Youth in Bossasso undertaking computer training course funded by Somalia Unit at U.S Embassy, Nairobi

Embassy Supports Bossasso Youth with Computer training Course

The Horn of Africa Aid & Development Organization (HADO), with support from the Somalia Unit at the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, recently upgraded their computer lab at their center in Bossaso, Somalia. The center is used for giving instructions on and upgrading of skills for Somali youth and other social groups interested in computer usage, tailoring skills and awareness creation on gender-based violence in the region.

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  Embassy sponsors income-generating programs for Mogadishu youth

  The United States government,through the Somalia Unit at the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, recently sponsored a program by which over 100 youth in Mogadishu were equipped with kits to start shoe shine businesses.This youth empowerment program is meant to offer young Somalis an option for income generation, encouraging them to avoid violence and extremism. Somalia Unit Public Affairs Officer Mark Zimmer congratulated and thanked the Somali Center for Education and Research (SECR) for their courage and partnership in implementing this project. "Really the shoe shine project was helpful for this young generation and their families. it has made a huge difference in Mogadishu and we thank the American people for their partnership,"said SECR chairman, Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan

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  U.S. Embassy Presents Uniforms to Dadaab Soccer Teams

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