zondag 21 november 2010
Great history lesson in Borama
maandag 15 november 2010
boundaries needed for great entrepreneurial spirit
Entrepreneurship is a good thing, but there is so much in Somaliland left to the financial market. This happens to a large extent out of necessity. How much more can unrecognised state do so with little development aid?
I have no personal problem with people working hard and earning good money, but it just doesn't seem right and overly expensive, to ask for $ 10 per trip, when you can rent the same vehicle for $50 a day.
It saddens me to see how such practices discourage people to work in the public sector!
zondag 14 november 2010
Veel veranderd, maar toch vertrouwd
A lot has changed in our (short) absence, there are so many new buildings, I’m revisiting my homeland this year, to continue work on the photo book of Somaliland and to start a tiny project in Maid. The photo book will be released around May 18, 2011, the 20th anniversary of Somaliland. I’m in the company of photographer and friend, Chantal Heijnen, just like last year.
It was nice to land in Berbera, for a change, up till now I always landed in Hargeisa. Lucky for us we were in the same plane as Mohamed Yunis Awale, Somaliland’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is familiar with the activities of SDS and was one of the participants in the debate on Somalila & Somaliland, That was organized by Lux Global in collaboration with SDO. He was so kind to arrange a comfortable ride for us from Berbera airport to the Ambassador Hotel in Hargeisa.
A lot has changed in our (short) absence, there are so many new buildings, downtown Hargeisa and elsewhere. The reception was amazing, it’s like we’ve never been away.
Visiting Somaliland outside the summer is very nice: great weather, not too warm, less crowded and cheaper! Hargeisa and elsewhere. The reception was amazing, it’s like we’ve never been away.
Visiting Somaliland outside the summer is very nice: great weather, not too warm, less crowded and cheaper!