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What Does Human Rights Mean to You?
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Dear all,

What Does Human Rights Mean to You?

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Share with the world your thoughts on what Human Rights mean to you. Share with us your personal expressions, opinions, stories and experiences of what human rights are or should be in your views, and especially in (post)conflict African countries such as Somalia.

Respect for human rights and human dignity "is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world", says the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in English and you can find here http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/som.htm the Somali version.

Please take a moment to study these documents as an honour to this important day.


Thanks, Sahro Ahmed-Koshin
Gender and Human Rights Officer
UNDP-Somalia

December 10, 2008 | 9:17 AM Comments  2 comments

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First Female Dean in Puntland (Somalia) Higher Education !!
Related to country: Somalia

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Is this good news or what?! Congrats Nimo Ahmed Mohamoud !!!



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PSU APPOINTED NIMCO AHMED MOHAMOUD DEAN OF ACADAMIC AFFAIRS

First Female Dean in Puntland Higher Education

June 1, 2007 Puntland State University Garowe Campus President has appointed Nimo Ahmed Mohamoud Acting Dean of Academic Affairs. This appointment is an additional responsibility to her current teaching position.The first female dean, she will be head of the Academic Division responsible for teaching/ learning, research, registry, admissions, and student services provision.

The aftermath of the civil strife left many women alone and with no means to provide for their children, and in great need of additional education and training. Puntland State University attempted establishing educational initiatives concentrated on training centering on gender equity, enhancing the role of women and the promotion of human rights.

Nimo Ahmed Mohamoud is product of Puntland State University mission and vision and Ms. Nimo stated “I am committed Puntland State University to be one of the best higher education in Puntland and Somali in general. Nimo graduated from a two year Diploma course offered female students at PSU during its formative stages. Afterwards she left Puntland for India, where successfully completed Bachelor of Business Administration and Masters Business Administration. Upon completion of the MBA, Nimo consulted with PSU administration expressing her desire to come back to Somalia. PSU in liaison with UNDP Somalia-through the QUEST program organized and facilitated Nimo’s return to her former College as an Instructor.

Ms. Nimo has Bachelors degree in Business Administration from University of Madras India and master’s degree in Business Administration from (Training and Advanced Management and Communication) TASMAC India validated with the University of Wales UK. She will be the youngest female to hold such position in Puntland. Nimo aspires to foster democratic Institutional leadership to steer PSU to greater heights of prosperity. She is committed to the developing of and upholding PSU values of gender equality and women development through Education.

Puntland State University vision is to improve the life of Puntland and Somali people through the provision of sustainable education and skill-training policies with feasible education programme development. The University will enhance its reputation as an institution of higher learning where imagination, innovation, and application of knowledge are integrated to provide leadership into the future.

If you will like to learn more about PSU please contact and scheduled a meeting with Mohamud Hamud at kaaloorg@yahoo.comThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or phone +2525794076.


Contact: Mohamud Hamud
Tel: +2525844247/
kaaloorg@yahoo.com



December 25, 2007 | 5:41 AM Comments  0 comments

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"Positive Feedback"

"Positive Feedback"

From Kindness: Making a Difference in People's Lives: Formulas, stories, and insights
By Zelig Pliskin
Printed with Permission of Shaar Press

Some people identify themselves with their faults, weaknesses, and limitations. This weakens and limits them. Others identify themselves with their virtues, skills, and positive qualities. This strengthens those people and brings out their best.

Identify yourself with your strengths and virtues. This will help you help others do the same.

"What are your main strengths and virtues?" you can ask. Some will feel comfortable telling them to you. Others won’t. Some out of modesty. Others because they haven’t as yet identified themselves with their strengths. When they do, it will feel so natural to them that they will readily mention it to others. It’s not boasting but a statement of fact similar to one’s height or color of eyes.

Keep offering positive feedback whenever you can. The less a person identifies with his strengths, the more important it is for you to strengthen his identification with them.

Positive feedback is different than general praise. It is when you notice skill, talent, and excellence and comment:

"That was very good."

"I see that you are highly skilled at this."

"Well-done."

"This job was done with precision."

"You do this excellently."

"I admire your proficiency."

"You are a true expert."

One of my students told me this story:

My parents criticized me, and rarely gave me positive feedback. I grew up feeling that I had many more faults than strengths. What changed my view of myself was a series of meetings I had with an empowering teacher. He pointed out strengths that I only barely realized that I possessed.

"You are your strengths," he told me.

"But I hardly ever apply them," I argued.

"If you would apply them all the time I wouldn’t have to reinforce your awareness of them," he smiled. "What really stops you from identifying yourself with your strengths?" he challenged me.

I thought for a moment and admitted, "The true answer is simply because I’m just not used to seeing myself that way."

"Experiment for an entire week," he suggested. "This week consider yourself a person who has these strengths. See the difference this makes."

I tried this for the week. It helped me so much that I kept it up. This was the single most empowering advice I had ever heard and it has made a major difference in my life.

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August 9, 2007 | 10:50 AM Comments  0 comments

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Greetings from Sierra Leone !!!!!
Related to country: Sierra Leone


Ow di bodi? Di bodi fayn! is the way of greeting here!

It has been some time that i wrote on this blog! I had nothing interesting to jot down!
But now i do!

I am in Sierra Leone for a month doing research on the cultural dimension of systematic violence against women. I am in Freetwon fo 2 weks and i will be in Makeni for another two.

Its hot and rainng heavily here as it is the rainy season; but the people here are so friendly and helpful that i just stare in admiration!!!


more soon!!!

we go si back!!!
sahro

July 14, 2007 | 7:19 AM Comments  2 comments

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Verbal Manifestations of Passion

I am a poet and beautiful poetical words used for expressions of love, longing, melancholy, spirituality and passion always trigger and inspire me .....thus activating my poetic self.

Lets share the verbal manifestaions of love and passion....
Hope we can inspire each other...

check this out..sent to me by a friend:

Woman has Man in it;
Mrs. has Mr . in it;
Female has Male in it;
She has He in it;
Madam has Adam in it;
No wonder men always want to be inside women!
ANSWER IS
Men were born between the legs of a woman, yet men spend all their
Life and time trying to go back between the legs of a woman...... Why?
BECAUSE HOME SWEET HOME.


February 11, 2007 | 10:40 AM Comments  3 comments

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Best Practices Violence Against Women

I am looking for information on best practices on violence against women anywhere in the world.

Please share your stoties with me.
Thank you so much!
Sahro

February 8, 2007 | 11:30 AM Comments  2 comments

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Culture of Neglect: Tolerance of violence against women and young girls

Dear all,

I am working on a program that deals with Violence against Women (www.cordaid.nl). I would like to know what your views, expereinces and expertise are on the topic of CULTURALviolence against women and young girls in the world. Cultural violence will be the theme of the paper i will write at the end of the year; its my contribution to the program's further development because i think it is an important one.

Acoording to theorists, not much is academically written about the topic of cultural violence against women. The world has not given it its due attention, often because of its sensetivity-the word 'culture' makes it even harder. In every part of the world, women’s roles and positions in society are prescribed. One of the key aspects of every culture is the way it defines gender roles. Almost without exception women are assigned to roles which are subservient to those of men. These roles are often enforced through violence.

Social and political institutions foster women’s subservience and violence against women. Certain cultural practices and traditions – particularly those related to ideas of purity and chastity -- are invoked to explain or excuse such violence. Virtually every culture in the world contains forms of violence against women that are nearly invisible because they are seen as “normal”.

Often, the behaviour of a woman is considered to reflect on her family and community. If a woman is seen to be defying her cultural role, she may be held to have brought shame and dishonour on her family and community. In such circumstances, violence or the threat of violence is used as a means of punishment and control. In the most extreme cases, this can result in permanent disfigurement and even death. So-called “honour” crimes are treated leniently in the legal codes of many countries.

Case study: "At least 270 women were murdered in “honour killings” - usually by their husbands or brothers - in 2002 in Punjab province alone. The figures were compiled by the non-governmental Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, based on police reports. Some were killed because they protested against forced marriages or asserted their right to choose their husband. Others were killed for actions such as a look misconstrued as a sign of an illicit relationship" (www.amnesty.nl)

Even in countries where laws criminalize violence against women, tolerance of violence may be found at all levels of society. Gender-based violence is made possible by the ideology of sexism which argues that women are worth less than men in the sense of having less power, status, privilege, and access to resources. Sexism is a system of beliefs and attitudes based on the alleged inferiority of women; an inferiority which translates into attitudes that hold that women cannot be believed, that women are inferior, and that women are inherently subordinate to men.

According to the top United Nations refugee official there is a “massive” culture of neglect and denial about violence against women, and refugee populations are in the front line of the scourge. The recent rapea ccusations of UN peacekeeping soldiers in Sudan is not being adequately handled in my opinion because that culture of neglect and denial exist everywhere- even at the UN level.

Sad. very Sad.


January 6, 2007 | 6:56 AM Comments  6 comments

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Heroines of a Free Press

Strengthening the Role of Women in the News Media Worldwide
http://www.iwmf.org

Africa Program


The International Women’s Media Foundation sponsors two major projects in Africa: the Maisha Yetu project to improve the quality and consistency of reporting on HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria and the Carole Simpson Leadership Institute.

The goal of IWMF’s Africa programs is to bring the voices of African women more prominently into the media – as reporters, producers, managers, executives, CEOs and media experts.

To accomplish this goal, the IWMF has offered training workshops for journalists on the following topics:

leadership development
media management
computer training in new media technologies
journalism ethics
specialized journalism skills
balancing work and family
coalition building
reporting on HIV/AIDS

More than 1,000 journalists have participated in IWMF programs and workshops conducted for journalists in Africa. The IWMF launched its Africa network in partnership with the Dakar-based Africa Women's Media Center which closed in 2004.

The IWMF continues to work on a variety of projects across the continent.


http://www.iwmf.org



December 22, 2006 | 2:21 PM Comments  1 comments

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