Sadia's Profile

• Family name:Ahmed
• First Name:Sadia Musse
• Date of Birth:12/12/56
• Nationality:Somali/British
• Civil Status:Married

Education:

Institution and Qualifications.(Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained}

University College London, London University, UK, 1992/4:-MSc (Social Anthropology)

Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex University, Falmer, Brighton, UK.1989:-Degree (Gender and Development course)

Kenyata Conference Hall, UNESCO Nairobi, Kenya, 1988:-Course (Research Methodology and Analysis.)

College of Education, Lafole, Somali National University 1977/79, Somalia:-BSc (Chemistry/maths)

Languages Skills; indicate Competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1- excellent; 5- basic)

• English Language:(Reading,Speaking,Writing):-1,1,1.
• Arabic Language:(Reading,Speaking,Writing):-1,4,2.
• Somali Language:(Reading,Speaking,Writing):-1,1,1.

Membership of Professional Bodies:

• Member of Women’s Political Forum, part of Negaad programme to further Women’s political participation, Hargeisa, Somaliland
• Amaah Kalkaal Micro-Credit local NGO in partnership with K-Rep, Hargeisa,
• Somalil andMember of the Advisory Committee with the Ministry of Family Welfare and Social Development, Hargeisa, Somaliland
• Halbuur Group- Institution for Somali Culture
• Member of International PEN Forum
• International Somali Studies Forum
• European Association for Somali Studies
• Forum for peace and Governance (Chair)

Other skills: Computer Literate

Present position:

Country Representative (British NGO-PENHA) for Somaliland/Somalia

Years with the Firm: PENHA 11 years

Resource Based Conflict network in the Horn of Africa (vice Chair)

Key qualifications:

• Gender analysis
• Poverty reduction and food security
• Social development analysis
• Natural resource management
• Environmental issues
• Social Anthropology
• Somali literature and Culture

Specific experience in the region:

• Ethiopia-1995 - 1999
• Eritrea-1995 - 1999
• Kenya-2000 -2007
• Somalia-1980 – 1991, 2000 - 2007
• Somaliland-2000 - 2007
• Djibouti-2006