had a vision: she signed up for a tailoring workshop, planning to sew clothes and sell them at the local market in order to support her family of eight. After completing the course, she purchased a sewing machine, but she did not have enough money left over to buy cloth. “It seemed like the end of my tailoring dream,” says Aisha.
Aisha and four of her six children. Until she attended IMC’s beekeeping course, she was barely able to put food on the table for her family.
Photo: IMC
Aisha and four of her six children. Until she attended IMC’s beekeeping course, she was barely able to put food on the table for her family.
After that, life was rough for a while. Aisha and her husband have six children, and with little reliable income and no future job prospects, taking care of their large family was tremendously stressful. “Many a time, we went without food,” she says. “One of my children became severely malnourished.”
Malnutrition and food insecurity are major problems throughout south-central Somalia where Aisha and her family live. The drought of 2005-2006 resulted in crop failure and, consequently, acute food shortages and a significant spike in the malnutrition rate. Cattle deaths due to lack of water were estimated at 80 percent; for many families, household assets plummeted.
In addition to responding with emergency interventions, International Medical Corps began strategizing about long-term projects that would enable Somalis to survive the inevitable future droughts without taking a heavy toll on their health and livelihoods.
IMC launched another livelihood program for mothers of malnourished children in Somalia which involved providing them with seed vouchers so that they could grow their own food.
Photo: IMC
IMC launched another livelihood program for mothers of malnourished children in Somalia which involved providing them with seed vouchers so that they could grow their own food.
Studies suggest that projects that help women become self-sufficient, acknowledging their role as caregivers, food producers and bread winners, can also help mitigate food insecurity and malnutrition. With that in mind, International Medical Corps created two livelihood projects aimed at providing income-generating opportunities to vulnerable women with malnourished children: one that gave them seed vouchers so they could grow their own food; and another that taught them beekeeping.
In 2006, Aisha attended a beekeeping workshop conducted by International Medical Corps. The course dramatically changed her life. Participants were trained in beekeeping, honey production, honey processing and marketing. They were also taught how to process and market wax from honeycombs, and how to use wax to produce candles and petroleum jelly, a product used to soften dry skin.
Aisha was particularly interested in producing petroleum jelly. After the training, she shared the concept with her husband. He was very supportive and agreed to collect honeycombs thrown away by other beekeepers for her so she could process them into wax, then transform them into petroleum jelly. Aisha sold her first products in the market town of Hudur. News of Aisha’s product, which was significantly cheaper than commercial varieties, spread rapidly. Soon, people from the neighboring El-Berde district were buying Aisha’s product in large quantities.
Now Aisha has a considerable market for her product in both districts. Once customers try it, they always come back for more. Each month she earns at least $200 from petroleum jelly sales alone; in Somalia, even an educated civil servant only earns about $30 a month. .
“My days of worrying about money are long gone,” says Aisha. “I now have sufficient income to look after my family. I’m able to provide them with food, clothes, medicine and other basic necessities.”
Using the income from the petroleum jelly business, Aisha has finally been able to realize her tailoring dream. “I can now afford to buy cloth and make clothes, which I sell at the market in Hudur,” she says. “I was also able to purchase a small quantity of gold as an investment for the future, and as my business grows, I intend to continue investing.”
In fact, Aisha has enough economic stability that she can now comfortably give back to the less fortunate, which is one of the fundamental teachings of Islam. She has trained three other women how to produce petroleum jelly, and she is committed to continuing to share her knowledge with other women in need. “I want a chance to help transform other people’s lives, just as IMC has transformed mine.”
International Medical Corps Somalia
IMC began working in Somalia in 1991, when it was the first American nongovernmental organization to arrive in war-torn Mogadishu following the overthrow of Barre. Since then, IMC staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to implement a range of health care and nutrition programs in a country where clan rivalry, cyclical droughts, and a heavy burden of disease present ongoing perils to the population.
Background
Somalia, a country of 10.7 million on east Africa’s Indian Ocean coast, was created in 1960 by the merger of British- and Italian-occupied territories. Since then, its development has been hindered by territorial claims on Somali-inhabited areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti. Somalia has not had a stable government since the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991. In 2004, however, rival warlords and politicians signed a peace agreement and agreed to form a transitional federal government in exile, giving Somalis cause for hope. But when the newly appointed officials began moving their operations to Somalia, fighting erupted between warlords, who disagreed over where the new government should reside. In 2006, the Islamic Courts joined the struggle for power in the country and occupied key areas, including the capital, Mogadishu.
Events in recent months have hit Somalia’s beleaguered civilian population hard. Already suffering from the effects of an ongoing drought and recent widespread flooding, the fight for political power between militias of the Islamic Courts and transitional federal government forces supported by Ethiopian troops have caused the displacement of 750,000 people, according to a recent United Nations report. The majority of those forced from their homes are now living in makeshift camps within Somalia, where they have no means to support themselves and inadequate access to supplies and services. Because of the fighting, extreme weather, and lack of jobs, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that some 3.6 million Somalis—about a third of the country—will be in need of international assistance.
What IMC Is Doing
IMC's commitment to the people of Somalia began in 1991, when it was the first American nongovernmental organization to arrive in war-torn Mogadishu following the overthrow of Barre. Since then, IMC staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to implement a range of health care and nutrition programs in a country where clan rivalry, cyclical droughts, and a heavy burden of disease present ongoing perils to the population.
IMC is committed to strengthening the capacity of local health care providers through ongoing training programs to prevent malnutrition, as well as malaria and other epidemic and endemic diseases. IMC medical teams work closely with local community leaders to provide education on disease prevention and public health issues in a culturally appropriate manner. Among other things, IMC:
* Supports 129 health clinics in the Bay, Hiraan and Bakool regions of south central Somalia, addressing the health needs of more than 800,000 people;
* Provides health care services in maternal and child health clinics in the Bakool and Hiraan regions;
* Runs seven supplementary feeding programs and 44 health posts, and has enrolled over 4,800 malnourished children into its supplementary feeding programs;
* Treated scores of women with obstetric emergencies at the Huddur care center in Bakool; and
* Provided refresher and on-the-job training in the management of obstetric complications to midwives, and in safe motherhood interventions to traditional birth attendants and auxiliary midwives in Bakool.
IMC will continue to assist the people of Somalia, providing basic emergency obstetric care for women and implementing health, nutrition, and livelihood projects aimed at restoring communities throughout the country to self-reliance.
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Somalia: Turning Trash into Cash
November 05, 2007
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July 04, 2007
International Medical Corps Suspends Program Activities in El-Berde, Somalia Due to Security Concerns
Two Slain in Somalia Shooting
June 28, 2007
nternational Medical Corps confirms that one of its employees was killed Wednesday in shooting incident near the Somali town of El-Berde, about 250 miles northwest of Mogadishu. A contract rental car driver assigned to IMC was also killed in the incident.
IMC Launches Operation to Aid Displaced Somalis as Hundreds of Thousands Flee Homes
May 07, 2007
IMC drought-response projects target most vulnerable Somalis
, Abdallah Okao and Deman Mahamoud
IMC helps establish sustainable dryland agricultural practices.
Interview with Patrick Mweki, IMC Country Director Somalia
January 19, 2007
Patrick Mweki, IMC Country Director Somalia
After floods and fighting in Somalia IMC fights possible cholera outbreak
February 06, 2007
World renowned yoga instructor to raise money for humanitarian crises in Africa
July 24, 2006
“Heal the World-Heal Our Bodies Yoga Fundraiser for Africa” benefits IMC programs
Media File
Children are seriously affected by the situaltion in Somalia
Thousands of displaced Somalis are getting treatment at IMC clinics.
Security in Somalia Deteriorates: IMC Helps Displaced
Women at a Spontaneous Settlement in Baidoa
Background
Somalia, a country of 10.7 million on east Africa’s Indian Ocean coast, was created in 1960 by the merger of British- and Italian-occupied territories. Since then, its development has been hindered by territorial claims on Somali-inhabited areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti. Somalia has not had a stable government since the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991. In 2004, however, rival warlords and politicians signed a peace agreement and agreed to form a transitional federal government in exile, giving Somalis cause for hope. But when the newly appointed officials began moving their operations to Somalia, fighting erupted between warlords, who disagreed over where the new government should reside. In 2006, the Islamic Courts joined the struggle for power in the country and occupied key areas, including the capital, Mogadishu.
Events in recent months have hit Somalia’s beleaguered civilian population hard. Already suffering from the effects of an ongoing drought and recent widespread flooding, the fight for political power between militias of the Islamic Courts and transitional federal government forces supported by Ethiopian troops have caused the displacement of 750,000 people, according to a recent United Nations report. The majority of those forced from their homes are now living in makeshift camps within Somalia, where they have no means to support themselves and inadequate access to supplies and services. Because of the fighting, extreme weather, and lack of jobs, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that some 3.6 million Somalis—about a third of the country—will be in need of international assistance.
What IMC Is Doing
IMC's commitment to the people of Somalia began in 1991, when it was the first American nongovernmental organization to arrive in war-torn Mogadishu following the overthrow of Barre. Since then, IMC staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to implement a range of health care and nutrition programs in a country where clan rivalry, cyclical droughts, and a heavy burden of disease present ongoing perils to the population.
IMC is committed to strengthening the capacity of local health care providers through ongoing training programs to prevent malnutrition, as well as malaria and other epidemic and endemic diseases. IMC medical teams work closely with local community leaders to provide education on disease prevention and public health issues in a culturally appropriate manner. Among other things, IMC:
* Supports 129 health clinics in the Bay, Hiraan and Bakool regions of south central Somalia, addressing the health needs of more than 800,000 people;
* Provides health care services in maternal and child health clinics in the Bakool and Hiraan regions;
* Runs seven supplementary feeding programs and 44 health posts, and has enrolled over 4,800 malnourished children into its supplementary feeding programs;
* Treated scores of women with obstetric emergencies at the Huddur care center in Bakool; and
* Provided refresher and on-the-job training in the management of obstetric complications to midwives, and in safe motherhood interventions to traditional birth attendants and auxiliary midwives in Bakool.
IMC will continue to assist the people of Somalia, providing basic emergency obstetric care for women and implementing health, nutrition, and livelihood projects aimed at restoring communities throughout the country to self-reliance.
Article
Somalia: Turning Trash into Cash
November 05, 2007
In addition to responding with emergency interventions, International Medical Corps began strategizing about long-term projects that would enable Somalis to survive the inevitable future droughts without taking a heavy toll on their health and livelihoods.
IMC Mourns the Loss of a Valued Colleague in Somalia
July 26, 2007
Mohammed Muse Ali was a valued member of IMC's team in Somalia.
International Medical Corps Suspends Program Activities in El-Berde, Somalia Due to Security Concerns
July 04, 2007
International Medical Corps Suspends Program Activities in El-Berde, Somalia Due to Security Concerns
Two Slain in Somalia Shooting
June 28, 2007
nternational Medical Corps confirms that one of its employees was killed Wednesday in shooting incident near the Somali town of El-Berde, about 250 miles northwest of Mogadishu. A contract rental car driver assigned to IMC was also killed in the incident.
IMC Launches Operation to Aid Displaced Somalis as Hundreds of Thousands Flee Homes
May 07, 2007
IMC drought-response projects target most vulnerable Somalis
, Abdallah Okao and Deman Mahamoud
IMC helps establish sustainable dryland agricultural practices.
Interview with Patrick Mweki, IMC Country Director Somalia
January 19, 2007
Patrick Mweki, IMC Country Director Somalia
After floods and fighting in Somalia IMC fights possible cholera outbreak
February 06, 2007
World renowned yoga instructor to raise money for humanitarian crises in Africa
July 24, 2006
“Heal the World-Heal Our Bodies Yoga Fundraiser for Africa” benefits IMC programs
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Wefti ka socda Komishanka Doorashooyinka Qaranka iyo Axsaabta oo lagu Martiqaaday Doorashooyinka ka Dhacaya Kenya
December 22nd, 2007 [News] |
Hargeysa (Somaliland.org) - 4 xubnood ka tirsan Komishanka Doorashooyinka Qaranka, oo uu hoggaaminayo Guddoomiyekuxigeenka Komishanka, ahna kusimaha Guddoomiyaha Komishanka, Xirsi Cali X. Xasan ayaa maanta ka ambabaxay dalka, iyaga oo u kicitimay xarunta dalka Kenya ee Nairobi.
Guddoomiyekuxigeenka Komishanka oo suxufiyiinta ugu warramay madaarka Hargeysa, ka hor intii aanay halkaa ka dhoofin ayaa sheegay in ay martiqaad ka heleen Komishanka Doorashooyinka dalka Kenya, isla markaana ay goobjoog ka noqon doonaan doorashada Madaxtooyada Kenya ee dalkaa ka dhici doonta 27ka bishan December. Waxana uu sheegay in saddex xubnood oo ka kala socda saddexda xisbi qaran ay iyaguna ku biiri doonaan ilaa Isniinta soo socota.
Xirsi waxa uu sheegay in ujeedada loogu martiqaaday doorashada Kenya ay tahay inay ka korodhsadaan aqoon iyo waaya-aragnimo.
Waxa kale oo uu sheegay in muddada ay joogaan Nairobi ay kulamo kula yeelan doonaan halkaa Deeqbixiyayaasha caalamiga ah oo ay ka wadahadli doonaan kaalmada ay ka geysan doonaan doorashooyinka soo socda ee Somaliland iyo diiwaangelinta codbixiyayaasha.
Deeqbixiyayaasha Somaliland ka caawiya doorashooyinka iyo horumarinta dimuqraadiyadda oo uu ugu weyn yahay Midowga Yurub ayaa ballanqaaday inay bixinayaan 75% kharashka ku baxaya labada doorasho ee soo socda ee Deegaanka iyo Madaxtooyada iyo weliba Diiwaangelinta codbixiyayaasha, sida uu sheegay Komishanka Doorashooyinka oo dhowaan kulamo uu kula soo yeeshay Nairobi, iyada oo xukuumadda Somalilandna ay bixinayso 25%, isla markaana ay ballanqaaday.
Dhinaca kale, Guddoomiyekuxigeenka Komishanka Doorashooyinka, Xirsi Cali X. Xasan waxa uu sheegay in xukuumadda Somaliland ay u siideysey Komishanka qaybtii ugu horreysey kharashka loogu talagalay doorashooyinka, taas oo dhowaan xubin ka tirsan Komishanka Doorashooyinku uu sheegay in xukuumaddu ay u diiddey Komishanka lacagta, taas oo uu ku tilmaamay in xukuumaddu aanay diyaar u ahayn in doorashooyinku dhacaan wakhtigeeda.
Guddoomiyekuxigeenka Komishanku waxa uu sheegay in ay heleen 1.5 Bilyan oo Somaliland Shilings oo ka mid ah lacagta ugu jirtey Miisaaniyadda 2007 doorashooyinka Golayaasha Deegaanka oo dhan 8 Bilyan Somaliland Shilings ah, isaga oo sheegay in lacagta inta hadhayna ay xukuumaddu marba in siideyn doonto, intanna ay hawsha ku sii bilaabi doonaan.
Mr. Xirsi, waxa uu sheegay in lacagtaa 1.5 Bilyanka ah loogu shubay Xisaabta Baanka ee Komishanka, isaga oo sheegay in xukuumaddu ay u sheegtay in aanay lacag haynin, isla markaana marka wixii la helo la siin doono.
Cabdirisaaq M. Dubbad, Somaliland.org, Hargeysa.
E-mail: dubad@somaliland.com
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Hargeysa (Somaliland.org) - 4 xubnood ka tirsan Komishanka Doorashooyinka Qaranka, oo uu hoggaaminayo Guddoomiyekuxigeenka Komishanka, ahna kusimaha Guddoomiyaha Komishanka, Xirsi Cali X. Xasan ayaa maanta ka ambabaxay dalka, iyaga oo u kicitimay xarunta dalka Kenya ee Nairobi.
Guddoomiyekuxigeenka Komishanka oo suxufiyiinta ugu warramay madaarka Hargeysa, ka hor intii aanay halkaa ka dhoofin ayaa sheegay in ay martiqaad ka heleen Komishanka Doorashooyinka dalka Kenya, isla markaana ay goobjoog ka noqon doonaan doorashada Madaxtooyada Kenya ee dalkaa ka dhici doonta 27ka bishan December. Waxana uu sheegay in saddex xubnood oo ka kala socda saddexda xisbi qaran ay iyaguna ku biiri doonaan ilaa Isniinta soo socota.
Xirsi waxa uu sheegay in ujeedada loogu martiqaaday doorashada Kenya ay tahay inay ka korodhsadaan aqoon iyo waaya-aragnimo.
Waxa kale oo uu sheegay in muddada ay joogaan Nairobi ay kulamo kula yeelan doonaan halkaa Deeqbixiyayaasha caalamiga ah oo ay ka wadahadli doonaan kaalmada ay ka geysan doonaan doorashooyinka soo socda ee Somaliland iyo diiwaangelinta codbixiyayaasha.
Deeqbixiyayaasha Somaliland ka caawiya doorashooyinka iyo horumarinta dimuqraadiyadda oo uu ugu weyn yahay Midowga Yurub ayaa ballanqaaday inay bixinayaan 75% kharashka ku baxaya labada doorasho ee soo socda ee Deegaanka iyo Madaxtooyada iyo weliba Diiwaangelinta codbixiyayaasha, sida uu sheegay Komishanka Doorashooyinka oo dhowaan kulamo uu kula soo yeeshay Nairobi, iyada oo xukuumadda Somalilandna ay bixinayso 25%, isla markaana ay ballanqaaday.
Dhinaca kale, Guddoomiyekuxigeenka Komishanka Doorashooyinka, Xirsi Cali X. Xasan waxa uu sheegay in xukuumadda Somaliland ay u siideysey Komishanka qaybtii ugu horreysey kharashka loogu talagalay doorashooyinka, taas oo dhowaan xubin ka tirsan Komishanka Doorashooyinku uu sheegay in xukuumaddu ay u diiddey Komishanka lacagta, taas oo uu ku tilmaamay in xukuumaddu aanay diyaar u ahayn in doorashooyinku dhacaan wakhtigeeda.
Guddoomiyekuxigeenka Komishanku waxa uu sheegay in ay heleen 1.5 Bilyan oo Somaliland Shilings oo ka mid ah lacagta ugu jirtey Miisaaniyadda 2007 doorashooyinka Golayaasha Deegaanka oo dhan 8 Bilyan Somaliland Shilings ah, isaga oo sheegay in lacagta inta hadhayna ay xukuumaddu marba in siideyn doonto, intanna ay hawsha ku sii bilaabi doonaan.
Mr. Xirsi, waxa uu sheegay in lacagtaa 1.5 Bilyanka ah loogu shubay Xisaabta Baanka ee Komishanka, isaga oo sheegay in xukuumaddu ay u sheegtay in aanay lacag haynin, isla markaana marka wixii la helo la siin doono.
Cabdirisaaq M. Dubbad, Somaliland.org, Hargeysa.
E-mail: dubad@somaliland.com
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