USWO: RECENTLY MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENTS

In 2013, 950 children i.e. street children, labor children, and IDP vulnerable children have been recently supported through reintegrating them with their families and communities, creating income generation and providing them medical and legal support services under the SCORE project funded Danish TV Collection through Save the Children International (SCI) in partnership with USWO.

PROVISION OF FREE COURSE IN LIFE SKILLS ENABLED FOR 50 YOUTH STUDENTS IN SOMALILAND

As commissioned in funding by EU/NOVIB through HAVOYOCO, in collaboration with USWO a youth skills of two areas which are accountant and Journalism. After local press, or media publicity and entry examinations in both areas, 50 trainees (25 for journalism and 25 for accountant) has been selected as the illegible recipients of the training courses.

CHILD RIGHTS AND PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY APPROACHES TO PROTECTION

USWO Organization - Hargeisa, Somaliland: On October 8th 2013,  Ubah Social Welfare Organization (USWO) in Collaboration with Save the Children International (SCI), has conducted one day community sensitization, mobilization, and awareness on child rights and promotion of community approaches to protection with the participation of 500 individuals from the communities living at Daami A&B minority IDP camps in Hargeisa.

40 CHILDREN TRAINED ON PROBLEM SOLVING, CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND SELF-HELP PROTECTION INITIATIVES IN HARGEISA.

USWO organization - Hargeisa, Somaliland: On October 3, 2013, Ubah Social Welfare Organization (USWO) in cooperation with Save the Children International (SCI) has conducted one day training for problem solving, conflict management and self-help initiatives through child to child and youth to youth groups in Strengthening Community Based Responses for Improving Care and Protection of Vulnerable Children in Daami A and B (SCORE)” for their valuable presence, active participation and acceptance of our 40 invited children.

THE NAMES OF ALLAH WITH MEANING AND BENEFITS

The 99 names of God or 99 names of Allah (Arabic: أسماء الله الحسنى‎ ʾasmāʾ allāh al-ḥusnā), are the Names of God by which Muslims regard God (Allah) and which are described in the Qur'an, and Sunnah, amongst other places.[1] There is, according to hadith, a special group of 99 names but no enumeration of them. Thus the exact list is not agreed upon, and the Names of God (as adjectives, word constructs, or otherwise) exceed 99 in the Qur'an and Sunnah. According to a hadith narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud some of the names of God have been hidden from mankind,[2] therefore there are not only 99 names of God but there are more.

LIVELIHOOD GRANTS FOR VULNERABLE MINORITY FAMILIES IN HARGEISA

USWO ORG – Hargeisa, Somaliland: On 12 September 2013, USWO in collaboration with Save the Children International (SCI) and Child Right Community Committees (CRCCs) launched the second income generation livelihood grant provision to 37 vulnerable families in the IDP camp of Daami A and B. The main objective to support these families is to sustain their household economy and to provide protection concerns to their children against abuse such as child laboring in the streets, child not going to school including ensuring children’s physical fitness on health matters.

PRIMARY PROTECTION CONCERN OF TWO UNACCOMPANIED YOUNG CHILDREN TWIN BROTHERS

Hassan and Hussein Khadar are two young brother twins of 12 years old. Their mother is dead during their birth period. The death of their mother has left their father to be mentally ill. They used to live with their old and weak grandmother in Qandahaar village of Hargeisa. Their mentally ill father has always violated, bothered, frightened and threatened them to death. About ten days ago, their mentally ill father has driven them from grandmother’s home to Hargeisa centeral streets to beg people; in order to, get some money for their father to buy Khat to chew and they have been doing this for the last ten days and nights. On September 14th 2013, they have been lost from their mentally ill father and were found somewhere in Hero-Awr village being very hungry and sick by the neighboring villagers there.

IMPROVING CARE AND PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN

USWO, considering child reintegration exercise so far accomplished and fully registered 198 labor and street children for providing protection concern support, USWO in collaboration with CRCCs and MoLSA promoted child reintegration exercise in Hargeisa. This is approached in collaboration with Save the Children International in Hargeisa Somaliland office with the support funds of Danish TV collection. The age group registered varies from 7 – 16 years old. The main focus was child labor working on the streets. Those are mostly children working on the streets. USWO; in collaboration with CRCCs and SCI, has completed selection, documenting, photographing and provided support grant to 66 eligible family household beneficiaries to have an access to livelihoods development and income generation activities; in order to, save the lives of their vulnerable children and enable them to be at school for safe learning.

USWO ORGANIZATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PROFILE

Ubah Social Welfare Organization better is known widely as ‘USWO’ was found in 2004. USWO is non-political, non-profit making minority right based Organization, which concerned minority activists. USWO is the local NGO of its kind established by members of minority individuals working in the area to voice out range persisted problems of discrimination and isolation that deprived minority societies in Somaliland from their social, economic and political rights. USWO envision working with and addressing the needs of the minority group/society through promotion of their human rights and socioeconomic development by strengthening their capacities, skills and knowledge to enable them attain sustainable development.

JOURNALISM AND ACCOUNTING FREE COURSES OFFERED TO VULNERABLE YOUTH

High levels of unemployment and widespread poverty characterize most regions of Somalia. While in SCZ poverty is driven mainly by the overbearing conflict, in PL and SL inadequate economic opportunities are a predominant cause. Oxfam Novib believes that within the framework of this Action, responding to the lack of economic opportunities in SL and PL will yield positive results, whereas the space of work in SCZ is too limited. This means that inevitably, the geographical focus will lie on Punt-land and Somaliland only. 

This unemployment could be reduced through providing quality, marketable and relevant skills to the unemployed so that they can be easily placed in the relevant potential employs interested in utilizing their skills and knowledge. Moreover, life skills such as leadership courses should be provided to the youth in order to enhance their career development. The final beneficiaries will be the youth in general. The training will create momentum through peer-to-peer exposure and more youths will become interested in participation.

MIDGAANS AND ETHIOPIANS ARE FIGHTING FOR LAST PLACE IN SOMALILAND.

Jaylani Barbershop - Hargeisa

The Jaylaani barbershop in the center of Hargeisa, Somaliland, does good business. It’s nothing special as far as barbershops go—actually it’s a little raggedy. The counters are littered with tufts of hair and discarded khat leaves, broken and mismatched trimmers and razors, and creams and ointments with crusty containers and labels in languages no one in the shop can read. But it’s an institution. It’s the kind of place where people come just to sit outside and chat. The Jaylaani barbershop has developed enough of a following that it’s one of the few businesses in Hargeisa that stays open in the afternoon, when everyone’s off chewing khat.

Living on the edge of a forgotten land

Faded from the searing sun, snagged on bushes, fences, tumbling on the dusty breeze or lying in clusters across waste ground, the turquoise and pink plastic bags so nicknamed by locals litter the city of Hargeisa.

Their presence in Somaliland's capital is no respecter of rich or poor, uptown or downtown life, though inevitably it is the poorest communities where the worst garbage is to be found.

Daami neighborhood is one such place. In this sprawling slum that is home to some 3500 people, many belong to Somaliland's minority clans, and are among the most marginalized in the region.

Hargeisa Minority Street Children received Reintegaration support from Save Children and USWO

On July 7, 2013 USWO minority right based NGO with precence Minister of Labour and Familiy Affairs, Child Rights Community Committees (CRCCs) from Dami A and B villages, and Ismail Yahya-Coordinator of Child Protection of Save the Children International (SCI) has begun the distribution package of support to the 60 Hargeisa minority street children in Dami A and B settelments in Hargeisa. Today, the first group of 20 street children had received one package of support containing 1 mattress plus 1 bed sheet for each every child.

During the street children sleeping package distribution event, the USWO chairman Mr. Abdilahi Hassan Digaale requested the parents of these minority street children to commit that their children shall no more continue staying and working in the streets.

Madaxweynaha Somaliland Md. Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) ayaa maanta dib u furay Garoonka diyaaradaha ee Egal International Airport ee Magaalada Hargaysa oo dib u casriyayn iyo balaadhin lagu sameeyey.

Munaasabad si weyn loo soo agaasimay oo lagu qabtay xarunta Madaarka caasimadda ayaa waxaa ka qayb galay mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan dawladda Somaliland oo ay ugu horeeyaan Gudoomiyayaasha labada gole baarlamaan Md saleebaan Maxamuud Aadan iyo Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdilaahi ( Cirro) Marwada madaxweynaha Somaliland Marwo Aamina X Maxamed Jirde, xubno ka tirsan golaha wasiirada, wakiilada dalalka shisheeyaha u jogga Somaliland, hawlwadeenada xafiisyada hay’adaha samafalka ee caalamiga ah ee ku sugan Somaliland iyo marti sharaf kale.