Somali Disability Network

This platform was initiated by the @AbeerFoundation to connect Somalis with disabilities from around the world. #Disability Rights are Human Rights.

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Today @MwomenHRD & @unicefsomalia handed over an electric wheelchair and educational support for disabled youth Liban Mohamed. We are happy to be part of this great story with our friends @SWDC_ORG Together we can do amazing things @HassanCawed @AwadMusti @HXabsade @ASSIYYA ♿ 🎉

[Hassan Awad @HassanCawed]

Happening now Disability Awareness Day #DAD hosted by @ElmanPeaceHRC together with @AbeerFoundation supported by @unicefsomalia @SomtelSomalia2 @AstaanSports @DahabshiilGroup

[Abikar Hussein Bashir @abikarsalba]

It is my pleasure to be brief about children with disabilities situations in #Somalia at the Disability Awareness Day "KIDS FUN DAY" #DAD hosted by @ElmanPeaceHRC and @AbeerFoundation in Mogadishu.

#disabilityinclusion #DisabilityRights

@IlwadElman @Imaan_Elman @HassanCawed

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

The main messages to come out of our group discussion yesterday is that significant efforts should be made to remove all barriers to the provision of accessible public education for children with disabilities in Somalia. Amina Mohamed, Chair, SAFDI @unicefsomalia @ElmanPeaceHRC

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Mustafa Hassan Awad, Board Chair, Abeer Foundation on why it is important to create disability awareness #InternationalWeekOfDeafPeople

[Abikar Hussein Bashir @abikarsalba]

It is our responsibility in ensuring that people with #disabilities have #access to the same #rights and #opportunities as everybody else. #InternationalWeekOfDeafPeople @moechesomalia @adrasomalia @dafsomalia @_sabul @ahmedvision1 @Ayanmohamoud44 @laura_jepson

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Did you know that the Quran is often the first formal learning experience that children with disabilities get in Somali? Happy #InternationalWeekOfDeafPeople
and huge thanks to @LaunchGood and @arblauvelt for this amazing post and gesture, this is what inclusivity looks like 🙌

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Why is it important to organize activities for children with disabilities? Liban says, fun & sports help people relax & be happy, and takes away stress & anxiety. This program has special importance for disabled children like myself; coz we don't often get these opportunities.

[Hassan Awad @HassanCawed]

Peace and harmony can remove human suffering and I pray for a world free of conflict and violence for generations to come #WorldPeaceDay2021

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Happy #WorldPeaceDay2021 from the Abeer team. Conflict is the main cause of violence leading to injury & disability in Somalia. Peace requires active & conscious effort. We know, that not everything that is lost during a conflict, can be regained. 📸 Abeer and Mustafa Hassan Awad

[SNTV News @sntvnews1]

The new Premier Bank branch in Mogadishu’s Airport has wheelchair ramp. Abeer Foundation, an organisation working to empower children with disabilities in Somalia described this step a great example of what inclusion looks like for people with #disabilities.
@AbeerFoundation

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Check out @premierbankSO new Mogadishu Airport branch complete with a wheelchair ramp. Here is a great example of what inclusion looks like for people with #disabilities. The #Somalia business community is leading the way in #accessibility #disability_is__not_inability

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Amazing day at the Mogadishu deaf youth football league finals. It was a very close game, won by Shirkole in penalties 🏆🎊🏟️🇸🇴 huge thanks to the @AstaanSports @astaan_tv for their long and unwaivering support #Disability_is_not_inability

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Deaf football finals: Shirkole vs Sanca this afternoon at Macquul stadium in Mogadishu sponsored by @AstaanSports @astaan_tv 🙌🏆🏅🏟️

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Joined the deaf youth football tournament in Mogadishu, sponsored by @AstaanSports @astaan_tv who've been supporting deaf sports since 2012 👏🏾 🎉. Inter-district finals happening this Friday at Macqul Stadium at 4 p.m. Join us and let's get more local businesses involved ⚽🥅🇸🇴

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Great article, facts:
*Approx 85% of 16 million pop already using mobile money
*Somalia is a youthful county with approx 75% pop under 35 yrs
*We have a high business acumen
*Low internet rate 🌍
With the right support, disabled youth can thrive here @aosman66 @Hormuud 🇸🇴♿

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Children with disabilities could benefit greatly from such a program. We know their school enrollment is low & usually late in the child's development. We would like to see more programs like this accessible to children with disabilities. @USAIDBarAmaBaro great initiative 🙌🦸🏾‍♀️♿

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

Somalis proverb: A single finger cannot wash a face. @SC_Somalia doing their part in advocating for children's rights @Ayanmohamoud44 @ahmedvision1 @MwomenHRD 🙌♿🇸🇴

[Abeer Foundation @AbeerFoundation]

We need to consider the impact of #Covid19 on the well-being of children & youth with disabilities in Somalia. They face health risks, disruption and further marginalization amid the crisis. Access to healthcare and education remains a challenge but is the only way forward.