Tag: DFID Somalia

7th February 2017 Mogadishu, Somalia

Leo Thomas

Leo Thomas

Social Development Adviser- DFID Somalia

UK and Somalia join hands to eradicate FGM

Where do you start with change when everything seems so difficult and entrenched? That was the question that first greeted me when I started my current role as a Social Development Adviser in  Somalia.  The data that exists on education, health and employment are not heartening and the country has political and security challenges that […]

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21st November 2016 Mogadishu, Somalia

Adrian Strong

Adrian Strong

Criminal Justice Advisor

UK support to Somalia’s Justice System’ – governance and Rule of Law go beyond the justice programmes

Good governance, economic development and security forces that maintain order without repression are among the fundamental building blocks of a stable, peaceful democracy. But it’s the rule of law, and by extension, competent, capable and independent justice systems, that are the mortar holding it all together. The UK is driving a number of key justice […]

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