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“The Best of Both Worlds” - A One Day Youth Conference on Somali Australian Education and Identity

Somali Australians are one of the largest African communities with refugee backgrounds in Australia.  According to the latest data, young people make up more than 50% of this community in Melbourne and they face a multitude of challenges in  their transition to adulthood and in the process of achieving their dreams and building their future in and out of Australia. 

This one day conference organized by the La Trobe Refugee Research Centre in partnership with Victorian Young Somali Network and Somali Australia Friendship Association will listen to the voices of Somali Australian young people and give them a platform to reflect on their experiences of living and growing in Australia. The speakers are all members of the Somali Community.

Broadly, this conference will provide a forum for the Somali community to come together to share, support, network, and build partnerships to improve Somali education opportunities and awareness of Somali values. This conference also aims to explore the issues that have posed challenges for the Somali community, especially for the youth, in relation to education and to explore how to address those issues.

 

The Conference will be held on Saturday, 24 October 2009 from 11:00AM-18:00PM

at the Western Lecture Theatre, La Trobe University. For further information please

visit www.latrobe.edu.au/larrc or phone + 61 3 9479 5874.

Supported by: Spectrum MRC, ADRC, AMES, City of Darebin, Innovative Recruitment Agency, and the La Trobe University Equity and Diversity Centre.  
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2009 Somali Conference PDF Print

The purpose of the conference is to enable scholars and intellectuals from Somalia and live in the Asia Pacific to exchange ideas and views about the recent developments in the Horn of Africa. The expected outcomes of the conference are:

To create a mechanism that motivates the community towards peace building, democracy, good governance, rule of law and development. Focusing on long-term institutional change in Somalia that can respond to the needs of its people and other in the Horn of Africa.

To develop strategies for the leaders in the Horn of Africa that can;  anticipate and respond to potentially violent conflicts. steer the allocation of resources towards productive areas; education, health and agriculture

To create an environment that facilitates networking opportunities among the Somali community in the Asia Pacific with the intention of building links with other Somali communities in the diaspora.

To develop strategies to help the Somali youth focus on education, volunteerism,  and business, to help them integrate better in their new homes

2009 Melbourne Conference on Somalia - 20 years of chaos and no functioning government:  where to from here?

Somali intellectuals, researchers and students from Australia and abroad will present papers on the current issues in Somalia and its impact on the Horn of Africa and beyond. Topics to be covered will include terrorism, piracy, refugees, poverty and the role of Australia and the international community in the search for a lasting solution in the region.

 

When & Where?

Saturday 26th September 2009

Time: 9.00am-5pm

Venue: Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre

 
All papers presented will be made available to all registered participants. All are welcome to attend, however, you have to register no later than 20 September 2009. To register, please email your details to Mohamed Ibrahim, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
The conference is sponsored by Bakaal Worldwide money transfer, a local Somali business with global reach.  

For more information on the conference including speakers and accommodation etc. please contact Mohamed Ibrahim

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Research Fellow, Asia Institute, nceis, University of Melbourne
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