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Events Calendar Somali Professional Meeting
Date: Sat 23 April, 2011 at 1:00pm to 5:00PM
Venue: Heron Community Center 1480 Heron Road Ottawa, Ontario K1V6A5
Details: The Meeting will serve to provide in depth information on QUESTS-MIDA. The opportunity to participatein capacity building in Somaliainstitutions.
Feedback will be received from the participants. Information materials will be distributed including the QUESTS-MIDA brochures and factsheet. The application process on the website will be explained explicitly during this information session.
For more information regarding the event please call 404 5432567
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Seminar: The diaspora's role in development cooperation
Date: Fri 18 Dec 2009
Venue: Göteborg Folkets Hus, lokal Brännö, Gothenburg, Sweden
Details: The seminar has been organized by the Gothenburg Initiative and ForumSyd on the occasion of the International Migrants Day. This event will include the migrants' role and their importance for poverty reduction and global development cooperation.
While development issues in general will be highlighted, discussions will focus on how diaspora organizations and individuals can move forward in the fight for global justice and poverty reduction. There will be a presentation on QUESTS-MIDA in the seminar.
Somali Festival in London
Date: Fri 13 Nov 2009 - 5 PM to 10 PM
Venue: Hampstead Town Hall Centre - 213 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 40P
Details: Attendees from community organizations, London Boroughs' Local Authorities, public figures and the media. Activities include Somali artists, music, song, dance and plays; short speeches delivered by festival coordinating committee, sponsors and public figures; traditional Somali music served. QUESTS-MIDA will have an information booth.
Puntland Diaspora 2nd Annual Conference
Date: 10 – 12 Oct 2009
Venue: Ramada Plaza, 1330 Industrial Blvd, Minneapolis, MN
Details: Participants discussed the following key items among other things: the current State of Somali politics and the virtues of federalism; environmental problems; Women and youth as agents of change in the development of Puntland; Socio-economic development; Healthcare and education in Puntland. QUESTS-MIDA Diaspora Liaison Assistant presented the project to the audience.
Website Launch
Date: Tue 15 Sep 2009
Venue: Nairobi - UNDP Somalia
Details: Launch of the new QUESTS-MIDA website
VIII SIRC Horn of Africa conference
Date: 7 – 9 Aug 2009
Venue: Lund, Sweden
Details: The purpose of the conference was to “enhance the capacity of stakeholders in the Horn of Africa with new ideas and tools to enable them to act progressively and effectively in favor of peace building, democracy and good governance, rule of law and development and effect long-term institutional change in the Horn of Africa.” QUESTS-MIDA Diaspora Liaison Assistant introduced the QUESTS-MIDA project to the audience and received feedback on the project.
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