Sasca News May 2016

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Issue no: 3 MAY 2016

OPEN ALL HOURS: NEW COMMUNITY POST OFFICE

NEW beginnings: Councillor Ali cuts the ribbon at the opening of the new Post Office on Princess Road by Mawliid

Qalib’s stint with BBC Somali service

A ‘vital’ resource for residents

MOSS Side has a new Post Office which is open seven days-a-week and which also offers late night openings.

The new Princess Road Post Office was officially openined by Moss Side Councillor Sameem Ali.

Councillor Ali said: “I am very pleased to be officially opening Princess Road Post Office and I want to congratulate postmaster Mohamed Abdi on his hard work and to formally declare the Princess Road Post Office open.

She added: “Post Offices are vital to the communities around the country and I’m sure the new home of Princess Road Post Office, with the long opening hours, will be warmly welcomed by people who live and work locally.”

The new post office is open every day

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from 9am-9pm. The opening hours have been increased by an extra 46 hours-a-week to ensure it is more convenient for people, with no more lunchtime closures and with a new service on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and Sunday.

Post Office services are now provided from a screened counter in the internet cafe. The new branch has been designed to ensure easy access and that adequate space is provided inside for customers using a wheelchair to move around the store.

There is a hearing loop at the counter for deaf and partially-hearing customers and all staff have been trained to meet Post Office professional standards for service and security.

Mr Abdi said: “I am delighted to have

the opportunity to present the new style branch and I am very pleased to be officially launching it for the community. I hope our customers like their new home for Princess Road Post Office and I’d like to thank the Councillor Ali for taking time from her busy schedule to come here today.

“I’d also like to thank the local community for their continued support and use of the branch.”

Richard Hall, Post Office public affairs manager, said: “We understand how important having a post office is to residents around Moss Side and I am confident that this new modern post office will meet the needs of the local community and secure services for the future.

“This modernisation is part of a major investment programme, the largest in the history of the post office.”

WHEN Qalib Barud held the first edition of SASCA News in his hands, he probably didn’t think it would change his life.

But that’s where he first saw the advertisement for the Manchester Metropolitan University journalism scholarship that would take him all the way to Broadcasting House in London and the BBC Somali Service.

Not only did Qalib (pictured) win the Al-Habeeb scholarship enabling him to study full-time for a Masters degree in Multimedia Journalism at MMU, he beat off 500 applicants from around the UK to win a place on a prestigious training scheme at

BBC World Service. The high point of the four-week internship was broadcasting live on the BBC Somali Service to audiences in the Horn of Africa and across the diaspora.

Qalib, 28, who lives in Hulme and has a baby daughter, said: “I wanted to make a positive contribution to the reconstruction of my home country and I thought the best way to achieve this was through fair, impartial and objective journalism.”

Details of the Al-Habeeb scholarship for September 2016 entry at www2.mmu.ac.uk/hlss/courses/scholarships/al-habeeb-scholarship

We’re here to help

THE Somali community team offers comprehensive local services for people living in Manchester and the surrounding area. This project focusses on women of all ages and especially on elderly woman who may need help in different ways.

We have a variety of programs, including:

Socialising: Life can be lonely. Therefore, it’s important that we as a community communicate among ourselves and feel that we are a community. Even if you just come in for a cup of tea or a bite of cake, we all need to share our problems, sufferings and issues so they can be discussed.

Cultural activities: As Somalis we are very traditional. A culture that we all recognise and understand gives us a sense of belonging, almost like unity. That’s why we have included some cultural activities that may bring people together.

Mental health: Some days are more depressing than others. It’s not embarrassing to admit that. Unfortunately, mental health seems to be a stigma in the Somali community and that is something we need to fix. Part of this project focusses on that issue and we have qualified individuals in the mental health sector who will rise awareness in the Somali community.

Fitness / Nutrition: Many of us wonder how to do things right when it comes to diet and fitness. We are more than happy to help and there is a team that can guide and advise you through this journey. We understand how lonely and hard it can be trying to get fit and that many people can easily lose motivation and their will power to carry on drops off. That’s why we are here to provide all the support needed.

Counselling: For those who are very private by nature, it can make them uneasy speaking about their problems in a group. Here is a way for you to feel comfortable and speak about any discomfort you may have. Sometimes all we need is someone to be there just to listen.

Time for Somali Voices to be heard in media

MEMBERS of SASCA attended a series of workshops last month to launch a new scheme called Somali Voices.

Somali Voices mentors and trains members of the Somali community in media skills to raise the profile of the community and counter any negative publicity.

Somali Voices has already been established in London and is now being rolled out to Manchester and Bristol.

Training sessions were held at Manchester Metropolitan University with professionals in the media industry offering advice and training on how to write press releases, how to pitch stories to editors and journalists, and how to get the most out of media interviews

Mohammed Wadi and Ahmed Mohamud from SASCA both took part in the workshops and found them to be very useful.

Mohammed said: “It was a very useful workshop. We got to learn some very valuable media skills, such as how to conduct a TV interview and how to write a press release. The professionals who ran the courses were very friendly and knowledgeable and made us feel very welcome.

“It’s great that a scheme like this is being launched in Manchester, especially when you think of some of the negative publicity that has surrounded the Somali community in Manchester recently.”

The project is run by The Media Trust and the Open Society Foundation. Details can be found here: www. mediatrust.org/our-projects/community-media/somali-voices

TRAINING session: the first Somali Voices workshop was held at MMU

Mental health risks for Somali women

SOMALI Women in Manchester are up to 40% more likely than men to develop mental health conditions, according to a new study by a clinical psychologist at Oxford University Somali Adult Social Care Agency is introducing new sessions on health and well-being, as well as counselling and healthy eating, for Somali women this summer.

Two Somali female doctors have volunteered to run the clinics each Monday morning at 25, Great Western Street, Moss Side.

Only 15% percent of the Somali female population in Manchester are known to have been diagnosed with depression, but according to a survey last year, more than 35% of Somali women in Manchester reported that they have suffered from mental health issues at some time in the their life.

SASCA aims to support Somali women by providing free, confidential, practical and emotional support for clients who are suffering from stress and depression.

The research, based on analysis of epidemiological studies from the UK, US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, has significant consequences for public health, according to the report author professor Abdi Mohamed.

He said: “Millions of people in the

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UK are affected by mental illness, the consequences of gender disparities are widespread. I am particularly concerned at the high levels of mental illness amongst Somali women in Manchester” Mental health campaigners said GPs needed to be aware of such disparities when deciding how to commission resources for treatment and support. For further information contact Sasca on 0161 227 7966 or email: ahemd_jama@hotmail.com

On Thursday, 5 May local elections are being held in Manchester when you can vote for your councillor in the local government. It is always important that people cast their vote to choose the leaders who should represent them in the local or central government. For details of which candidate is standing in your ward and where you go to vote, visit http://www. manchester.gov.uk/elections

Mariam is honoured for her work with asylum seekers

Show respect to your parents

By Mawliid Nuur

IN SOMALI culture, parents have special rights and are highly respected by their children, which obligates them to fulfil their religious and cultural duties.

Within Somali culture, it is believed that if a person fails to meet such obligations, they will meet divine, negative consequences.

During the olden times when the majority of the Somalis were nomads, there was a father who had a son and loved him very much.

The father cared the son very much and after years, the father grew old and became blind. Therefore, it fell upon the son to take care of his dad.

One day they went on a journey and after walking for a while, the son told the father to wait for him, and the father asked the son where they were.

The son told the father where they were, stating that they were under well-known tree. The father sadly said: “Carry on your journey, I know that you will never come back”.

The surprised son asked why, and then the father said: “This is the spot where I left my dad in a similar situation so I know this is the consequence of my action.”

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HAVE you got an event you would like reporting in Sasca News? Then we would love to hear from you. Whether it’s a community event or simply something you simply want to get off your chest, send it to us at info@ sasca.org.uk

A SOMALI woman who works with women refugees in Manchester has been named Woman of the Year in a prestigious awards ceremony.

Mariam Yusuf, who helps run a support group called Women Asylum Seeks Together (WAST), was presented with the award for her work with women who have fled violence in their own countries.

The awards are organised by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Migrants Organise and seeks to raise the profile of women refugees.

Like many other asylum seekers in the UK, Mariam says she is “stuck in limbo” unable to work or claim benefits and reliant on handouts from charities to survive.

Mariam, who is a member of minority Bajuni tribe, arrived in the UK in 2008 with no English and having been separated from her two children. She was caught up in the asylum system for six years, during which she was detained in Yarl’s Wood, and made destitute and homeless.

But despite the extreme hardship and injustice that she has suffered, Mariam learned

English, made friends, stood up for herself and went on to provide essential support to many other women in need of support.

She told Sasca News: “Most of us have been victims of detention and have been traumatised. We are campaigning for the closure of detention centres and are planning a protest with the choir at the reporting centre in Manchester. We don’t sing for entertainment but to raise awareness and campaign.

“Most of the people who come to WAST are destitute and need a place where they can feel at home. They are homeless and don’t have a place to go. They live with friends and can become vulnerable to abusive relationships.”

Mariam, 38, said that winning the award has given her “the courage and energy to go out there and do more”.

Together with her family, she fled Somalia’s civil war in 1991 and ended up in the Jomvu refugee camp in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, where she became pregnant .

Ashamed that she was having a child outside

of marriage, her family arranged for Miriam to marry an older man from the same tribe. But he was already married and Yusuf says his other wife physically and mentally abused her.

Miriam lost contact with her husband and when her brother was killed. Her father told her to flee to Europe, saying he would follow with her two children.

She has lost contact with her children but thinks they may be in Kenya.

For three years, she was homeless, living with friends in London before coming to Manchester. Here she found a place to live with other female asylum seekers through a Christian charity called the Boaz Trust which helps destitute asylum seeks.

Miriam is a vocal member of WAST and is part of the group’s choir.

WAST provides a twice-weekly drop-in center for female asylum seekers and organises awareness campaigns, including running the choir, producing plays and giving workshops in schools about the dangers of FGM.

Award: Mariam Yusuf was named woman of the year

Picture: Rifat Ahmed

Research finds carers lose out

A NEW report by SASCA outlines the problems and challenges faced by Somali carers in Manchester.

The research was conducted by Somali Adult Social Care agency with co-operation from 65 members of the local Somali community.

Speaking at the launch, the chairman of the SASCA, Mohamed Jeilani, said: “This is the first piece of research on Somali carers in Manchester, which has been undertaken by SASCA and was carried out by 12 community researchers from the Somali community who received training from Manchester Metropolitan University’s community audit and education centre.”

He said researchers had attempted to identify the kind of tasks undertaken by Somali carers, whether individuals were in receipt of a carer’s allowance, as well as the relationship between the carer and the person cared for.

by Mohamed Wadi

Mr Jeilani further emphasised the importance of such research, saying: “If we do not find out the problems that the Somalis are facing, then it will be very difficult for those willing to support them.”

The launch event was attended by dignitaries from the council, guests from non-governmental organisations and members of the Somali community.

The service Somali carers provide are varied and limited to members of the Somali community. The vast majority receive a carers’ allowance to assist in looking after an individual with substantial care needs.

It was evident that most carers had not had any support or training on things such as first aid, safer handling skills and the care system.

MMU thanked for help setting up Sasca News

As a carer is usually a spouse or other relative, the role is often seen as supporting a loved one by cooking, dispensing medicine and other responsibilities generally taken on by families. In the survey, 61% of carers said they did not find it easy to get information and assistance on benefits.

This reflects findings in the wider community where carers from a minority or immigrant community face particular difficulties in accessing and using support services, over and above those experienced by white carers.

Carers involved in the research stressed the importance of having somewhere to meet, as well as activities for those they cared for.

It was acknowledged that being a carer is stressful and impacts on an individual’s social life and physical well-being and any support in tackling this would be beneficial.

THE Somali Adult and Social Care Agency has honoured MMU journalism lecturer Dave Porter for his contribution to SASCA News.

Mr Porter has been instrumental in setting up SASCA News, a quarterly, bilingual newspaper run by SASCA.

Speaking at the ceremony held at the Phil Martins Centre in January, Mohamed Jeilani, chairman of SASCA, said: “Without you and your students in the media and journalism department of Manchester Metropolitan University, this newspaper would not have got off the ground.

“The appreciation and the debt that SASCA owes to you is ineffable and SASC will always remember what you have done for us.”

Accepting the certificate, Mr Porter said: “It is an honour and privilege for me to be awarded such a certificate and it has been my pleasure to work with and empower the Somali community.”

He added that working with SASCA had been great fun and that he had learned a lot about Somali culture by working with the SASCA News team.

SASCA chairman Mr Jeilani praised the SASCA partnership with MMU and said: “MMU and SASCA have undertaken joint projects and all these projects have been

successful and our staff and volunteers have improved their skills as the result of our partnership with MMU.”

THANKS: Dave Porter receives the award from Sasca News editor Ahmed Mohamed

Somali pupils succeed in new homework club

A HOMEWORK club for Somali children in Greater Manchester is helping hundreds of pupils succeed in their GCSEs.

The club in Bolton is run in partnership with the town’s university and was set up in response to figures showing that only 40% of children from the Horn of Africa, including Somalians, achieve A-C grades at GCSE.

The success of the club run by Bolton Solidarity Community Association has seen that figure rise to 60% in just a matter of years. The club is for young people aged between six and 16.

BSCA supports families from new and emerging communities such as Somali, Eritreans, Ethiopians and others from the

Horn of Africa. The homework club provides session that focuses on three core areas; English, Maths and Science (KS1 up to GCSE). It runs after school during the week and at weekends.

According to feedback from parents, the homework club has improved the confidence of the young people involved.

Organiser Mohamed Jama Duale said: “We have seen some of the students, who achieved brilliant GCSE grades. The homework club has improved the relations and communication between parents, schools and the homework club itself.”

For more information on the club, ring 01204 334004

RESIDENTS of Moss Side held a dinner event in support of Mahadi Sharif, the Labour candidate for the ward of Moss Side, at the Aljamhuriyah restaurant, which was attended by lots of young people.

Ali Mohamed, one of the organisers of the meeting, reminded the attendees of their civic duties to participate in the politics of the country and to contribute to the development of their communities.

Mr Ali said: “If you, the youth do not become fully engaged in the social and political activities of the country, I don’t know who else will do that for you.

“You have to be active member of our communities and the society as whole so that we can achieve our goal which is prosperous Moss Side and prosperous Britain.”

Mr Mahadi Sharif, who also spoke at the meeting, thanked the organisers and those attending the event, saying: “If I am elected I will serve for the communities of Moss Side as equal and I promise that I will work all year round and will be a voice for all Moss Side residents.”

The event ended with a lively atmosphere and some of the young people whom SASCA spoke to expressed

their delight at attending:

“It is sometimes good to remind ourselves our respon-

sibility as citizens of this country be active members of our society.”

Joy mixed with sadness on return visit to homeland

SALAH Abdisamad, who has worked with SASCA on various projects, recently returned to Somalia to help set up youth and community initiatives.

Salah, who is an associate lecturer at MMU, here recounts his experiences:

At Kismayo, a relatively peaceful town, I had mixed emotions about returning after 27 years, happy in one way and sad in another. Happy that I was able to go back to the city of my birth and visit my old neighbourhood and see some childhood friends after all this years. But also sad to see the devastating consequences the 21-year-old civil war had on the city and the people.

Somalia has just come out of a civil war that went on for more than two decades and as a result needs a huge reconstruction effort including peace and reconciliation, education, health and livelihood programmes, to mention a few - work that only developed countries and organisations with the biggest resources can tackle.

After talking to the local people and the leaders of the regional government in Somalia, some of whom are school friends of mine, I think the following programmes are the most needed:

 Poverty reduction programmes –short and long term

 Health and nutrition programmes –Immediate, medium and long term

 Education – general primary education and children with special educational need

 Livelihood programmes – long term

 Youth empowerment – including de-radicalisation programmes

 Capacity building – for the local institutions and civil society in general

 Empowering women – including campaigns to end female genital mutilation (FGM)

Even then it won’t be easy. While in Kismayo, my colleagues in Manchester and I managed to set up a football team

Still work to be done on ground to keep youths out of trouble

for the young people to start to engage them so that they don’t fall into the wrong hands.

I also managed to set up teaching volunteers, which we placed into the local schools.

While in Kismayo, I had discussions with local government leaders, some of them former schoolmates of mine who are now MPs in the Jubaland Regional Government Assembly, who said to me that they would welcome any effort from international aid and development agencies.

I also talked to Somali diaspora communities and other organisations and individuals who want to help us back on our feet and would provide whatever help they need to be able to do their job locally.

My visit to Somalia led to the Somali Community of Greater Manchester setting up HornEmpower – a Community Interest Company (CIC) in Manchester, Kenya and Somalia to help deliver some of the above programmes in Kismayo to help local communities.

We believe local communities have the power to find their own solutions for their own problems in the long-term.

In the meantime, all we have to do is make this happen for them in an environment where they can think and work freely and encourage them to strive toward that goal. Young people in Kismayo are prone to radicalisation by groups who take advantage of their plight.

Sasca’s friendship club for the elderly

SOMALI Adult Social Care Agency has received an award from the Big Lottery fund to set up for older Somali people friendship club in the community. The club will provide them with fitness sessions and one-to-one counselling, as well as providing support with physical activities to help reduce isolation for Somali elders and iunprove their health and wellbeing.

Anyone interested in joining the club should ring 0161 227 7966 or email info@sasca.org.uk

FACES of Somalia: Salah found much to celebrate on his return trip to the country

‘Get involved in the community’

Labour candidate Mahadi Sharif at the meal

SASCA Sport

A star performance from young Somali footballers

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footballers celebrate success on the pitch. The match was hosted by Sasca and the Manchester team were worthy winners

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MANCHESTER stars won 8-3 against Birmingham stars at a Football match hosted by Somali Adult Social Care Agency.

The match took place at Trafford youth centre in Manchester in March.

In an interview with SASCA News, the manager of Manchester Stars, Faarax Caddow said: “This is the second match between both teams. It’s a great opportunity for these young men to get to know each other.

“Football is a great way to keep the younger generation away from the influences of drugs and knife crime.

“I would like to thank SASCA for their hospitality and giving us the opportunity for this to happen. I would also like thank Kaysaye Maxamuud, who is the manager of the Birmingham stars.”

Manchester and Birmingham stars are a team of the average 11 players and the age range was between 19-27. Both team mangers hope they have the pleasure of playing with each other again in the near future

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Issue no: 3 MAY 2016

Boosta Cusub oo laga furay Moss Side

Sameena Ali oo furta Boostada cusub ee Moss Side

MOSS Side ayaa waxa ay yeelatay Boosta cusub taasoo furan todobaadka oo idil subaxii ilaa fiidkii. Boostadan

ayaa waxa xariga ka jaray Sameena

Ali oo ah xubin ka mid ah golaha degaanka ee Manchester lagana soo doorto xaafadan Moss Side.

Mrs Ali aya waxa ay tiri: “Aad baan ugu faraxsanahay in aan si rasmi ah u furo xarunta cusub ee boostada ee aan ugu hambalyeeyo madaxa boostada Mr Maxamed Cabdi shaqada adage ee uu qabtay, kuna dhawaaqo in boostada ay si rasmi ah u furantahy”.

Mrs Ali aya waxaa intaa ay sii raacisay in boostooyinka ay muhiim yihiin dadyoowga ku nool dalkan, waxaana hubaa in boostadan cusub ee laga furay Princess Road ee Moss Side in si aad ah ay u soo dhaweeyndoonaan dadka ku nool degaanka. Boostadan cusub ayaa waxa ay

by Mohamed Wadi

furnaan doontaa 9:00 subaxnimo ilaa 9:00 fiidnimo.

Saacadaha ay furantahay boostadan ayaa waxa ah kuwa aad u dheer si loo hubiyo in macaamiisho ay had iyo goor isticmaali karaan boostadan iyadoo furan xataa xiliyada qadada iyo maalmaha fasaxyada.

Xarunta boostadan cusub ayaa waxaa ku dhextaalaa Internet Caféga Osman Telecom. Waxaa kale oo xaruntan cusub leedahay meelo loogu talagalay dadka isticmaalaya wheelchairada.

Xarunta ayaa waxaa kaloo laga heli karaa qalab loogu talagalay dadka dhagoolayaasha, shaqaalaha ka shaqeeyana waa dad loogu tababary hoowlaha macaamiisha iyo arrimaha la xarriira.

Mr Abdi waxa uu sheegay in uu aad ugu faraxsanyahay inoow hirgeliyo xarruntan

Qalib oo lagu casuumay BBC laanta af Soomaaliga

cusub si aadana ugu shaqeeyo macaamiisha iyo dadka degaanka ahba.

“Waxaan rajeynaa in macaamiisheena ay ka heli doonaan xafiiska boostada cusub waxaanan jeclaan ahay inaan u mahadceliyo Sameena Ali oo iyadoo aad u mashquulsan hadana nagu sharaftay inay nagala soo qeeybgasho xafladan furitaanka, waxaan kalo jeclaanlahaa inaad u mahadceliyo dadka degaanka taageeradooda,” ayuu Mr Maxamed.

Richard Hall oo ah agaasimaha boostada guud ayaa waxa uu yiri: “Waanu garawsananahay sida boostada ay muhiim ugu tahay dadka degan Moss Side, waxaanan ku kalsooonahay in boostada aay buuxin doonto baahida dadka degaanka ah hoolwanaagsana ay u qabandoonto.

“Waxaanu wadnaa barnaamij lagu casriyeeyno boostooyinka wadankan, kaaso ah mashruucii ugu weeynaa ee ibid fuliyo taariiqda wadankan,” Ayuu sidaasi sii raaciyo Mr. Richard.

QAALIB Burud markii ugu horeeysay ee uu gacanta ku dhigo daabacadii ugu horeeysay ee jo SASCA News ma uusan fileyn in ay wax ka badali doonto noloshiisa. Laakiin Qalib markii xayeeysiintii lagu soo qoray joornaalka ku saabneeyd deeqda waxbarasho ee aay bixineeysay jaamacada Manchester Metropolitan Uniersity kuna saabsaneeyd Master Degriiga maadada journalismka Qalib waxa uu go’aan saday inuu dalbado. Qalib oo sawirkiiso korka kore ka muuqdo waxa uu ku guuleeystay deeqda waxbarasho (Al-Habeeb Scholarship) taasoo u sahashay in si bilaasha uu ku barto MA in Journalism, ugu danbeeyntiina BBC qeeybteeda af Soomaaliga uu tababar ku qaato

muddo 4 todobaad ah isaga si toos ah halkaa idaacada uga tabinayay. Qalib waxa uu ku noolyahay xaafada Hulme waa aabo hal carruura leh. Nasiib wanaag Qalib waxaa laga xushay 500 oo quf oo iyagana doonayay in deeqdaa waxbarasho aay ku guuleeystaan. Qalib ayaa u sheegay SASCA News in uu doonayo kaalmo wanaagsan ka geeysto dib u dhiska dalkiisa hooyo ee Soomaaliya waxana uu yiri, “ habka ugu wanaagsan ee dalkeeyga hooyo dib loogu dhisi karo waxaa weeye iyadoo loo sii marayo warbaahin ku saleeysan dhaxdhaxadnimo iyo eexla’aan.”

Hadaba aqrsitoow hadii aad daneeyneeyso Al-Habeeb Scholarship 2016 waxaad ka dalban kartaa: www2. mmu.ac.uk/hlss/courses/scholarship/ al-habeeb-scholarship.

Waxaanu diyaar u nahay inaan ku caawino

KOOXDA urrurka Somali Community ayaa dadka Soomaaliyeed eek u nool magaalada Manchester iyo nawaaxigeeda ayaa waxa aay diyaay u yihiin inay ka caawiyaan arrimo farabadan qaasatan dumarka iyo dadka da’da ah.

Urrurkani ayaa waxa uu la diyaaryahay waxyaalo badan oo isugu jira sidii ay dadku u heli lahaayeen meelo aay ku kulmaan oo lagu sheekeeysto iyo arrimaha dhaqanka la xariiraba.

Urrurkani waxaa kale oo talooyin kaa siin doonaa arrimaha dhimirka maadaama uu cudurka dhimirku aad ugu badan yahay wadanka taasoo ay ugu wacantahay dadka oo aad uga xishooda una qarsada cudurkan, hadaba aqristoow urrurkani waxa uu diyaar u yahay in uu bulshada, qaasatan umada soomaaliyeed ka caawiyo.

Urrurkan waxaa kale oo uu kaala talin doona sida jirka loo dhiso,cuntada nafaqada leh iyo waxyaalo kale oo badan ee hadaba ha moogaan.

Xafiiska SASCA

Waa Waqtigii codadka Soomaaliyeed la maqli lahaa

BISHII lasoo dhaafay ayaa xubno urrurka SASCA ayaa waxa aay ka qeeygaleen siminaaro loogu talagalay in lagu tayeeyo bulshada Soomaalida ee wadankan UK dhidibadana loogu aas aaso barnaamij loogu magic daray codadka Soomaalida (Somali Voices).

Barnaamijkan Somali Voices ayaa waxa lagu tabarayay xubno ka tirsan bulshada Soomaaliyeed iyadoo la barayay arrimo la xariira warbaahinta si looga hortago wararka aan habooneeyn ee had iyo jeer bulshada Soomaaliyeed laga qoro.

Somali Voices ayaa horay waxaa looga soo hergeliyay magaalada London hadana waxa la doonayaa in lagu baahinayaa magaalooyinka Manchester iyo Bristol. Xubnahan ayaa tababaro waxaa lagu siiyay jaamacada Manchester Metropolitan University waxaana tababaradaa bixiniyay macalimiin ku taqasusay arrimahaa. Xubnahan ayaa waxaa la baray sida loo soo saaro warmurtiyeedada (Press Release ) iyo sida looga hadlo idaacadaha iyo Tvyada.

waxa

uu qabto iyo maalmaha uu

furanyahay

SASCA waxa aay caawisaa bulshooyinka kala duwan ee ku nool magaalada Manchester waxaana xarrunteeda ku taalaa: 153B Princess Road, Moss Side,Manchester M14 4RE. Waxaana ay furantahay Isniin ilaa Khamiis, lagabilaabo 10: 00 Subaxnimo ilaa 8:00 PM.

Mohamed Wadi, Ahmed Mohamed iyo Kowsar Abdullahi oo ka socday SASCA ayaa ka mid ahaa dadkii ka qeeybqaatay siminaarkaa. Mohamed ayaa waxa uu yiri, “ waxa uu ahaa siminaar aad u wanaagsan, waxbadan oo warbaahinta la xirriirana waa ka baranay oo aay ka mid yihiin sida Tvyada looga hadlo loona soo saaro warmurtiyeeada”.

Macalimiinta ayaa aha kuwa aad ugu wanaagsanaa xirfadooda si aadna dadkii ka qeeybgalay si fiican wax u fahansiinayay. “ waa qorshe aad u wanaagsan aad u fiican in laga hirgeliyo magaalada Manchester, qaasatan waqti xaadirkan oo aad Soomaalida warar aan fiicneeyn looga qoro ayuu yiri wargeeysyada wadankan, Mr Wadi”.

Mashruucan ayaa waxaa fulinya ururrada Media Trust iyo The Open Society , waxaana faahfaahin dheeri ah laga heli karaa: www. Mediatrust.org/ our-projects/community-media/Somali voices.

Tababar lagu qabtay Jaamacada MMU

HAWEENKA Soomalida ah ee ku nool dalka UK ayaa la sheegay in ay boqolkii afartan ragga uga dhowyihiin in ay ku dhacaan xanuunada maskaxda ku dhaca. Sida lagu shaaciyey daraasad ay soosaartay xarunta cilmi-nafsiga ee jaamacada Oxford ee dalka UK.

Ururka SASCA ayaa dhawaan daahfuray xarun cusub oo loogu talo-galay inay haweenka soomaalida ah kala

shaqayso arrimaha ay ka midka yihiin; dhinacyada fayo-dhowrka iyo la talinta cuntooyinka caafimaad.

Dumar dhakhtaro soomaali ah ayaa si taba-rucnimo ah maalinta isniinta uga howlgala xarunta oo ku taal dariiqa Great western ee xaafada Moss side.

Iyadoo cilmi baadhis sannadkii hore la sameeyey lagu ogaaday in boqolkiiba sodan haweenka soomaalida ah ee ku nool magaalda Manchester ay marka qaar la dhibaatoodaan xanuuno xaga

maskaxeed ah, ayaa ururka SASCA ay ujeedadiisu tahay sidii dadka la dhiban cudurda isku buuqa iyo walbahaarka loogu fidin lahaa taageero qarsoodi iyo lacag la’aan ah.

Professor Maxamed Cabdi ayaa warbixin uu qoray ku sheegay in milyano qof oo ku nool dalka UK ayey asiibayn xanuunada maskaxdu, taas oo uu sheegay in uu aad uga warwarsanyahay heerka sareeya ee ay kaga jiraan haweenka soomalida ah ee Manchester.

Soo bax oo codee

MAALINTA khamiista ee 5ta bisha tahay ayaa waxaa ka dhacaya wadankan UK doorashadii degaanka halkaasaa lagu dooranyaa dadka galaya golaha degaanka. Waxaa muhiim ah inaad soo baxdaan oo qofwaliba codkiisa dhiibto si aan u doorano cida inoo mataleeyso golaha degaanka.Waxii faahfaahin

Waxii faahfaahina kala xiriir:www.manchester.gov.uk/ elections

Gabadh ku muteeysatay abaal marin taageerada dadka magangalyo doonka ah

Xaq-dhoorka iyo

Xuquuqda Waalidka

by Mawliid Nuur

Xuquuqda iyo xanaanaynta waalidka dhaqanka soomaalida waxa ay ku leeyihiin qiimo aad u sareeya oo cidina dafirikarin, taas oo ubadka ku waajibisay gudashada xilka culus ee guudkooda saaran, isla markaan waxaan shaki ku jirin in cidkasta oo ku guuldaraystaa ay la kulmi doonto cawaaqib-xumadeeda.

Xiligii dadka soomaalida ahi ay u badnaayeen dadka reer baadiyaha ayaa waxa jiray aabo hal wiil lahaa oo had iyo jeer u dadaali jiray daryeelka ilmihiisa. Sidii markii ay muddo u wada noolaayeen waxa dhacday in odaygii uu indho-beelo oo uu waxba arki waayo. Ka dibna wiilkii ayaa bilaabay in uu hago aabihii oo uu hadbada meesha uu rabo geeyo.

Muddo markii ay sidii ahay ayaa maalintii danba iyagoo safara wiilkii inta uu odaygii meel joojiyey ku yidhi; “ Aabo i sug waan soo noqonayaaye”

Odaygii ayaa wiilkii waydiiyey oo yidhi; “ Halkaynu joognaa”

Wiilkii ayaa u tilmaamay odaygii halka ay joogaan una sheegay inay ku sugan yihiin meel uu ku yaalo geed caan ah oo ka duwan dhirta kale ee meesha ku taal.

Odaygii ayaa wiilkii cod murugo leh kula hadlay oo ku yidhi; “ Aabo igu soo noqon maysid iska soco”

Wiilkii ayaa ku celiyey su’aal oo wadiiyey sababta uu sidaa u yidhi?

Odaygii ayaa yidhi; “ Halkani waa halkii aan aabahay oo sidan oo kale u indhala kaga tagay, markaa aabo cuqubadii aan aabahay ka galay oo igu soo noqon maysid ee iska soco.”

Ku soo dhawaada gacmo furan

MA jeclaan laheeyd in aad xayeeysiiso ganacsigaaga, alaabtaada, hoowlaha ad qabato ama maalintaada muhiimka?

Hadii ay haa tahay SASCA waxeey diyaar u tahay in ay hoowlahaa oo dhan kuu qabato kuguna qabato waliba qiimo macquul ah, fadlan la soo xiriir waaxda suuq geeynta kalana soo xiriir ciwaanada soo socdo si aad qiimaha u ogw0aado.

GABADH soomaaliyeed oo lagu magacaabo Maryam Yuusuf ayaa loo aqoonsaday haweenayda sannadka.

Maryam oo ka shaqaysa ururka haweenka magan-galyo-doonka ah oo magiciisa loo soo gaabiyo (WAST) ayaa shahaadad-sharaf lagu gudoonsiiyay taageerda ay had iyo jeer u fidiso dumarka ka soo barakay colaadaha.

Abaal-marintay oo ay soo qabanqaabisay haayada qaramada midoobay u qaabilsan arrimaha qoxootiga ayaa looga danlahaa sidii kor

loogu qaadilahaa arrimaha haweenka qaxootiga ah.

Maryam ayaa sheegtay sida haween badan oo magan-galyo-doona ka haysta qurbaha ayna dhanaba jirin maadaama ayna shaqo hayn lacag kalana loo ogalayn. Marayam oo dalka UK magan-galyo-doona ku timid sannadkii 2008 ayaa sheegtay in ka dib markii xaalado adag soo martay ay u istaagtay sidii ay u dhisilahayd aayaheed iyo luuqdeeda, isla markaan ay bilowday inay dumarka kale ka caawiso baahiyaha aasaasiga ah.

“ inteena badani waxaanu nahay dad hibanayaal ah oo soo maray xarumaha musta-

afiriska, isla markaana ay soo gaadhay dhiibaato maskaxeed. Waxaananu hadda qorshaynay inaanu samayno banana-bax lagu doonayo sidii loo xidhi lahaa xarumahaa.”

Ayey tidhi; Maryam oo u waramaysay SASCANEWS iyadoo intaa raacisay “ Inta badan dadka ururkayaga u yimaadaa waa kuwo aad u baahan, hooy lahayn oo aan haysan meel ay tagaan. Qaarkood waxay la noolyihiin saaxiibo waanay dayacan yihiin.”

Maryam ayaa tilmaamtay in shahaadad la gudoonsiiyey ay aad ugu farxsantahay isla markaana ay u tahay dhiirigalin sii dardar-galinaysa howlihii ay hore u waday

Aamina Yusuf oo la abaalmariyay

Picture: Rifat Ahmed

Xogurrurin lagu ogaaday in daryeelayaasha Soomaalida Xuquuq ka maqantahay

XAFLAD balaadhan oo ay ka soo qayb-galeen masuuliyiin iskugu jiray golaha deegaan Manchester iyo bulshada aan dowliga ahayn iyo marti-sharaf kale ayaa uu dhawaan Ururka SASCA ku soo bandhigay xog-ururin ku si qoto-dheer uga hadlaysa dhibaatooyinka iyo caqabadaha haysta daryeelayaasha (Carers) magaalada Manchester.

Cilmi-baadhistan oo si toos ah u taabanaysay arrimaha soo wajaha daryeelayaasha, ayaa waxa Xog-ururintayda ka qayb-qaatay 65 taboruce oo ka mid ah bushada soomaalida ee magaalada Manchester.

Gudoomiya SASCA, Maxamed Jaylaani oo ka hadlayey xaflad loo sameeyey daafurka xog-ururintan ayaa sheegay in aanay cilmi-baadhistan ahayn tii u horeysay ee ururkoodu sameeyo, balse ay hore u sameeyeen mid tan

by Mohamed Wadi

MMU oo looga mahadceliyay kaalintii aay ka geeysteen

SASCA News

URURKA SASCA ayaa shahaadad-sharaf gudoosiiyey mid ka mid ah macalimiinta qaybta saxaafda ee jaamacada Manchester Metropolitan.

inay tahay mid sii dhiiri-galinaysa oo aanu awoodiisa waxba kala hadhidoonin taageeradiisa wargayskan.

hiimada ay leedahay Cilmi-baadhisaha noocan oo kale ah ayaa yidhi; “ Marka hore hadii aan dhibaatada la ogaan way adagtahay in dhibaatada xal loo helo. Sidaasidarteed ayey cilmi-baadhistan muhiim u tahay.”

Maclinka oo lagu magacaabo Dave popter ayaa shaahada la gudoonsiiyey ku mutaystay sida uu uga qayb-qaatay aasaaska iyo socodsiinta howlaha sddex biloodlaha ah ee wargayska SASCANEWS.

ka horeysay oo ay ka qaybqaateen 12 xog-doone oo soomaali ah, kuwaas tababar ka helay qaybta bulshada ee jaamacada Manchester Metropolitan.

M. jaylaani oo ka hadyey mi-

Xog-ururintan ayaa soo bandhigtay cadeemo muujinaya in dadka daryeelayaasha ah intooda badani aanay helin wax tababara oo ku saabsan howlahooda, isla markaana xaanada ay u fidinayaan ehelkooda ay u arkaan arrin ku waajib ah, balse aan ay shaqo ahayn. Daryeelayaasha la waraystay ayaa boqolkiiba shan iyo lixdan 65% ka midi ay sheegeen in ay ku adtahay helitaan wararka iyo macluumaadka ku saabsan xuquuqdooda iyo howlahooda shaqo, kuwaas oo xusay siday muhiim u tahay in la helo meelo bulsho oo lagu kulmo laguna ilaaliyo fayo-dhowrka jidheed.

Mr. Dave waxa kale oo uu sheegay in intii uu la shaqaynayey SASCA ay u ahayd fursan muhiim ah oo uu wax badan kaga bartay dhaqanka dadka Soomaalida.

Gudoomiya SASCA, Maxamed Jaylaani oo ka hadlayey xaflad loo sameeyey xuska wargayskan ayaa maclin Dave ku amaanayn sida hagar la’aanta ah ee uu uga qayb qaato howlaha wargayskan. Waxaanu in marwalba SASCA ku xasuusnaandoto .

Mr. Jaylaani ayaa ka oo xusay in iyaga iyo jaamacada Manchester Metropolitan ay soo wada qabteen mashaariic badan kuwaas oo uu tilmaamay in ay dhamaantood guulaysteen.

Mr. Dave oo isna hadal kooban ka jeediyey gudoonkii shahaadadan ayaa tilamaamay sida uga faraxsanyahay abaalmarintan, isla markaana waxa uu xusay

David oo uuu Ahmed abaal marin guddoonsiiyo.

waxbarashada

DUGSIGAN oo lagu

magacaabo urrurka

midnimada ee Bolton ku

yaala ayaa waxaa laga

caawiyaa boqolaal carruur

ah oo ku nool magaaladan

Bolton, dadooduna u dhaxeeyso 6 ilaa 16 jir si ay horrumar ka sameeyaan waxbarashada xaga GCSE

ah.

Dugsigan ayaa waxa uu la shaqeeyaa jaamacada

Bolton waxaana sabab u ahaa in la aas aaso kadib markii aay soo baxday cilmi baaris sheegeeysa in 40% oo kaliya carruurta ka soo jeeda

Geeska Africa oo aay ku jiraan carruurta Soomaalida ay gaaraan heerka A ilaa C waxbarashada dugsiyada

sarre .

Dugsigan ayaa waxa ku guuleeystay sanad gudahii in kor loo qaado waxbarashada carruurta oo ay gaadho 6% kuwa helo natiijo wanaagsan.

Soomaalida Manchester oo taageertay Musharaxnimada Mahadi Shariif

Dugsigan ayaa waxaa lagu caawiyaa carruurta ka soo kala jeeda qoowmiyadaha

Soomaalida, Eritereeyaanka, Etoobiyanka iyo kuwa

kale oo ka yimid Bariga

Afrika. Iskuulkaan waxa

uu ka caawiyaa carruurta

maadooyinka kala ah

luqada Ingiriiska, Xisaabta

iyo Saayniska waxana uu

furanyahay todobaadka oo

idil. Sida laga soo xigtay

waalidiinta, iskuulkani waxa

uu kor u qaaday kalsoonida

iyo aqoonta carruurta

iskuulkan wax ka barata.

Mohamed Jama Du’ale

oo ka mid ah macalimiinta

iskuulka ayaa yiri, “ waxaanu

aragnay qaarka kamid ah

ardadeena oo keenay dhibco

aad u sareeya imtixaanada

GCSE, iksuulkan waxa kale oo u kor u qaaday isku xerka

ka dhaxeeya waalidiinta iyo macalimiinta iskuulada.”

XAFLAD casho oo aay soo qabanqaabiyeen Soomaalida magaaladan Manchester ayaa waxaa lagu qabtay maqaayada Aljamhuuriyah taasoo lagu taageerayay musharaxnimada musharaxa xisbiga Labourka Mahadi Sharif.

Xaflwwwadaas ayaa waxaa ka soo qeeybgalay dhalinyaro badan oo Soomaaliyeed, waxaana ugu horeeyn ka hadaly Cali Maxamed oo ka mid ahaa qabanqaabiyaasha kaasoo xasuusiyay dadkii ka soo qeeybgalay xaflada masuuliyada ka saaran gudashada waajibaadkooda bulshadeed iyo madiniyadeed kana qeeybqaataan siyaasada wadankan waxna ku kordhiyaan horumarka bulshadooda.

Mr Cali ayaa waxa uu yiri, “ hadii aadan adinka oo dhalinyaradii ah aadan ka qeeybqaadan hoowlaha bulshadeed iyo siyaasadeed ee wadankan ma ogi cida kale oo idiinka qeeyqaadaneeyso oo idin mataleeysa”. “ waa inaad noqotaan xubno firfircoon oo kadhax muuqda bulshadiina si loo gaaro hadafkeena ah Moss Side iyo Britian barwaaqo ah”.

Mahadi Sharif oo isna ka hadlay xaflada ayaa u mahad celiyay dadkii soo qabanqaabiyay xaflada iyo kuwii

ka soo qeeybgalayba waxaana uu yiri, “ hadii la I doorto waxaan ugu shaqeeyn doonaa bulshada reer Moss Side si isugu mid ah waxaanan balanqaadayaa in aan shaqeeyndoono xili kasta si aan ugu noqdo

cod dhamaan reer Moss Side.

Ugu dambeeyn xafladii ayaa ku soo idlaaday jawi aad u wanaagsan qaar ka mid ah dadkii ka soo qeeybgalay xaflada aya waxa aay SASCA News u sheegeen in marmar aay

wanaagsantahay in la is xasuusiyo waajibaadka nasaaran muwaadiniin ahaan oo aana noqono dad bulshada ka dhax muuqda oo kaalintooda ka soo baxa.

Salah oo dalkii ku laabtay

SALAH: “Guryo ku noqoshadeeydii Soomaaliya waxay aheeyd mid farxad iyo murugo aay labadaba hareeyeen”.

Salah Abdisamad oo mashruucyo badan kala qeeybgalay urrurka SASCA ayaa dhawaan booqasho ku tagay dalka Soomaaliya si halkaa uu uga dhiso urrur lagu caawiyo dadka dhalintyarada ah. Salah oo sidoo kale si dhaw ula shaqeeya jaamacada Manchester Metropolitan University ayaa SASCA News uga warramay waxii uu kala soo kulmay booqashadiisii magaalada xeebeedka Soomaaliyeed ee Kismayo.

“Waxa uu ahaa safar isugu jira farxad iyo murugo maadaama aan ka maqnaa magaalada Kismaayo 27 sano, marna waan faraxsanaa maadaama ay aheeyd fursad aan dib ugu laabanayo magaaladii aan ku dhashay oo aan mudo dheerka maqnaa, marna waxa ay ii aheeyd murugo maadaama magaalada uu burbur xoogan u geeystay dagaalada sokeeye ee aay magaalada soo martay” Sidaa waxa yiri Saalax.

Mr. Saalax ayaa waxa uu sidoo kale uu sheegay in Soomaaliya ay tahay dal hada kasoo baxayo dagaal sokeeye oo mudo dheer qaatay wax kastana ay burbureen oo aay tahay in dib loo soo uskumo.

Mr. Saalax ayaa waxa uu ku waramay in ka dib markii uu kuur galay xaaladaha ka jira magaalada iyo markii uu xog wareeystay dadka degaanka ah aay u soo baxday in loo baahan yahay in wax weeyn laga qabto, arrimaha caafimaadka, waxbarashada, dhalinyarada iyo kor u qaadida garaadka dadka si burburkii dalka soo maray looga kabsado.

Intii uu joogay Kismaayo ayaa waxaa

Mr. Saalax waxaa uu suurtagashay inay hirgeliyaan asiga iyo saaxiibadiisa ku nool magaalada Manchester koox kubada cagta ah si dhalinyarada loogu mashquuliyo cayaaraha lagana badbaadiyo in si qaldan

loo adeegsado. Mr Saalax aya waxa kale oo uu magaalada Kismayo ka abaabulay macalimiin si mutadawacnimo uga hoowgala magaalada Kismaayo.

Waxaa kale oo buuqashafii Saalax uu ku tagay magaalada Kismayo u ahayd fursad ay ku wareystaan asxaabtiisi hore oo hada ku jira maamulka ka dhisan

Jubbaland kuwaaso ku booriyay in dadka qurbajoogta ahi looga baahanyahay in dalka dib u dhiskiisa gacan ka geeystaan una sheegay Saalax in ay soo dhaweeynayaan oo kale kaalmada ka imaaneeysa deeq bixiyayaasha caalamiga ah.

Booqashadii Saalax iyo waxii uu kala soo kulmay Kismaayo waxa aay ku dhiiri gelisay dadka goboladda ka soo jeeda in ay sameeyaan urrur lagu magacaabo HornEmpower kaas oo ay taageerayaan dadyoow badan oo Soomaali ah oo ku kala nool Ingiriiska, Kenya iyo Soomaaliya si dadka iyo dalka Soomaaliyeed loo hormariyo. Waxaa haboon ayuu yiri Saalax in dadka la caawiyo inta ay si buuxda uga soo kabanayaan oo aay lugahooda si buuxda ugu istaagayaan.

Naadiga Saaxiibada

URRURKA SASCA waxa uu waayeelka Soomaalida ah ee Manchester u aas

aasay naadiga asxaabta, halkaas oo aay ka

heli doonaan talooyin

caafimaad oo qof qof ah iyo jimicsiyo jidheed. Si loo yareeyo kalinimada

ama cidlanimada, isla

markaana kor loogu

qaado fayo-qabka dadka

waayeelka ah.

Kala xirriir: 01612277966

ama info@sasca.org.uk

Casha sharaftii loo sameeyay Mahadi Shariif

SASCA Sport

Cayaaryahanda dada yar oo xirfad la soo baxay

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Sawirada dhalinyarada mustaqbalka

by Farah Addo

URURKA SASCA qaybtiisa isbooriga ayaa casuumad ciyaareed oo is dhexgala u fidiyey ciyaartowga magaalooyinka Manchester iyo Birmingham ee dalkan ingiriiska.

Ciyaaratan oo ay iskaga horyimaadeen kooxaha dhalinyarada ee Manchester stars iyo Birmingham stars ayaa ujeedadeedu ahayd sidii caruurta soomaaliada ah ee ku nool dalkan ingriiska ay u dhexmarilahayd isbarasho.

Ciyaartan oo ka dhacday garoonka lagu magacaabo Traford Youth Centre isla markaana ay ka qayb-galeen dhalinyarada dadoodu u dhexayso 19-27 sanno ayaa 8 gool ay guushii ku raacday kooxda Manchester stars halka Birmingham stars ay ka keensatay 3 gool.

Tababaraha kooxda Manchester Stars Mr Faarax Caddow oo u waramayey Sasca-news ayaa sheegay in ciyaartani ay dabo socotay kulan hore oo ay labadda kooxood ku dhexmaray magaalada Birmingham.

“ Ujeedada ciyaarahani waa sidii ay dhalinyaradu ay u helilahaayeen fursad ay isku bartaan oo ay isku dhex-galaan, isla markaana loogala dagaalamo balwadaha iyo waxkasta oo hakinaya horumarkood.” Ayuu yidhi ; Faarax caddow isgoo intaa ku daray “ waxaan aad ugu mahad-naqayaa uruka Sasca ee suurto-galiyey kulankan oo aan leeyahay halkaa ka sii wada.”