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GCRF Protracted Displacement project

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DiSoCo is a GCRF Protracted Displacement project that aims to help Somali and Congolese displaced people to access appropriate healthcare for chronic mental health conditions associated with protracted displacement, conflict, and sexual and gender-based violence.  DiSoCo is a multi-sited project focusing on Somali and Congolese Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Somalia and Eastern DRC respectively, and Somali and Congolese refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya and South Africa.  The DiSoCo team brings together researchers and practitioners from international development, migration studies, gender studies, medical anthropology, public health and health policy, and medical sciences to undertake interdisciplinary empirical research in these protracted displacement contexts. Specialists at Panzi Foundation (DRC), ARQ International (Netherlands), and Queen Margaret University (UK) support teams of researchers based at: Read more about the project

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Community Survey and Mapping for District Disaster Risk Management

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Through the supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Somalia, the Somalia Institute for Development and Research Analysis (SIDRA) was awarded a consultancy service by the Puntland Ministry of Interior, Federalism and Democratization (MoIFD) to conduct a study entitled “Community Survey and Mapping for District Disaster Risk Management”. The goal of this study was to provide data, information and analysis to help understand the current disaster management system in the nine districts studied. Based on the study ToR, the assessment covered six areas: Community vulnerability to disasters; Community disaster preparedness; Disaster management capacity; Key disaster prevention, response and recovery actions and priority interventions; Disaster risk management planning and Disaster information and monitoring and evaluation systems.

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Research in Somalia: opportunities for cooperation

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Research cooperation between Somalia and Sweden began in 1982, but was interrupted in the early 1990s due to the civil war. As Somalia gradually starts the process of institution- building and shifting towards a federal system, the Swedish government is considering whether and in what form to re-establish its support for domestic research capabilities. The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency commissioned a team from the Overseas Development Institute and the Somali Institute for Development Research and Analysis (SIDRA) to conduct a feasibility study for research cooperation in Somalia. The study, which took place between March and October 2019, was organised around three guiding questions: What are the key enabling factors for and barriers to research performance and academic freedom at universities in Somalia today? What are the current ongoing initiatives termed, defined or categorised as ‘research’ support or cooperation to  and in Somalia? What are the different opportunities and modalities for support to and organisation of research cooperation in Somalia?

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The Benefits and Burden of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in East Africa

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China’s trade and economic relationship with East Africa countries brought in much needed aid and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in infrastructure projects which would otherwise be too costly for these developing countries, and contributed to construction and development boom. It has made possible for some countries in the sub-region to grow their internal consumer market, generate some new opportunities for jobs and economic growth. Somalia could benefit from China’s FDI in infrastructure projects such as the rehabilitation and expansion of airports, ports and roads but should negotiate formal, transparent, mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation agreement with China.

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A Call for Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Somalia

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Somali women have always played an integral part in the economic and trade development of the country. Following the collapse of the central state, the majority of women became the breadwinners for their families through business. The Somali Federal Government must ensure the enforcement of laws and policies enabling women’s equal participation in the economy and the business development of the country through the establishment of an inter-agency platform for inclusive business in Somalia.

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Promoting Citizen Engagement Through Decentralized Local Governance: The Potential for Grassroots Democracy in Puntland

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The key elements of effective citizen engagement are civic education, institutional capacity, enabling environment and agreed framework for dialogue and a link – whether it is an established institution or some other form of formal liaison between the citizens and their local government. SIDRA conducted this study to seek understanding of the level of citizen engagement in Puntland local governance and the intertwined role and effects of decentralization, democratization and citizen engagement.

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Youth Radicalization in Somalia

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Radicalisation is undermining Somalia’s peace, stability and development prospects. Religious extremism in the country has also become a security concern for the region and the world. Young, uneducated Somalis and their well-educated diaspora peers who grew up in affluence in the West have become foot soldiers and suicide bombers for Somalia’s extremist insurgency Al- Shabaab. This paper is informed by qualitative research in the form of interviews with key informants. In addition, desk research was conducted to complement the primary sources. In each of the seven major Somali cities, 10 key informant interviews and a single focus group discussion were conducted, producing a total data set comprising 70 individual interviews and seven focus group discussions. All respondents were asked to discuss the root causes of youth radicalisation in Somalia and suggest potential solutions.

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Breaking the Impasse: Effective Electoral Model for Somalia Elections 2020-21

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Somalia is slowly emerging from decades of state failure, fragility and protracted fight against the insurgency Islamist Alshabaab. A fixed term parliament, a flourishing tradition of indirect elections and peaceful transfer of power in every four years have prevailed in the country for the last 15 years. Despite the successive peaceful change of governments, progress towards institutionalising this emerging democracy and establishing viable electoral system has been very slow mainly due to lack of political commitment and agreement between the factious political leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Federal Member States (FMS) compounded by security, institutional and technical constraints.

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