NAYD Somalia/Somaliland

Anagoo ah dhallinyarada Somaliland, Puntland iyo Koonfurta iyo Bartamaha Soomaaliya waxaan garwaaqsannahay in aan nahay dhalinyartii maantay iyo tan mustaqbalka ummadda. Annaga oo tan maanka ku hayna, waxaan jeclaan lahayn in aan yeelano cod mideysan; hal cod oo laga wada maqlo Axdigan.

We, the youth of Somaliland, Puntland and South Central Somalia, acknowledge that we are the present and future of the nation. Bearing this in mind, we would like to have a unified voice: one voice that is heard through this Charter. We want a supportive and enabling environment, in which every young person—women and men— gains ability, authority, agency and opportunities to make effective choices, and translate these in their own lives and the lives of other people.

Visiting the Twin Cities' Somali population after meeting with President Obama, Hassan Sheik Mohamud said his country is "ready to move on." About 4,000 jubilant, flag-waving Minnesota Somalis greeted their homeland's new president Friday at the Minneapolis Convention Center, hailing his vows to bring peace, stability and opportunity to the nation after a generation of chaos.

President Barack Obama drops by a meeting with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia and Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Jan. 17, 2013. So the question is what is next? 

What concrete steps/ mechanism should we put in place to address the issues of security in local communities? SOYDEN suggest and recommend the following point to set up: Formation of Security Council of all levels- 1.        Village Security Council 2.         District security council 3.         Regional security council                                                                                                                                                              Strengthening of the above Security Council The following person should include member of Security Council 1.        Famous and popular person  in the community 2.        Religious person 3.        Elected council 4.        Youth and intellectual person 5.        Chief tribe 6.        Association like farmers association 7.        Elders w   Women g .  IDP's

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has been chosen to host the first Network of African Youth for Development (NAYD) Summit, an international summit which seeks to achieve a road-map for sustainable development in Africa by African Youth.