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5th Annual Somali Family Resource Conference |
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Somali Family Services is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Somali Family Resource Conference, “Civic Engagement: Local to Global.” The theme of the 2008 conference recognizes the changing role of the Somali community in Minnesota and the importance of Somali civic engagement. The conference will host presentations and speakers on topics such as voter education, volunteerism, cross-cultural dialogue, and activism locally and globally. Please join us at Minneapolis Community and Technical College on Friday, October 24 from 9:00am – 4:00pm for this important community-centered event. |
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UN Delegation Members Visited Puntland Resource Center |
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On Wednesday, June 11, members of the 2008 UN delegation led by the UN Resident and humanitarian Coordinator, Mark Bondgan, Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Deputy Director, UNDP Bureau for Arab States, Bruno Lemarquis, the UNDP Somalia Country Director, Abdul Aziz, UNDP Garowe, and Timothly dewuduwa, UNDP Security Advisor visited Puntland Library and Resource Center.
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Our mission is to promote and support Somali families and individuals through access to resources and opportunities. We aim to promote greater community awareness and to advocate for the Somali community in Minnesota. We strive to serve as a strong, reliable link to Somalia for individuals in the daispara. We support the interaction and an exchange of knowledge, ideas and resources across culture. |
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Our vision is to promote positive community development to ensure the peaceful co-existence, acceptance, and a global community that is both responsible and productive. This vision is equally important for individuals and families in Minnesota as it is to those we serve in Somalia. |
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Our purpose is to support the Somalia community in Minnesota through education, health and employment. We provide services needed within the community through translation, resources, transportation, and more. We also work to support efforts in Somalia toward education, health and employment. |
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Somalia background and our history |
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Somalia, situated in the Horn of Africa, lies along the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. It is bounded by Djibouti in the northwest, Ethiopia in the west, and Kenya in the southwest. In area it is slightly smaller than Texas. Generally arid and barren, Somalia has two chief rivers, the Shebelle and the Juba. |
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