QUIZ: Why do Somali parents teach their offprings or children keenly about their family trees or ancestries? Is it necessary or important for parents to do so?

The idea behind the quiz is: What will happen to a nation which doesn’t teach its children its history, cultural heritage, geography etc? How would you maintain national identity if every child doesn’t know anything beyond his/her parents? Would a Somali kid be different from, let us say, an Oromo one? What makes an English man different from a German one in Britain, Ireland or Canada? Do you know that schools in Somalia don’t teach students history anymore or any other subject of Somali humanity? Whom Somalis will become after a while in the distant future? Finally, how Somali Nation would be different from our neighbours of Ethiopia and Kenya culturally in the distant future?

Most importantly, one of the biggest responsibilities of national governments is to prepare the youth for roles of the next generations of competent leaders in all fields of national endeavors. Is this happening now in Somalia or part of the debate? Think about it.

Let us debate on how to correct the situation.

IMF PRESS RELEASE ON SOMALIA’S DEBT

https://ismailwarsame.blog/2019/04/12/imf-press-release-on-somalias-debt/

IMF PRESS RELEASE ON SOMALIA’S DEBT

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Supports Somalia’s Efforts to Achieve Debt Relief

April 11, 2019

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), met with Hassan Ali Khaire, Prime Minister of Somalia yesterday in Washington and issued the following statement:

“I was very pleased to meet with Prime Minister Khaire and his economic team at the IMF headquarters. We had a very productive meeting and exchanged views on Somalia’s impressive progress in building institutional capacity and implementing its economic reform program amid a continuing fragile security situation. The prime minister reiterated the government’s strong commitment to the policies under the Staff Monitored Program (SMP), which expires at the end of the month.

“Following satisfactory completion of the current SMP, I am optimistic that a follow-up program can be agreed that meets one of the key requirements for Somalia to reach the Decision Point under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Continued strong performance, together with support from international partners, will pave the way for Somalia to receive debt relief in the near future. In this regard, I assured the prime minister of the IMF’s full support for Somalia’s efforts.”