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Aafi working on his computer. Dustin Barter/Oxfam

Getting Somaliland's youth back to work through skills training

By AbdiAziz Adani “It’s very frustrating for me and other youth to be unemployed. Everyone expects us to grow up and provide for our family. If youth can’t get a job and can’t provide for the family, we are not respected and not seen as adults” explains Aafi Abdirahman, a young graduate from...

Some of the youth representatives in the leadership training by SONYO. Dustin Barter/Oxfam

Energised and Motivated: The Youth Transforming Somaliland

Youth in Somaliland are challenging societal norms to make sure they are fairly included and represented in parliament.

A woman and her son at the Karashaka IDP camp in Somaliland. Allan Gichigi/Oxfam

Oxfam in Somalia and Somaliland newsletter

As 2018 comes to a close, we look at Oxfam and partners work during the past quarter. Despite drought and armed conflict retaining a tight grip throughout many parts of the country, urban youth building up the local tech sector and women in remote areas advancing gender equality, are just a show of...