Hello everybody,
I am a diaspora who wants to dedicate the next few years to doing my part to help our ongoing water crisis in Somalia. Problem is this:
I sadly have never been to Somalia before. Not even once. As a result, I unfortunately have very little knowledge in all things Somali politics/Qabil etc. Although I am very passionate, I truly have no clue or idea of where to even start. All I know is that I want to help, which is most important as I'm willing to do the work, bring my knowledge/skills, and even fund these projects myself (Alhamdulillah's I earn good money, and am more than willing to pay for these projects myself. And yes, I am more than okay with it being expensive).
To gain knowledge, I started off by dedicating the past few weeks into research. However, there's only so much you can learn off google scholar articles. I thought it may be best to speak with real people, and see if I can round up a team of sorts with individuals willing to share their knowledge/pick their brains. We could hold meetings via zoom possibly. We come from a beautiful and powerful country, and it's my wish that we can help restore it in the decades to come. I have registered with Somali spot just today in efforts to hopefully connect with individuals willing to speak with me, educate me, and help me find answers to my many questions/hurdles.
My questions are below:
Q #1: Somalia is one of the richest countries when it comes to resources (food, water, material etc). We have enough to not only provide for ourselves, but enough to even export. Our biggest blockers seem to be corruption in our government, and al shabab. There's no other reason water should be prevented from reaching regions suffering from droughts etc. I don't know the land laws in Somalia, so maybe someone more knowledgeable can speak with me on whether it would even be legally allowed for me to execute water projects for small villages
Q #2: I have no idea the power Al Shabab even holds. I am aware of the danger/threat they pose, but would they actually prevent drought struck families from accessing water we provide in our project? If you have knowledge of Al Shabab position when it comes to relief work, please connect with me!
Q #3: Lastly, of course this project would Insha'Allah need connections. Anyone you know that could be of help, i would be more than grateful if you could direct them my way Insha'Allah! This would be so helpful!
I appreciate you for reading this much. I look forward to connecting Insha'Allah.
I am a diaspora who wants to dedicate the next few years to doing my part to help our ongoing water crisis in Somalia. Problem is this:
I sadly have never been to Somalia before. Not even once. As a result, I unfortunately have very little knowledge in all things Somali politics/Qabil etc. Although I am very passionate, I truly have no clue or idea of where to even start. All I know is that I want to help, which is most important as I'm willing to do the work, bring my knowledge/skills, and even fund these projects myself (Alhamdulillah's I earn good money, and am more than willing to pay for these projects myself. And yes, I am more than okay with it being expensive).
To gain knowledge, I started off by dedicating the past few weeks into research. However, there's only so much you can learn off google scholar articles. I thought it may be best to speak with real people, and see if I can round up a team of sorts with individuals willing to share their knowledge/pick their brains. We could hold meetings via zoom possibly. We come from a beautiful and powerful country, and it's my wish that we can help restore it in the decades to come. I have registered with Somali spot just today in efforts to hopefully connect with individuals willing to speak with me, educate me, and help me find answers to my many questions/hurdles.
My questions are below:
Q #1: Somalia is one of the richest countries when it comes to resources (food, water, material etc). We have enough to not only provide for ourselves, but enough to even export. Our biggest blockers seem to be corruption in our government, and al shabab. There's no other reason water should be prevented from reaching regions suffering from droughts etc. I don't know the land laws in Somalia, so maybe someone more knowledgeable can speak with me on whether it would even be legally allowed for me to execute water projects for small villages
Q #2: I have no idea the power Al Shabab even holds. I am aware of the danger/threat they pose, but would they actually prevent drought struck families from accessing water we provide in our project? If you have knowledge of Al Shabab position when it comes to relief work, please connect with me!
Q #3: Lastly, of course this project would Insha'Allah need connections. Anyone you know that could be of help, i would be more than grateful if you could direct them my way Insha'Allah! This would be so helpful!
I appreciate you for reading this much. I look forward to connecting Insha'Allah.
