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COVID-19: Additional challenge in fragile context of Somalia

April 27th, 2020

Somalia was in civil war from 1988, which led insecurity, famine and displacement within Somalia and the neighboring countries. Somalia has more 2.6 million displaced people and some five million Somalis are reported by the UN to be in need of humanitarian assistance. According to the UN’s global humanitarian response plan, Somalia has an average of two heal…

Anki Dunnewind donates part of book’s revenue to HIRDA

April 7th, 2020

Anki Dunnewind wrote a book about refugee women and decided to donate half of the revenue to organisations improving women’s positions in their countries of origin. HIRDA is one of the organisations she selected. Anki chose to support HIRDA’s Women Empowering Centres in Somalia

Team From Nijmegen won HIRDA Futsal Tournament 2019

January 14th, 2020

On 21th and 22th December 2019, HIRDA successfully organized again the HIRDA Tournament “Amsterdam Futsal Tournament”(AFT) 2019. Team from Nijmegen won The AFT 2019 and Team from Leuven (BL) took the second place of AFT 2019. Minister of the youth and sport of Somali federal government , minister of youth and sport of south west regional state of Somali…

Press Release - Beledweyn Somalia is Underwater!

October 30th, 2019

Due to the heavy rain of in this week and increased the level of Shabele river was the variuous of cities of Hiiran region heavy flooded. Those cities are in crisis and thuisends of vulnerable people has been effected and displaced. It was shocking and horible moment for the people of those cities specialy people in Beledweyn.The government has confirme…