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The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS) is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank aimed at informing public policy and practice in #Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia
Joined November 2012
🌍🎙️ Happy International Podcast Day! In May this year, we proudly launched the Heritage Multimedia Unit with two podcast programs dedicated to advancing Somalia’s state-building journey: 🔹 Soo-koob – Highlights from our key reports and publications. 🔹 Dowlad-dhis Podcast –
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إن عمليات الإخلاء ووحشية الشرطة في مقديشو ستزيدان من حدة التوترات، بينما تتصاعد الأزمة حول النموذج الانتخابي “صوت واحد لكل ناخب”، وفي الوقت الذي تدفع فيه الحكومة نحو قرارات أحادية، تحذر المعارضة من الإخلاء القسري. في تعليقنا هذا، ندعو إلى وقف فوري لإطلاق النار، وإجراء حوار توافقي
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Ongoing evictions and police brutality in Mogadishu heighten tensions as Somalia’s electoral future remains unsettled. With the government pushing 1P1V elections and the opposition warning against forced evictions and unilateral election decisions, this commentary calls for
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🚨 Soo-koob Episode 3 – Now Out! While cultural norms, weak legal protections, and limited opportunities still exclude women from formal decision-making, they remain the hidden pillars of peacebuilding and reconciliation in Galmudug. In this episode, we speak with Saida
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The White House warns keeping the government shut could mean missed paychecks, but Democrats seem determined to keep the government closed without more than a TRILLION dollars in new spending. BUT Harvard-Harris polling shows 73% of Americans back cutting wasteful government
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إليكم المخلص الجديد لتقريرنا دور المرأة في المصالحة وبناء السلام في غلمدغ والذي يتناول إسهامات المرأة المهمشة رغم فعاليتها في جهود السلام والحكم في غلمدغ، كما يحدد العوائق التي تواجهها، ويقترح كذلك حلولًا لبناء دولة أكثر شمولية.
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🚨 Soo-koob Episode 3 – Trailer Women in Galmudug have long been central to reconciliation and peace-building. Yet cultural norms, lack of recognition, weak legal protections, and limited economic and educational opportunities continue to keep them out of formal decision-making.
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📢 Here is a snapshot of our recent report: The Role of Women in Reconciliation and Peacebuilding in Galmudug. The study explores women’s critical but under-recognized contributions to peace and governance in Galmudug, the barriers they face, and offers recommendations for more
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📢 Report Release: State of Somalia 2024 The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce the publication of the State of Somalia 2024 report. This annual flagship report analyzes the major political, security, economic, and social developments that shaped
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On August 19, 2025, the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS), in collaboration with the @Somalia_NIH (NIH), hosted a high-level training titled “Research Ethics in Health Sciences.” The session brought together NIH staff, officials from the Ministry of Health, and
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Today, August 18, 2025, the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies hosted the Validation Workshop for the report “Strengthening Somalia’s Health Sector Decentralisation in a Federal System.” The workshop was led by Prof. Maye Omar, Associate Professor in Health Systems Management
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تقرير جديد يناقش تقريرنا الأحدث، " دور المرأة في المصالحة وبناء السلام في غلمدغ: تحديد التحديات ومعالجتها"، الدور المهم الذي تقوم به النساء في بناء السلام والمصالحة، ومنع النزاعات، والحكم، وهو دور لا يحظى بالتقدير الكافي. وبناءً على بحث تشاركي عملي (أكتوبر 2023 - أغسطس 2024)
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📢 New Report Our latest publication, The Role of Women in Reconciliation and Peacebuilding in Galmudug: Identifying and Addressing the Challenges, examines the critical but under-recognized role women play in peacebuilding, reconciliation, conflict prevention, and governance.
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Our latest commentary looks at Somalia’s long-elusive goal of building a stable federal system and holding inclusive elections — and how it faces yet another setback. At the heart of these recurring challenges lies an unresolved and incomplete constitutional framework that sparks
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📽️ Goosgooska Muxaadiro Dadweyne - Baydhabo Machadka Daraasaadka Siyaasadda ee Heritage iyo Jaamacadda Koofurta Soomaaliya ayaa 30 Luulyo 2025 si wadajir ah u qabtay muxaadaro dadwayne cinwaankeedu ahaa “Doorka Muwaadinimada ee Dawlad-dhiska” oo ka dhacday Hotel Horyaal,
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Somalia’s central bank has recently announced that citizens must present a national ID to access banking services, with the government also directing that it will be compulsory for passport applications and domestic travel. Our 2023 report, Digital ID: Prospects and Challenges
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Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS), in partnership with the Civil Service Commission of Southwest State, Somalia, concluded a workshop in Baidoa facilitated by Faduma Abdi Ali, policy researcher and former Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister
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📢 Heritage Institute & IRAD Sign MOU The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS) and the Institute for Research Analysis and Dialogue (IRAD) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration in research, policy analysis,
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Machadka Heritage iyo Machadka @iradinstitute ayaa si wadajir ah u qabtay kulan qado-sharaf iyo isdhexgal ah, kaas oo ay ka soo qaybgaleen wasiirro, xildhibaanno, iyo agaasimayaal ka tirsan Dowladda Koonfur Galbeed ee Soomaaliya. Sida oo kale, waxa kulankan ka soo qaybgalay
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