Somali Leadership Foundation

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Press Release

Somali Leadership Foundation (FAL-SAN)) has launched a new website

Somali Leadership Foundation (FAL-SAN) has launched a new information oriented website (falsan.org) whose aim is to disseminate information pertaining to FAL-SAN. The site is also intended to project Somalia's image at home and abroad.

Somali National Leadership Foundation FAL-SAN is a community based non-profit institution that is committed to generate public funding annually, through public campaign initiatives. Foundation's initial funds are a donation from the Center for Research & Dialogue (CRD ), Somali Civil Society organizations, Members Somali Business Groups, Somalis in the Diaspora. In addition, the Foundation receives funds from Individuals and/or group contributions.

A Member of Review Committee based in UK, Mr. Abdirahman Omar Osman who was talking about the advantage of this website said: "Since Worldwide Web become the instrument of news and communication, Somali Leadership Foundation (FAL-SAN) will announce its winners on this page".

FAL-SAN believes in the inherent dynamism of the Somali people and their capacity to overcome today's extraordinary challenges in the social reconstruction of its society. It is also in the purity and firm believe that there are potential individuals/groups whose capacity, if and when invested, can have huge impact towards a social change. FAL-SAN believe if prominent social actors engage in and allocate funds for building a caring community it would create an environment that produces a new and vibrant leadership in the communities inside Somalia.

Mr. Abdirahman pinpointed that some of the principal activities of FAL-SAN are: respect of human dignity, share resources with less fortunate, pluralism, health social leadership, and call for openness, firmness, responsiveness and trust. Abdirahman also added "The site will be a forum where Somalis inside and outside could exchange ideas pertaining to rebuilding process of Somalia"

Following years of brutal clan warfare that devastated the country, FAL-SAN has taken a leading role in awareness activities around the world about the prevailing situation in Somalia. FALSAN awards Somalis who, through their work, has made an important contribution reinforcing and promoting peace, dialogue and the principles of human rights in Somalia.

Web: WWW.FALSAN.ORG
Email: falsan@falsan.org