Abdikadir Omar

@SomOptimistic

Ready for any future engagement. Researcher, Refugees & IDPs activist, Facilitator, Strategic Planner & Adviser. Optimistic about the future of Somalia.

Nairobi Kenya
Joined August 2011
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 24

    I feel we the Community is lacking community philanthropy which actually involves working together & leveraging community  resources to better, address challenges & work with the local administrations in order to improve the quality of living prosperously in our regions.

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  2. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    Ethiopian Parliament removed from the terrorist list.

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  3. Retweeted
    Jul 5

    "Thousands of innocent lives are going to be lost, once again, if urgent action is not taken." Statement of on SW where: -750,000 lives are in danger. -320,000 displaced + dire conditions -60,000 camped at border w Jordan

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  4. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    ONLF Commander Qalbi Dhagax is given a heroes welcome as he arrives in days after being released from Ethiopian custody.

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  5. Jul 2

    As a child, Halima Aden loved to eat mud. To her young eyes, the rain transforming the dry, sandy soil of Turkana County, Kenya—home to Kakuma refugee camp, where she was born—into mud was...

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  6. Jul 2

    Special thanks to all my followers, whether new or old. Cheers!

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  7. Jul 2

    Syria cease-fire deal unravels as Trump, Putin prepare to meet via

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  8. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    My two beloved countries share July 1st as their Independence Day! 🇸🇴 🇨🇦

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  9. Retweeted
    Jul 1

    In Umukulu refugees camp in Massawa where I had useful conversation with the refugees. “We have been here for 25yrs and we need a solution “ they told me. I had discussion with Govt on the search for solutions will assist.

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  10. Jul 1

    What a celebration of the 58th anniversary of our 's independence day!

    Nearly 40,000 gather to celebrate Somali Independence Day in Minneapolis
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  11. Retweeted
    Jul 1

    Earlier i shared Somaliland Camel Corps video dated in 1943. Here is another one (Video) from Wajir town, North Estern Kenya in the year of 1960. I like sharing history to those who value and interested

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  12. Retweeted
    Jun 30

    Dare I say that the philanthropic sector is bloated with bullshit jobs? Thanks and for calling a spade a spade.

    A bullshit job is a job which is so pointless that even the people doing it secretly believe it shouldn’t exist. And there are more now than ever.
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  13. Jun 30

    What a tragedy!

    70 men, 30 women and three babies. 100 people tragically dead after a boat carrying 123 + migrants sank off the coast of . We remain deeply shocked + appalled by the continued loss of life. If this upsets you, it should.
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  14. Jun 30

    The Independence Day of Somalia is a national holiday observed annually in Somalia on July 1. The date celebrates the unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somalia) and the State of Somaliland (the former British Somaliland) on July 1, 1960.

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  15. Retweeted
    Jun 30

    First Public Hearing meeting on the Formation of Independent Anti-Corruption Commissioner organized by the relevant committee of the House of the Senate is currently underway. Tackling corruption is a landmark in the fight against corruption is Somalia.

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  16. Retweeted
    Jun 30

    I applaud the Council of Ministers for approving the establishment Bill of the National Agency for Persons with Disability. My Government will work hard to create an environment that accomodates the needs of those with disability. We value all our people equally.

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  17. Jun 29

    The root courses must be scrutinized to overcome these daily atrocities!

    It is not enough to have political agreements between States when people continue to drown in the Mediterranean. Rescue at sea, disembarkation and safe pathways must all be urgently improved so that lives can be saved.
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  18. Retweeted
    Jun 29

    Annual Consultations Rapporteur did something very difficult: summarized 3 days of conversations between 600+ people in 7 minutes!

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  19. Retweeted
    Jun 29

    mystery is now over and done. Whoever took part his detention and release history will tell.

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    Jun 29

    "Putting People First should always be the starting point of humanitarian actions."-Ignacio Packer, ED of ICVA spoke at the closing session of

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  21. Retweeted
    Jun 28

    Children shouldn’t be separated from their families, they face a higher risk of being trafficked.

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