| Reflections from the Somali Conference | | Print | |
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The First Somali Conference in Melbourne was held at Melbourne University on the 26th of Sept. 2009. This conference was sponsored by Bakaal World wide money transfer and Melbourne University's National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies. Below is the flyer and the programme of the conference.
10:00 - 11:00 HE Ambassador Mohamud Olow Barow, Jakarta, Indonesia.
An overview of the current situation of Somalia; Challenges and opportunities.
11:00 – 11:30 Coffe Break
11:30 – 12:00 Mr Abdullahi Ahmed Abdulle, Director CRD, Mogadishu, Somalia
“Recent development in Somalia from global perspective”
12:00 – 12:30 Mr Mohamed A. Baarud, The NSW Service for the Treatment and
Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors - Impact of Trauma on Somalia as a Nation
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30 Mr Hamid Ibrahim, CEO, Bakaal Inc. The role of education in rebuilding Somalia’
14:30 – 15:00 Mr Yusuf Sheikh Omar, PhD Candidate, La Trobe Refugee Research
Centre, La Trobe University. “Cultural Negotiation and Somali Youth Perspectives: A comparative Study of young men in Melbourne, Australia and Minneapolis, USA”
15:00 – 15:30 Mr Ahmed A Mohamed and Mr Rhys Thompson The Somali Remittance Businesses in Australia; The Australian regulatory system and compliance issues.
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break – Announcing the winners of the writing competition
16:00 – 16:50 Panel Discussion on the way Forawrd. Somalia, Where to from Here?
16:50 - 17:00 Closing remarks.
The Keynote speech of the Conference was delivered by HE Ambassador Mahomoud Olow Barrow who is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Other speakers at the conference were Hamid Ibrahim, CEO of Bakaal Inc. who provided a detailed coverage of the role of education in rebuilding Somalia.
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