Keeping a tradition alive against all odds

October, Kiin Hasan Fakat, Reporter, Bilan Media When Somalia collapsed after the onset of civil conflict…

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Fistula

Fatima Ali Hussein was in labour for almost a week before she gave birth to her…

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Making learning fun

August 7, 2023, Hinda Abdi Mohamoud, Deputy Editor, Bilan Media A small revolution in early years…

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No Going Back

A US-based rights group is calling for a fundamental change in approach to Somalia due to…

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All-girls school breaks period taboos

After 30 minutes of breaktime, all the students return to their classrooms feeling happy and energetic.…

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The Youth Gangs of Mogadishu

During the past year, criminal gangs, known as Ciyaal Weero, have been strengthening their hold over…

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Somalia’s first all-women media team hits first-year anniversary

11th April, Mogadishu – Somalia’s groundbreaking all-women media team, Bilan, today celebrates a year of smashing…

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Glimmers of hope for girls’ education

In Somalia, only about 25 percent of girls go to formal primary school which is one…

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The perils of FGM

When Jubaland’s minister for women and human rights, Adar Jurati, heard that a girl had been…

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Climate change does not only affect Somalia’s nomads and farmers

Activists, researchers and journalists often focus on how climate change has affected the lives of nomads…

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One brave woman’s mission to care for HIV/ AIDS patients

Asha Dhodan has taken on a role that most Somalis would shy away from. She cares…

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Special Bilan Media series on the United Nations’ efforts to improve local governance across Somalia 

Effective local governance is an essential part of rebuilding Somalia’s physical infrastructure and social mechanisms, much…

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