Between 2019-2023 I led the Media and Communications efforts of IOM in Somalia - the UN Migration agency.

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Deadliest migratory corridor in Africa

The Eastern Route

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Drought in Somalia

  • Unforgiving Drought Displaced Thousands in Somalia

  • Intensifying Drought Threatens to Displace Over 1 Million People in Somalia by June

  • ‘You can find dead animals everywhere’: Somali Communities Face Worst Drought in Decades

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A girl in Mark. Photo: Rikka Tupaz

A girl in Mark. Photo: Rikka Tupaz

 

Somali Women Reconnect After Decades of Conflict

The prolonged violence in Somalia has torn apart communities that used to live peacefully. IOM facilitates community reconciliation activities among women to foster social cohesion.


Women in Kabasa, Dollow Photo: Foresight

 

Somali Women Play Greater Role, Thanks to Sport Initiative 

The Women Participation Project, led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), aims to positively change the role of women and girls in areas of displacement, by empowering them to play a more active, decision-making role in the site – to ensure their voices are heard and their needs are reflected in projects.


Dr Ubah in Banadir Hospital. Photo: Spotlight

Dr Ubah in Banadir Hospital. Photo: Spotlight

 

How One Diaspora Pediatrician is Trying to Reduce Neonatal Deaths in Somalia

Dr Ubah left Somalia in 1991 due to the civil war and lived in Italy for the last 29 years where she studied medicine. Now she is back in Mogadishu to help rebuild her country.

Graphics

 

IOM Somalia Annual Reports

Layout, infographics, text (2020, 2021, 2022)

Poetry booklet

Layout, illustrations

Brochures and booklets

Layout, infographics

 
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