Liqaye Posted April 21, 2004 YES SOMALIA Email: YES_Somalia @hotmail. Com YES ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE Name of the organisation: YES Somalia CN (Somali Youth Employment Summit) Country Network Date of establishment: Oct 12th 002 Area of intervention 1. Youth empowerment Development 2. Advocacy for Employment/education creation for Youth 3. Demobilization of militia 4. Environmental Sustainable 5. Social Awareness peace promotion, HIV/Aids, FGM and other social activities 6. Gender Issue and Human rights Area of Operation: All Somalia Regions Structure: - • Team • Adviser Committee. • Steering Committee • Executive Team NANES OF YES SOMALIA COORDINATION TEAM • Abdikhayr Sheekh Ahmed • Faiza Abdinor Jama NAMES OF YES SOMALIA ADVIKSORY BODY 1. Ali Isse Puntland 2. Salado Ismail Mirod Puntland 3. Maryan Aden Samatar South Somalia 4. Hawa Ali Jama Puntland 5. Asha Gelle Dirie Puntland 6. Abdirizaq Mohamud Puntland 7. Abdijibar Diini Puntland 8. Mohamud Food Cade Puntland 9. Samsam Mahamed Somaliland 10. Fatima Jama Jibril Puntland 11. Isse Mohamud Dholawaa Puntland 12. Abdulahi Abdi Jama South Somalia 13. Seynab Haji Ayan Puntland 14. Ibrahim Gure Puntland 15. Hawa Aden Amay Puntland 16. Mahamed Sheekh Mahamoud South Somalia 17. Abdiwali Hassan Ow Ali South Somalia 18. Farah Omar Puntland 19. Hussein Jama Somaliland 20. Hawa Esse Dhere Puntland 21. Muumin Aweil Somaliland 22. Ismaham Abdisalaan Somaliland 23. Su’aad Ahmed Saciid Somaliland 24. Lufdi Mahamed Somaliland YES STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1. Sharmaarke Muse Puntland 2. Ahmed Ali Noah Puntland 3. Yasmin Yusuf Farah Puntland 4. Omar Awed Ali Puntland 5. Asad Adaane Puntland 6. A/Futah A/lahi South Somalia 7. Mahamed Abdinor South Somalia 8. Mahamed Ali South Somalia 9. Nasteex Mahamed South Somalia 10. Samiiro Jama Elmi Somaliland 11. Ahmed Yusuf Hirsi Somaliland 12. Ahmed A/rahman Weyso Somaliland 13, C/Qadir Jibriil Tukaale Somaliland YES member organisations: - see the attachment list YES Somali Network Somali YES Country Network emerged with the result of Youth Employment Summit Held in Alexandria in September 2001 where world leader placed youth concerns on their top priorities by developing a frame work of action to support youth increasing youth populations in the world. Other outputs in this meeting which more than 80 world leaders and international organizations attended included establishment advocacy, information sharing and networking aimed to support youth groups. In the establishment of Somali YES Country Network in 2002 by YES team delegates with the technical guidance of YES Secretariat in Boston moved forward into the implementation of Alexandria YES Summit plan of action by briefing youth groups and other potential stakeholders (CSO, International Organizations and Government representatives through a workshop held in June 2002. following wider collective commitment towards Youth empowerment, YES Somalia found institutional support (WAWA Network) through provision of office and communications facilities (internet), Steering Committee to support effective establishment of YES CN and undertake essential steps for extending and advocating, and designing YES CN plan of action were appointed. To receive wider support from other potential youth stakeholders YES Advisory Board consisting of influential people, local government and international organizations to support YES CN was appointed. YES Somali Vision /Mission To improve the living conditions of the youth Somalia population through education/skill empowerment, employment creation and raising systematic advocacy to influence government, Community, international Organization policy to support Youth groups attain above mission. 1. YES Somali Goals • Improved Youth Organizational Structure, networking, coordination, information sharing and among the youth groups in Somalia with the support of YES Somalia by the year of 2003 • To highlight and advocate for youth concerns with the involvement of Youth stakeholders (CSO, CBOs, Government, International Organizations an the Private sector by the year 2003 • To advocate and lobby funds for YES Somalia operationally through improved linkage among youth stakeholders by the 2003 • To identify existing youth organizations status and develop training packages empowering youth groups by 2004 • To support youth organizations improve their organizational structure by reviewing their goals, mandate, strategies and participate on going social activities by 2005 • To improve and empower youth groups capacity and skills to achieve their gaols through capacity building programmes by the year 2004 • To establish better coordination, collaboration among youth groups, CSOs, CBOs and International Organizations by the year 2004 Objectives of YES Somali • Empowerment of youth organizations and individual youth members through advocacy and initiation of capacity building, skills development and employment programs. • Promotion of effective coordination and networking mechanism for youth development programs/activities at national community, private sector, governmental] and global levels. • Develop employment and income generation opportunities for member youth organization. YES Somali Country Network Strategies • Initiating and raising public awareness programmes to the existing challenges against the development of young people. • Advocacy and lobbying for youth activities. • Effective resource mobilization and fund raising strategy. • Self-supporting and voluntary based development programmes. • Skill development and training programmes. • Outreach programme and involvement of larger number of stakeholders. • Coordination and networking of youth programmes ADDRESSS HEAD QUARTER Bosaso, Puntland State of Somalia Tel: 00252-523-5546 Email: YES_Somalia @ Hotmail.com Contact Person Faiza Jama YES Coordinator Email: fiaza_abdi@hotmail.com Ahmed Ali Noah YES Somali Information Officer Email: axmednuux@hotmail.com Nairobi Contact Person Abdikheyr Ahmed Advocacy for fundraising Tel: 254-722788377 Email: abajano@yahoo.com GLOBAL YES NETWORKS HEADQUARTER BOSTON, USA Communications manager Fred Clark Email: Fclark@edc.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
