Comments/questions: [email protected] No. 10 | End of October 2015 One Fact About Somalia Hassan Mohamed (on the left) is a Somali Canadian national who returned to Somalia as an IOM MIDA participant, placed at the Federal Government of Somalia’s Office of the Accountant General as a Training and Capacity Building Expert. He was at the helm of institutional strengthening workshops that were held for all staff and line ministries. Hassan is this month’s Migrant Hero! Capturing the Action RE-WRITING SOMALIA’S NARRATIVE Youth Forum Debates Critical Issues in Adale District A Somali Immigration Officer uses IOM’s Migration Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS) to examine travellers’ passports at Mogadishu airport. Years of Al-Shabaab rule in Adale District, Middle Shabelle have left youth disjoined from the community and with limited opportunities, increasing their vulnerability to Partnership Highlight violent extremism. To strengthen peace and promote community engagement, IOM procured soccer shoes, socks, shin pads, shorts, t-shirts, balls and goal nets for 64 youth in Adale, who also meet regularly to discuss issues related to conflict, rape and clannism. Read more IN THE NEWS From Mogadishu to Belet Weyne, IOM Celebrates Global Handwashing Day in Somalia With IOM’s support, Puntland is developing a human trafficking legislative framework that meets international standards, and the office of the Attorney General is working closely with the Human Trafficking Legal Expert seconded through IOM-MIDA to support this work.” ~ Abdikani Farah Mohamud, Prosecutor IOM Somalia TV MIDA Somalia Programme Manager, Frantz Celestin, explains how IOM strengthens the institutional capacities of Somali authorities to manage and realize their development goals through diaspora engagement. Watch here On 15 October 2015, IOM and local implementing partners in settlements for internally displaced people (IDPs) across Somalia joined millions of people around October Highlights the world to encourage communities to wash their hands with soap, at special events marking Global Handwashing Day. Read more To facilitate return and reintegration of migrants, IOM provided agricultural inputs to more than 1,900 food insecure IDP and host community households in Baidoa District, Wanlaweyne District and Garbaharey District. To enhance security and promote collaboration between citizens and the police, IOM supported the local government to train 58 women entrepreneurs and also purchased equipment and resources to boost their businesses. To improve safety and spur economic development, IOM supported the Adale District IOM Somalia Is Passionate administration to install 25 poles of solar streetlights covering an approximate distance of 1 km About What We Do! along the district’s main road. To increase the delivery of basic services to Kahda “I enjoy my job because it allows me to directly residents in Mogadishu, IOM supported the construction of support those I joined the Organization to serve. Kahda District community center Furthermore, it allows me to see the results of our and provided IT equipment and furniture. work first hand, which is tremendously rewarding.” To support the capacity of the Ministry of Health, IOM donated an 8-seater vehicle to Ministry of Health’s medical team operating in Digale, Ayah 4 and for transport of medical supplies and staff to the reception centre of Yemeni returnees in Berbera. To improve access and quality of the healthcare, IOM provided emergency primary health care Services to IDPs and affected host community in Doolow district. To strengthen partnerships, IOM participated in a joint review meeting organized by the Ministry of Health from 13-15th of October and provided information on activities and IOM’s contribution in Somaliland. To promote positive behaviour change in hygiene practices, IOM conducted awareness raising events celebrating the Global Handwashing Day on 15th Oct in Mohamed Omar Ahmed is a programme officer at IOM Somalia Afgooye, Belet Weyne, Dhobley, (Photo: IOM / Mohamed Omar) Doolow, Kismayo, Luuq, and Mogadishu. To increase community awareness on hygiene practices, IOM undertook hygiene promotion sessions in Doolow and Luuq districts and reached 11,050 beneficiaries. i am a migrant is about humanizing migrants' stories of migration and providing a platform to present their narratives in their own words. This project can help change the lens through which people view migrants and migration. IOM Somalia Public Information Unit | [email protected] .