The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) Symposium on May 2nd in New York will bring together high-level experts from government, businesses, and NGOs to address the increasing stability of Somalia and the great potential for improved livelihoods and economic growth.
Shuraako's Associate Director Anna Bowden will be speaking at the event about facilitating private and non-profit investment in promising business models in Somalia. One Earth Future Foundation's Chairman and Founder Marcel Arsenault will also be addressing the CGPCS. The Symposium is being organized by Shuraako's sister organization Oceans Beyond Piracy.
Seating is limited. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by April 26th to Liza Kane-Hartnett at lkanehartnett@oneearthfuture.org or by calling +1.303.533.1716.
On Saturday, April 13, 2013, Transparency Solutions and Shuraako co-hosted a meeting on ‘Promoting Business and Investment in Somalia’. The meeting brought together a large number of representatives from the Somali diaspora community, investors, and other stakeholders who are committed to investing in Somalia’s future.
Sharmarke Jama, Managing Director, Horn of Africa, Transparency Solutions, stated, “Somalia is the land of opportunity right now. We need to work on building on that optimism, and overcome the challenges for investing in the country for both Somalis and foreign investors alike”. 
Shuraako is a self-funded, non-profit initiative working to promote investment into promising business models and social enterprises in Somalia. Shuraako believes that job creation fosters stability and peace, and is the key to rebuilding Somalia. Shuraako works as a neutral broker to support connections and coordination between various stakeholders, including investors, businesses, governments, markets, and the Somali diaspora. Started in 2012, Shuraako is a program of the One Earth Future Foundation with staff in the United States and Somalia.
Transparency Solutions (TS) work at the interface between the private sector, government and international agencies; and communities in need. Established in 2001 with offices in the UK and the Horn of Africa; key partnerships with both private and public sector stakeholders and groups in the UK, Europe, USA and East Africa they provide creative solutions to local, national and international concerns. Somali Star Investments (SSI) is a division of Transparency Solutions and was established with the business grant support of USAID Partnership for Economic Growth.