May 10 2013, 14:05 by Jean-Pierre Larroque
Apr 22 2013, 18:02 by Jean-Pierre Larroque
Apr 03 2013, 18:53 by Jean-Pierre Larroque
Minneapolis, Minnesota - March 16, 2013. Shuraako hosted a meeting attended by 94 members of the Somali diaspora community to discuss how we can work together to connect investors with business opportunities in Somaliland, Puntland, and South Central Somalia. The meeting was introduced by Imam Sheik Sa'ad Roble, an influential elder in Minneapolis's
Mar 07 2013, 11:45 by Jean-Pierre Larroque
Maalinta Haweenka!
In celebration of International Women's Day, Shuraako is highlighting the important role that women play as forces of change in Somalia’s economic development and future.
Mar 01 2013, 11:16 by Jean-Pierre Larroque
The Shuraako team recently met with Abdullahi Salaad Warsame, a prominent businessman and former politician, to learn more about the current investment climate in Mogadishu, Somalia. Warsame believes that the time is ripe for job opportunities in the city because the new government has done much to stabilize and rebuild.
Feb 27 2013, 14:00 by Jean-Pierre Larroque
When Somaliland Beverage Industries (SBI) opened its Hargaisa bottling plant in May 2012, it symbolized the stabilization that was taking place across the region. The story of Somalia is becoming less about pirates and terrorists an
Feb 18 2013, 18:41 by Jeffrey French
Our previous post discussed the pride that the Somali diaspora shows by investing in their homeland. They aren't alone. Lately, global investors are taking risks, underwriting promising business ventures in Somalia, and
Feb 11 2013, 18:29 by Jean-Pierre Larroque
In his book "The People of Minnesota: Somalis in Minnesota." Ahmed Ismail Yusuf claims that three words best describe the Somali people: sahan, or pioneer; martisoor, meaning hospitality, and war, a Somali word that literally mea
Feb 06 2013, 16:33 by Jeffrey French
At Shuraako we work across a range of channels to highlight double bottom line opportunities available to social entrepreneurs and investors in Somalia. One of our specialties is using video and social media to introduce the world to local producers in the region.
Nov 19 2012, 16:32 by Maurice Janssen
One of the major goals of Shuraako is to connect Investors with great initiatives for Investing in Somalia. Shuraako is very pleased to announce that it has been able to connect Somali Fair Fishing (a Danish-Somali initiative) with an additonal investor in the U.S.
This past October, SFF's Project Manager, fisherman Kurt Bertelsen Christensen took an extensive trip to Somaliland to talk to (potential) fishermen in the area and to discuss their challenges and how Somali Fair Fishing can support them. He wrote a short impression of some of his meetings with the people in Somaliland and their worries.
