{"id":2600,"date":"2019-03-27T21:59:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T21:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=2600"},"modified":"2019-03-30T08:20:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T08:20:03","slug":"from-idps-to-electricians-youth-in-galkayo-now-earn-a-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2019\/03\/27\/from-idps-to-electricians-youth-in-galkayo-now-earn-a-living\/","title":{"rendered":"From IDPs to electricians … youth in Galkayo now earn a living"},"content":{"rendered":"

GALKAYO (SoOHA) –<\/strong> Three months ago, Mukhtar Qassim Ali moved his family out of a squalid IDP camp on the outskirts of Galkayo to a decent rented house that he can afford now that he is working as an electrician.<\/p>\n

Mukhtar, 27, was among 25 young people trained over a six-month period in electrical engineering. Having survived for three years on hand outs in the IDP camp, having a skill has changed his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up in rural area before we arrived in Galkayo and did not attend school. \u00a0After moving to the urban area I was privileged to attend this training and gained vocational skills which have given me a lifeline,\u201d Mukhtar said.<\/p>\n

Mukhtar and his family fled ethnic clashes in Ethiopia\u2019s Somali region in 2016.\u00a0 He heard an announcement on a local radio about the training offered by local organization, Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development (GECPD) and signed up.<\/p>\n

On completing the course last June, he looked for a job with a power supply company but decided it was best to work as an independent electrician.\u00a0 For the first time he is able to pay two-bedroom house rent, food for the family, and school fees for his child who attends a primary school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a risky job.\u00a0 You endanger yourself knowingly. But I earn ten dollars a day and this can support my family very well,\u201d he said. \u201cWe used to be dependent on food aid but with my skill I can now support myself and my family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mohamed Abdinasir, GECPD coordinator, explained that the training was part of a youth empowerment programme aimed at helping young displaced people to integrate into the local community by developing livelihood skills.<\/p>\n

Another trainee from the course is Mohamed Adan Gure, 23, whose mother and 13 siblings live in Balibar IDP camp, 20 km north of Galkayo.<\/p>\n

Mohamed came to Galkayo as a child, after his family fled clan clashes in their village in Bay region.\u00a0 Finding work was difficult and he had been earning a small amount as a waiter in a restaurant in Galkayo town.<\/p>\n

Now he is working as independent electrician, and like Mukhtar counts on earnings of around $10 a day.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough my family still lives in the DIP camp, I can cater for their daily upkeep. I get $10 with which I provide my family with food and other needs,\u201d Mohamed said.<\/p>\n

He has also signed on at an adult literacy centre where he is paying $5 a month for classes.<\/p>\n

Source: Radio Ergo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GALKAYO (SoOHA) – Three months ago, Mukhtar Qassim Ali moved his family out of a squalid IDP camp on the outskirts of Galkayo to a decent rented house that he can afford now that he is working as an electrician. Mukhtar, 27, was among 25 young people trained over a six-month period in electrical engineering. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-displacement-and-asylum","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t