Thanks to all our members and supporters for making 2021 a great year for SLPA!
Look forward to accomplishing these goals together! Let's make our vision a reality!
SLPA kickstarted its advocacy campaign by targeting 280 members in 18 key states with congressmen and congresswomen on the foreign relations committees. We look forward to growing in this area, stay tuned!
SLPA members expressed to their congressmen and representatives the importance of Somaliland's presence at the US Summit for Democracy on December 9th and 10th. SLPA is committed to help in Somaliland's right to self--determination.
Will aim to host the event via Zoom or in Hargeisa Summer 2022. The focus will be on career/resume/business development.
Fun Fact: 70% of the Somaliland population is made up of youth under 35. Unemployment Rates are above 50% with a large market available for entrepreneurship.
Will aim to be the host university and provide the space to host all Somaliland Universities either via live stream or invitation to their campus for the event.
Our goal is to be inclusive and be sure to have all Somaliland Universities present across the 6 regions of Somaliland.
SLPA Members met with Foreign Minister Dr. Esa Keyd and SL Adovocate Dr. Edna Aden to discuss US-Somaliland relations and SLPA's role.
2021 SLPA Officially launched the Mentorship Program geared towards our college students in the US.
Currently have 40 SLPA members involved in the mentorship program!
"At SLPA our goal is to help move the next geneartion forward. If you're an industry professional pay it forward by being a mentor within our network. If you're a student or early-career professional come seek guidance from our fellow members by becoming a mentee. Reach one, teach one, for the betterment of our communities."
This was one of our many success stories, thanks to SLPA member Ahmed Hassan from Michigan! Let's all pay it forward.
We have ran the program over the past 6 months with a select few members upon request and seen the potential it had for our members. We have seen many mentees benefit by increased academic performance, class schedule planning, career planning, internship opportunities with Fortune 500 companies, and leads to Full-Time roles. Many of us are first-generation college students/graduates or even here as international students without much guidance in the country. At SLPA we were able to build a strong network of over 400 professionals across geographical locations, educational backgrounds, and diverse industries. By connecting the two sides of our membership base we believe this program could yield long term results for the socio-economic dynamic within our communities here in the US for generations to come. Let's all pay it forward by signing up as Mentors for our younger generation or utilize the resources and guidance of our professional network as Mentees.
We would like to thank all those who were early mentors, mentees, and supporters of this program.
Benefits of Being a Mentor:
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Sign up today via our programs tab!
Theme: Unity Through Community Building
Thank you for joining us in our two part event to commemorate Somaliland's 30th Anniversary! For those who missed it we have you covered with both events now on our Youtube Channel.
Our first event was on the night of May 18th via Instagram Live and more celebratory in nature as we brought on Hodan Abdirahman, Fathia Absie, and SLPA member as well as digital podcaster Amina Isir. The event was lead by our committee member Edil Yousuf and was a great way to bring in our 30 year milestone of peace, prosperity, and development.
SLPA is off to a strong start for the new year as our first event was a success! We wanted to share with you an innovative event SLPA held in Hargeisa, Somaliland a few weeks ago. The event was hosted and organized by SLPA committee member, Faisa Ali, who brilliantly guided the conversation for the 15 SLPA attendees. The SLPA members were from a vast variety of backgrounds, visiting Somaliland either for work, vacation, or potential relocation.
Enjoy a deep conversation we had with Ambassador Bashir Goth regarding SLPA
Enjoy a conversation led by committee members Faiza and Edil regarding SLPA
Enjoy a conversation led by SLPA member Mushtaq and special guest Amina from Somaliland-UK health community
An important discussion on youth & professional involvement in #Somaliland’s development | Find out how YOU can contribute and how WE can shape the future
Somali Development Conference '19
Check out our launch conference where we go into a deep dive about SLPA. Sign up today via our registration tab! Click here to take a brief survey on our launch.
Salaam All,
We are working hard behind the scenes for our target launch date of Q1 2019. Thank you all for being members and we look forward to working with you. As some of you may have heard, the newly appointed Foreign Minister Hon. Yasin Hagi Mohamud Hir and Presidential Economic Advisor Dr. Osman Sheikh Ahmed are in Washington DC to meet with high-ranking US government officials. The goal of their trip is to further diplomatic relations between the US and Somaliland. As part of their trip to DC, they will be meeting the Somaliland Community on Saturday night December 8th at the Waterford-Fair Oaks at 7PM. The address is 12025 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway Fair Oaks, Virginia 22033. If any one is in the area, it would be a great honor to join us at this event. There will be a Q&A session at the end for the Foreign Minister and the Presidential Economic Advisor, so please come prepared with questions! For any questions regarding the location or questions about the event please feel free to contact SLPA at 202-241-0017 or any of the contacts on the flyer attached.
Best Regards,
SLPA
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