THE INDIVIDUAL
BEHIND THE POWER OF COMMUNITY HEALING AND PEACE BUILDING
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| Adan Abdullahi Bare, busy at Trauma Training |
In life, you come across so many people, those who live in
your memory and those who are just another face in life’s endless cycle. At my work
department with SOYDEN, I was
privileged and honored to work alongside a gentleman with so much qualities and
dedication to enhance the peace process in Somalia.
Mr Adan Abdullahi Bare, whom I have learned quite a lot of
knowledge from, could have had it easy but chose to come to Mogadishu and pass
on his wealth of information. Generally, most tend to always choose the easy
route but from what I had witnessed from Mr Bare, the path to undemanding tasks
is not an option.
Somalia is going through a real challenging development but
with a lot of optimisms in the air for change, peace and prosperity. The road
is not quite as easy as it seems but with determined citizens, it can lead to
so many advantages to us as a whole. One
always tends to forget those who work behind the scenes with courage,
commitment and determination, and Adan is one of those who contribute countless
amounts of efforts to oversee the stabilization for Somalia.
Speaking very
recently to Adan, I asked him with great interest on why he chose to come to
Somalia when he could have lived Wajir with stable peace, he answered frankly “I
came over because Somalia is my neighbour and there in security affects me too
and I also felt a great concern, and as an human, felt it is more than an
obligation.”
Adan – the Trauma
Healer and a founder member of Wajir
Peace & Development Committee (WPDC), who also happens to be very
optimistic, added “I see Somalia with greater security than now within a few
months, let alone year!” The positivity of that remark caught with me like a
contiguous spread.
Leading the Trauma
Healing and Peace Building project at my work department with SOYDEN, Not only is it helpful for me
personally on having an individual with so much experience, but very useful for
our wider community who he provides with trainings, reconciliation and healing
sessions.
Individually, it’s a great privilege and an opportunity to
enhance my wealth of experience and knowledge in the long run. “The day you
stop learning is the day you die” was one very useful info I had always kept on
my mind, and I believe this is where it plays best.
Well done to my colleague
and I am sure, in whichever field destiny takes him forward, success will
follow.
Here I have added 2 awards he had won recently while in Kenya
and wanted to share with you all.
21st
September 2011 – During the 2011 International Peace Day, Awarded the
2011 National Peace Award by the government of Kenya through the Regional
Commissioner – Upper North Eastern, Kenya
12th
December 2012 – Head of State Commendation (HSC) Awarded by H.E Mwai Kibaki, President and Commander
in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya
Mohamed Hassan (Dj)
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