Dear GKD List Members, I would like take this opportunity to gather resources and information on how to help the first maternity hospital in Somaliland. This hospital is a non profit hospital and would serve the children of Somaliland who have no other maternity facilities available whatsoever in the country.
I appeal to anyone who can help us with this project to contact us. As part of Somaliland Forum ICT task group we are trying to research on how to help with expertise and resources to help this hospital take advantage of the ICT resources available world wide. Gogosurfer.com has kindly came forward to help us with volunteers to train the staff and students. Also to host the project on their website and help us with any resources they can offer. The hospital has no IT facilities whatsover apart from using old recycled computers not networked though. Due to the cost of the internet usage it is not possible for the staff to use it on a daily basis. Also the staff and trainee students have minimum or no IT skills. Al Arthur, the director of gogosurfer.com, has kindly come forward to help Somaliland bridge the digital divide by providing Edna Maternity Hospital and Hargeisa University with resources and skills. We are very grateful for their assistance and surely it will go a long way. The hospital has a library, training and research facilities with no IT facilities. This is an area that can be expanded to include IT facilities. We appeal to the International Community and organisations to assist us in helping Edna Maternity Hospital with the resources it needs. Any ideas and assistance is greatly appreciated. The hospital is run mostly by women who desperately need training in IT as well as resources for education. Gender education is important if this hospital is to succeed in its mission. Please visit the following urls for more information about the hospital: Hospital Documents: http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/ednahospital/Hospital_Document.html Hospital Appeal: http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/ednahospital/hosp_appel.html Another url about the overall situation in Somaliland: Welcome Home to Nothing: Refugees Repatriate to a Forgotten Somaliland http://www.refugees.org/pub/somaliland.cfm Jamhuriya Newspaper selects Somaliland Forum as the 'Organization of the Year' and Ms. Edna Aden Dhakhtar as 'the Woman of the Year'! http://www.somalilandnews.com/Edna1.html Somalilanders are known through history for their poetic expressions: A poem: Published on The Somaliland Times Issue 7, February 23, 2002 Sweet Child At A Crossroad http://www.somalilandforum.com/Sweet-Child-Poem.htm Map of Somaliland: http://www.iandrinstitute.org/international/slmap.pdf Somaliland is restarting its history after 40 years and hopefully the International community will open their hearts to help Somaliland organisations who are doing their best in rebuilding the country. Thanks for your assistance. Mrs. Lulu Todd Somaliland Forum ICT Task Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.somalilandforum.com http://www.tawakal.co.uk ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, an NGO that is a GKP member*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
