 Amina Xaaji
Maxamuud
Warsame
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Curriculum
Vitae
1.
Personal Information
Full
Name: Ms. Amina H
Mohamoud Warsame (Milgo)
Place
of Birth:
Burao, Somaliland
Date
of Birth:
1951
Nationality:
Somalilander/Swedish
Marital
Status:
Married, with two
daughters
Address
Work 252 2 524326 UCID
Main office
Address:
Tel: 252 828 5
5625 home
429068 (mobile)
Fax: 252
252 3718
Or 252 828
0006
E-mail:
amina_milgo@hotmail.com
2.
Education
1990-91
Cultural Anthropology
Department, Uppsala
University, Sweden
followed some courses in
anthropology.
1985-87
Institute of Social
Studies, The Hague, The
Netherlands. M.A in
development studies.
Specialization, women and
development
1973-76
Somali National
University, Faculty of
Education, Lafole,
Somalia. B.A in Social
Studies
1965-68
National Teacher
Education Centre,
Lafoole, Somalia. Diploma
in Teaching
1964-65
Teachers Training Centre,
Hargeisa, Somalia.
Diploma
in teaching.
3.
Employment Record
1998-2004
Research co-ordinator,
Somaliland Women’s
Research and Action Group
(SOWRAG), Hargeisa, Somaliland
1993-96
Translator/interpreter,
Somali/Swedish.
Tolkformedlingen,
Uppsala/Stockholm,
Sweden.
1991-93
Home language teacher.
Department of Education,
Uppsala, Sweden
1987-1989
Head of the Women’s
Research and
Documentation Unit,
Somali
Academy
of Sciences and Arts,
Mogadishu, Somalia.
1983-85
Head of the unit and a
researcher, Women’s
Research and
Documentation Unit,
Somalia Academy of
Science and Arts,
Mogadishu, Somalia.
1982-83
Assistant Executive
Secretary, Somali
National Commission for
UNESCO, Ministry of
Culture and Higher
Education, Mogadishu,
Somalia
1979-82
Vice-principle,
women’s education
Centre, Ministry of
Education, Mogadishu,
Somalia.
1977-79
teacher, Banadir
Secondary School,
Mogadishu, Somalia.
1968-73
teacher, Burao
Girl’s Intermediate
School, Burao, Somalia.
4.
Writing
Ø
Social and Cultural
Aspects of Female
Circumcision in Somalia,
Co-author, 1983
Ø
Oral History in
Women’s Research:
the case of Somali women,
1984.
Ø
The Life and Work of
Nomadic Women in Somalia,
a slide show, 1985.
Ø
Market Women in
Mogadishu, a report for
Care Somalia,1987
Ø
Moving to the Cities:
Somali Women’s Quest
for Economic
Independence, unpublished
MA thesis, ISS, The
Hague, The Netherlands,
1987
Ø
Somaliland: A State in
Pursuit of Peace and
Stability in Crises
Management and the
Politics of
Reconciliation in
Somalia. Scandinavian
African Institute,
Uppsala, Sweden,
co-author, 1994.
Ø
Somalia: Poetry as
Resistance against
Colonialism and
Patriarchy, 1995.
Co-author
Ø
The Civil War in
Northern Somalia: its
Impact on Pastoralists
Especially Women and
Children. Research funded
by NOVIB and conducted in
collaboration with the
institute of social
studies (ISS) The Hague,
the Netherlands, 1997.
Ø
Continuity and Change:
Resource Use and Movement
Strategies among
Pastoralists in Togdheer
and N.W Somaliland.
Research funded by OSSREA
(Organization for Social
Science Research in
Eastern and Southern
Africa) 1998
Ø
Empowerment after Return:
the Case of Nagaad
Women’s Umbrella
Organisation, 1999.
Co-author
Ø
Responding to Crises and
Market Opportunities: The
case of Somali women
traders. Research
undertaken with the
collaboration of the
International
Co-operation for
Development (ICD)
forthcoming.
Ø
Assessment of Potential
Women Leaders in
Somaliland. Funded by the
Internation Cooperation
for Development (ICD) in
Hargeisa, 2001
Ø
Queens without Crowns:
Somaliland Women’s
Changing Roles and Peace
building, Research funded
by Life and Peace
stitute, Nairobi, Kenya
2002.
Ø
Women and the Justice
Systems in Somaliland,
Research funded by
UNIFEM, Hargeisa, 2003
Ø
Women and Decision-making
in Somaliland, Research
funded by the Finish
International Solidarity
Foundation (ISF),
Hargeisa, 2003
5.
Languages
Somali:
Mother
Tongue
English:
V. good
Arabic:
Fair
Swedish:
working knowledge
6.
Short Courses/Training
Ø
Two months training
course in oral history
techniques and
audio-visual, The Hague,
the Netherlands
October-December 1983
Ø
Training on women’s
movements and
organizations in a
historical perspective
with special reference to
colonial and contemporary
societies, The Hague,
July 14-Agust 28,1984.
Ø
Training on research
methodology held in
Bombay 7th-14th
September 1987.
Ø
Exchange program for
women living under Muslim
laws held in Geneva
September 22-October 5
1988.
Ø
Natural Resource
management Seminar
organised by Hope for the
Horn held in Jig Jiga,
Ethiopia 15-21 Feb.
1998
Ø
Training on Strategic
Planning, Logical
Framework, Organisational
Development, Monitoring
and Evaluation and
Networking, held in Amoud
University Campus in
Borame from 16/5 to 25/5,
2000
Ø
Seminar on Civil Society,
The Hague, April 2001
7.
Professional Experience.
Ø
Worked with Care Somalia
as consultant for a study
on market women, later
worked as project manager
with women credit groups
chosen from the different
markets of Mogadishu
May-Dec 1987.
Ø
Research fellow, African
Caribbean Institute for
Natural resource
management on the topic
“women in
Forestry” July
1988-1989 (fled Mogadishu
before project was
completed)
Ø
Worked for the
International
Organisation for
Migration (IOM) in the
capacity of consultant
carrying out a mission to
Somaliland, January
1993-Feburay 1993.
Ø
Consultant for Danish
Refugee Council (DRC) in
Hargeisa for a capacity
building program for some
local NGOs, 1998
Ø
Worked as a consultant
for UNIFEM to supervise a
three month ICT training
program for women from
various women NGOs in
Hargeisa and write a
position paper on Women
and the Economy, 2002
Ø
Research consultant for
the international
Organisation for
Migrations (IOM) for a
program on market needs
assessment,
August-November 2002.
Ø
Research consultant for
UNIFEM for a study on
Women and the Justice
Systems in Somaliland,
2003
Ø
Prepared a legal literacy
Manual for women to
become literate in their
basic Islamic rights,
2003
8.
Membership in
Organizations, groups
etc:
Ø
Member of the
Somali-Swedish
Researcher’s
Association.
Ø
Founding member of Somali
women’s research and
Action Group (SOWRAG)
Hargeisa, Somaliland
Ø
Founding member of
“Stop Now”, an
information and advocacy
group working towards the
eradication of female
genital cutting among the
Somali community living
in Sweden
Ø
Member of the Board of
Directors for Edna Adan
Maternity Hospital,
Hargeisa, Somaliland
Ø
Member of the National
Council for Hargeisa
University, Somaliland,
Hargeisa.
Ø
Member of Women’s in
Decision-making Forum, a
recently formed body
aimed at enhancing
Somaliland women’s
decision-making powers
Ø
Board member of the
Somaliland Academy for
Peace and Development
Ø
Team leader, Golis Team
of the Resource
Management Network
As
from September 2004, I am
the Third Vice person of
the Justice and Welfare
Party.
