Somalia

GAP SOMALIA

Country Representative.:

Mohamed Sheikh Ali.

gapsomalia@hotmail.com.

GAP Somalia is a national peace initiatives established by Friends of the United Nations which Central Headquarters is in United States of America, GAP meaning Group of Action For Peace. It is part of the Global peace campaign “Rescuing Human Dignity.

It was formed in October 2004

GAP Somalia is among several initiatives of Group of action for peace in the world that collaborates in the global peace campaigns with the help of Friends of United Nations.

Vision.

To eradicate culture of Impunity and rescue Human Dignity.

Mission.

To create awareness programs and support global peace campaigns.

Teach Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other UN-standards and conventions.

Support Friends of United Nations in its mission to encourage individuals to learn about the U.N.'s efforts and be inspired to help the U.N.'s goals.

Involve every person in peace initiatives.

Objectives.

Establish local collaborations and create right based approach initiatives on peace.

Organize communities, prominent individuals, businesspersons and local authorities for cocktails/meetings/forums to discuss the importance of peace and contribute to the global campaign to rescue human dignity.

Create training sessions for the local people to learn about Peace building, UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) and UN efforts and Goals, with special emphasis at this moment in the MILENIUM GOALS.

Key programs.

Peace initiative.

Human rights.

Democracy.

Implementing strategies.

Trainings.

Awareness.

Mobilizations.

Media.

FGD(focus on ground discussions)

Forums.

Cocktails.

Visits.

Meetings.

10. Advocacy.

11. Websites.

Past and present collaborations.

GAP Somalia has collaborations with National NGOs in Somalia and Friends of United Nations.

For more information about Gap Somalia you can ask our friends:

Alicia Quaini

International Day of Peace Planner

World Wide Special Representative

10630 SW 99 terrace,

Miami, FL 33176 USA.

(305) 270 7817 www.FOTUN.org e-mail: UNrights@aol.com

Abukar Sheikh Yusuf-

Isha human Rights – Chairperson.

ishahrsomalia@yahoo.com.

Rabao Sheikh Nurow.

Bay women Development Network.

haweennet@yahoo.com

Organizational Policy and strategic documents.

Policy and strategic documents are Guideline for administration and programming, Strategic planning for 2006-7 and Finance policy document.

GAP Somalia will have fundraising strategy and ways of communicating to local and international donors.

SOMALIA Report on peace day.2005

Overview.

21st September, International peace day is a global peace day celebrated all over the world; Baidoa is one of the areas that had an opportunity to celebrate the day.

The celebration of the peace day was jointly prepared, arranged and implemented by GAP Somalia, Bay women Net work and Civil society forum.

The international peace day preparation started 10th September 2005, it started by consulting all the stakeholders in the region especially Women, youth, Elders and Religious leaders.

It was a brief consultation made all over; mainly this was how to carry the peace day ceremony and peace match in the region.

In our schedule we have planned to start direct involvement with our stake holders as from 17th Sept 2005, to clearly identify good strategies and ways of jointly celebrating the peace day.

Our target audience.

Peace working groups.

Youth.

Women.

Elders.

Militia officers.

Local authorities.

School children.

Business groups.

Former Government officers.

10.

Sports groups.

11. Networks.

Ceremony and its speeches.

The arrangement of the ceremony was identified two committees an arrangement and refreshment committee to facilitate the festivals.

The festival started as follows:-

It started eight in the morning of 21st September 2005, all those who were invited come and the ceremony begun and it was attended by 300 participants of different parts of the community including NGOs, C.B. Os and Local Authority.

Hassan Adan Mohamed from Isha human rights was coordinating the program and started program by Opening with Koran.

The occasion officially opened by Nurudiin representing international agencies and in his speech he focused the importance of peace and explained that its global festival in the world to mark such a day and he thanked the organizers of the workshop and those who participated.

Bay Child protection Network:-Ibrahim Ahmed Shegow

The chair person of CPN in Baidoa also addressed the need for peace and our role as communities, he added that children are vulnerable to the problems and we must contribute to any peace processes.

Bay women network.

Hawa Hussein adan. - She welcomed the participants and explained the importance of the day “Women are the most vulnerable of conflicts”. And then thanked to the organizers of this occasion and participants.

Community care center.

Chairperson of CCC Mr. Mohamed Abdi Mayow briefly explained the importance of the day and he said it’s important that well all engage our self to promote peace and plan on how we can co-operate to form our regional autonomy so that we can cope up with the on going Somali politics and save our people from sufferings.

Isha human rights organization.

Alin hilowle Hassan spoke on the conflict that has ravaged all the communities in bay region of Somalia socio-politically and economically, he also explained that during conflicts grave human rights violations happens and mass displacements and therefore he urged and requested the participants of the ceremony to stand for peace and help innocent civilians to be saved.

Elders-Abdullahi sheikh Hamud. “Today is the world Peace day” and then he said if all of us here are true of what we are doing and we stand for a change we can do, please fear GOD and let us forgive each other and force our people to negotiate and build trust among ourselves.

Religious leader

Sheikh Hassan Doyow. Addressed about Islam and the importance of Peace explained how Allah has emphasized in his Koran and in the prophets sayings, he gradually requested all the people living in the region to solve disputes and be the parents of peace.

Poets.

Mohamed Hassan Osman (Aanjeex) and Isaack abgaalow. Addressed about the importance of peace.

Bay haw Band

After the conclusion of the speeches of participants, Bay haw Band performed a drama concerning Peace, and sung songs about the importance of peace.

Strategies Used in celebrating the day.

Consultation meetings.

Drama Shows.

Media coverage.

Speeches in the ceremony.

Slogans.

Message development.

Dissemination Peace declarations.

Dissemination of Kofi Annans Speeches.

Audio visual.

10.

Peace matches.

11.

Poetries.

12.

Religious lectures.

13.

Minute of Silence.

Weakness and challenges.

Communities not very much familiar with the peace day and needs more orientation.

Achievements.

Successful Celebration of the peace day.

II.

Mass participations.

III.

Integrations among the community.

IV.

Vibrant civil society oriented.

Successful peace matching.

Baaq Nabadeed

Baydhabo soomaaliya.

Ayadoo ay maantu tahay maalinta nabada aduunka ee ku began 21 September 2005, Lagana xusayo dhammaan daafaha aduunka oo dhan loona aqoonsaday in ay noqoto maalinta nahbada aduunka Sanadkasta 21September in laxuso ayaa anagoo kafaideysaneeyno munaasabadaan nabada laguxusaayo ayaan waxaan baaq nabadeed ujeedinneynaa dhammaan umada somaaliyeed meel kastoo ay jooganba,gaar ahaan kuwa kudhaqan gobolada Bay,Bakool iyo Gedo iyadoo ay geysteen dagaallada xadgudubyo

Isugu jira Dil,kufsi,dhawaco,jirdil iyo barakac, bulshaduna ay laildarantahay tacadiyadaan aan joogsiga laheen oo lagula kaco shacabka aan waxba galabsan.

Haddaba Anagoo kala aha hayadaha aan dowliga aheyn oo isku baheeystay xusida muunaasaba daan ayaan waxaan soo jeedineynaa:-

In la taageero dadaallada nabadeeynta isla markaana loo istaago sidii loo dhameystri lahaa nabadeynta.

In laga hortago falkasta oo dhalin kara iska horimaad.

In si wada jir ah looguguntado sida loo joojin lahaa dadaalada soo noqo noqda.

In lacanbaareyo ruux kasatoo loo arka in uu bulshada dhexdeeda ku abaabula dagaal sokeeyo danbe.

In la dhowro nabada iyo xuquuqda aadanaha.

Mahadsaniidiin

1: Gap Somalia.

2: Bay Women Development Network.

3: Civil society forum.

21st September r 2005

Peace Declaration.

Banda, Somalia.

21st Sept 2005 is an international peace day and it is celebrated all over the world, this a day recognized by the UN to be an international day mark for peace.

While benefiting from this good opportunity we declare and call for all the Somalis especially Bay, Bakool And Gedo Regions to negotiate, reconcile and solve their internal disputes since the conflicts has resulted to mass human rights violations like displacements, killings, rape and torture and arson of houses and burning ground stores.

Therefore, the organizations who jointly implement this festival here by suggest/Recommend the following:-

To support the peace processes and stand for the accomplishments.

To seize or stop any thing that can lead to conflicts.

To jointly defend and stop the base less conflicts which always the communities suffer.

To condemn and criticize any person found as a conflict promoter.

10. To promote and protect peace and human rights.

Best regards.

1: Gap Somalia.

2: Bay Women Development Network.

3: Civil society forum.