Events Calendar
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| » | QUESTS-MIDA information Meeting for Somali Professionals Date: 17 September 2010 - 17.00pm - 21.00pm Venue: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 7, Oslo – Norway Details: The event has been organized in collaboration with Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The meeting will serve to provide in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA, as well as to discuss and answer questions regarding the project. Feedback will be received from the participants. Information materials will also be distributed including the QUESTS-MIDA Brochure & Fact Sheet. PRIO will be able to discuss projects focused on the role of the Somali diaspora in development and peace building, including the DIASPEACE project and UNDP Somalia projects. For more information about the event please call 358-9-684 11 523. |
Past Events | |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA information Meeting for Somali Professionals Date: 30 August 2010 - 19.00pm - 21.30pm Venue: The Art of Meeting, Stationsweg 147, 2515 BM The Hague - Netherlands Details: The meeting will serve to provide in-depth information and discussion about QUESTS-MIDA. As well as answer questions and receive feedback from the participants. For more information about the event please call 358-9-684 11 523. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Awareness Campaign and Assisted Voluntary Return with IOM Date: 23 July 2010 Venue: BRASS Victoria Hall Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2AS - Manchester Details: This event is a joint effort organized by the International Organization for Migration IOM office in Manchester United Kingdom and BRASS which is an associate organization with International Organization for Migration (IOM). The goal is to raise awareness about QUESTS-MIDA activities and International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Kingdom programs in Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR). For more information please call 01204 397 152. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA information Meeting for Somali Professionals Date: 29 – 30 May 2010 Venue: Kaisaniemi Park and Railway Square – Helsinki Details: World Village Festival – Cultures from all over the world meet in the centre of Helsinki on the 29 and 30 May 2010. The festival offers world views and possibilities. There will be music, circus, dance, theatre, art and activities. The event offers new perspectives on tolerating multiculturalism, development cooperation, global issues and expanding one's possibilities affecting everyday life. IOM Helsinki will have a desk and Diaspora Liaison Assistant will raise awareness and disseminate information about QUESTS-MIDA project. For more information go to http://www.maailmakylassa.fi/english |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA information meeting for Somali Professionals Date: Sat 15 May 2010 - 6pm - 9pm Venue: IFTIN-SEURA RY, Kristinharju 1-3, 02760 Espoo, Finland. Details: The meeting will serve to provide in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA Project, as well as to discuss questions and receive feedback from participants. For more information about the event please call 358-9-684 11 523. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Forum in Seattle, Washington Date: Sat 01 May 2010 – 4 PM Venue: The Youth Resources, 879 Rainier Avenue N Suite A101, Details: QUESTS-MIDA staff will make a presentation on the QUESTS-MIDA project, discuss questions and take feedback. Information materials will also be distributed during the session (QUESTS-MIDA Brochure & Fact Sheet). |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA information meeting for Somali Professionals – Stockholm, Sweden Date: Sat 03 Apr 2010 – 1 PM to 5 PM Venue: Skarbygrand 1, Rinkeby Centrum – Sweden Details: The meeting will serve to provide in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA, as well as to discuss questions and receive feedback from participants. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Meeting with Swindon Somali Community Association - Swindon (UK) Date: Fri 02 Apr 2010 – 2 PM Venue: For Venue information call 01793 433057. Details: This meeting has been organized in collaboration with Swindon Somali Community Association. QUESTS-MIDA will have a presentation and a Question and Answer session will follow. For more information about the event please call 01793 433057. |
| » | Town Hall Meeting with Somali Envoy to the United States, Abukar Arman, Alexandria VA Date: Sat 27 Mar 2010 – 4 PM – 8 PM Venue: NOVA Alexandria Campus, 3001 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311, Bisdorf Building, Room 196 Details: The Town Hall meeting will be a conversation with the Envoy to discuss issues; voice opinions, and have questions and concerns answered. QUESTS-MIDA official will be on site to give information about the project. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Meeting in Turku - Finland Date: Sat 20 Mar 2010 – 1 PM to 5 PM Venue: The Museum Centre of Turku, PL 286, 20101 Turku – Finland Details: The meeting will serve to provide in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA, as well as to discuss questions and receive feedback from participants. |
| » | Moss Side Youth Event in Manchester UK Date: Tue 16 Mar 2010 - 10 AM - 4 PM Venue: The Amani Centre, Quinney Crescent Shoreham Walk, Manchester, M16 7DG Details: Event for Somali youths interested in working in the developing world and in Somalia in particular. QUESTS-MIDA will have a presentation and will run a stall to disseminate information materials about the project. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Meeting for Somali Professionals in Helsinki Date: Fri 12 Mar 2010 – 2 PM Venue: Kruunuvuorenkatu 4, 00160 Helsinki Details: Somalia Ad hoc- group has an opening meeting at the Finnish Institute of international affairs Friday March 12th 2010 at 2 PM. The event is a small scale meeting and seminar for approximately 20 highly respected participants interested in the research and development of the Horn of Africa and Somalia region. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Meeting in Vantaa, Finland Date: Thu 04 Mar 2010 – 5 PM to 8 PM Venue: Hakopolku 2, 01360 Vantaa - Finland Details: The meeting will serve to provide in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA, as well as to discuss questions and receive feedback from participants. |
| » | Book Launch: Black Mamba Boy’ by Nadifa Mahamed Date: Fri Feb 12 2010 - 6:30 PM – 9 PM Venue: Oxford House, Derbyshire Street E2 6GH, London UK Details: QUESTS-MIDA will run a stall to disseminate information materials about the project. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Meeting in Boston, MA Date: Sat 06 Feb 2010 - 4 PM Venue: The Holiday Inn Express Boston, 69 Boston Street, Boston, MA 02125 Details: The event has been organized in collaboration with Global Peace Aid – Somalia; a local NGO in Boston, MA. There will a presentation on the QUESTS-MIDA Project. Thereafter, a Question and Answer session will follow and information materials will also be distributed (QUESTS-MIDA Brochure & Fact Sheet). |
| » | Routes to Employment' Recruitment and Skills Fair, London UK Date: Thu 04 Feb 2010 – 11 AM to 5 PM Venue: York Hall, 5-15 Old, Ford Road, Bethnal Green London E2 9PJ, UK Details: The event has been organized by Ocean Somali Community Association (OSCA).QUESTS-MIDA will have an information booth. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Meeting in Oslo, Norway Date: Thu 04 Feb 2010 - 6 PM to 9 PM Venue: Invandrerrådet møteplass Olafgangen 5-7 på Grønland (next to Grønnland Torv), Oslo - Norway Details: The meeting will serve to provide in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA, as well as to discuss questions and receive feedback from participants. |
| » | Wythenshawe Refugee Integration Forum (WRIF) Workshop in Wythenshawe, Manchester UK Date: Thu 28 Jan 2010 – 9:30 AM to 2 PM Venue: Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, Portway, Wythenshawe M22 1QW Details: Event has been organized by Manchester City Council and the Registration is via email: n.eljack@manchester.gov.uk. The meeting will provide Somali diaspora in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA and also provide the opportunity to discuss QUESTS-MIDA. Question and Answer session will follow. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA presentation in Midlands, Birmingham UK Date: Sun 24 Jan 2010 - 5 PM to 8 PM Venue: Hiltop Restaurant Details: Event program will be hosted by SOS Education Organization and co-ordination by Dr. Abdulkadir Ruumi. The meeting will provide Somali diaspora in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA and also provide the opportunity to discuss QUESTS-MIDA. Question and Answer session will follow. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA & Wales Somaliland Communities Link (WSCL) Meeting in Cardiff Date: Fri 22 Jan 2010 – 2.30 PM to 5 PM Venue: Butetown Youth Pavilion, Dumballs Road, Butetown Cardiff, CF10 5FE Details: The Meeting has been arranged by QUESTS-MIDA together with WSCL organization. There will be a presentation on QUESTS-MIDA in the session, and thereafter a Question and Answer session will follow. Refreshments will be provided. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark Date: Thu 21 Jan 2010 - 6 PM to 9 PM Venue: Kulturhuset på Blågårds Plads, Blågårds Plads 3, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark Details: The meeting will serve to provide in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA, as well as to discuss questions and receive feedback from participants. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Meeting in Århus city - Denmark Date: Wed 20 Jan 2010 - 6 PM to 9 PM Venue: Trivelseshuset 159, Bispenhaven Haslecentervej 8210 Århus - Denmark Details: The meeting will serve to provide in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA, as well as to discuss questions and receive feedback from participants. |
| » | 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. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Forum in Stockholm Date: Wed 16 Dec 2009 Venue: Forum Syd, Katarinavägen 20, Stockholm Details: The meeting will provide Somali diaspora in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA and also provide the opportunity to discuss QUESTS-MIDA. Question and Answer session will follow. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Forum in Helsinki Date: Tue 15 Dec 2009 Venue: Kanava ry., Neljäs Linja 24 A, Helsinki Details: The meeting will provide Somali diaspora in-depth information about QUESTS-MIDA and also provide the opportunity to discuss QUESTS-MIDA. Question and Answer session will follow. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Forum in Columbus OH Date: Sun 13 Dec 2009 - 2.00pm Venue: Filipinas Center, 3439 Westerville Road, Columbus, OH 43224 Details: The purpose of this information session is to disseminate information about the QUESTS-MIDA project and how Somali diaspora in the US and Canada can participate and get involved in the project. There will be a presentation on QUESTS-MIDA in the session, and thereafter a Question and Answer session will follow. |
| » | QUESTS-MIDA Information Forum in Minneapolis, MN Date: Fri 11 Dec 2009 - 5.00pm Venue: University of Minnesota, Honeywell Auditorium- L-110, Carlson School of Management, 321 Nineteenth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Details: The purpose of the information session is to disseminate information about the QUESTS-MIDA project and how Somali diaspora in the US and Canada can participate and get involved in the project. There will be a presentation on QUESTS-MIDA in the session, and thereafter a Question and Answer session will follow. |
| » | Entebbe II Somali Diaspora Conference Date: 7 – 11 Dec 2009 Venue: Mombasa Continental Resort, Mombasa, Kenya Details: The purpose of the conference is to strengthen the cohesion and action of the Somali civil society. It will bring together a wide range of leading civil society actors, including NGOs, the business sector, Diaspora and media, both from within Somalia and from the Diaspora. The conference will facilitate a space for Somali civil society and Diaspora opinion-makers where they can: (a) bring to the forefront a more unified voice of the civil society in a quest for national reconciliation in Somalia and (b) revitalize the reconciliation and nation-building roles of the Somali civil society and Diaspora. The conference will provide a neutral place for participants to reflect upon the current context, and the role of civil society. It will also facilitate different Somali sectors of the society in attendance to share their relevant information and explore ways to reconnect and network further. There was a presentation on QUESTS-MIDA and thereafter a Question and Answer session followed during the final 2 days of the conference. |
| » | 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: 15 Sep 2009 Venue: UNDP Somalia Offices Details: Launch of the QUESTS-MIDA Website. |