The Sheffield based ISRAAC Charity makes this urgent appeal to the UK and international communities for humanitarian and medical support for front-line workers in their battle against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Somaliland. Our campaign has the backing of Ministers in Somaliland; we are co-coordinating our efforts with them and with other organisations around the world. Continue reading “Somaliland Covid-9 UK & Worldwide Appeal” →
Informal cross-border trade is trade between neighboring countries conducted by vulnerable, small, unregistered traders. Typically, it is proximity trade involving the move of produce between markets close to the border. The informality refers to the status of the trader (unregistered), not necessarily to the trade itself (captured or unrecorded by the official customs system). Continue reading “Women traders in East Africa” →
The Vice President of Somaliland Republic, who is also the Chairman of the National Committee for Prevention and Preparedness for Covid-19, unveiled a new system developed as well as all its hardware donated by the Global Tech Solutions Company, that easily collects data from Healthcare professional Continue reading “New Portal for Healthcare Professionals Registration in Somaliland” →
Climate change is driving gender-based violence among rural communities in the breakaway region of Somaliland, according to the charity Oxfam. In times of increasing drought, women travel further to find water and other needs, raising the risk of sexual violence. Similarly, men unable to support their families too often take out their frustration on their family. Neha Wadekar visited the region of Sool, Somaliland, with Oxfam and has this report Continue reading “Somaliland: Climate Change Drives Gender-Based Violence” →
The IDEAL program in Somaliland builds upon previous in-country experience for the creation, strengthening and duplication of local economic for that bring together local government, business community and civil society. These inclusive economic platforms will benefit the local economy through, amongst other, the development of smart business cases and the promotion of investments. Continue reading “Building Better Futures in Somaliland” →
Africa—with dense mega cities, poor health infrastructure, and heavy Chinese investment—remains a growing corona-virus [COVID-19] concern, even as African governments respond aggressively to the public health threat. East Africa, especially, is at risk because the corona-virus pandemic coincides with
Continue reading “This Is How Somaliland is Fighting Corona-virus” →
