Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting Around
A taxi ride in the centre should cost no more than US$3, and about US$10 to the airport.
Two taxi companies were operating in Hargeisa at the time of writing.
Hargeisa Taxi
( 4443444)
9722666, 4425810, 4834200)
Same location
as the Oriental Hotel.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN SOMALILAND
While researching this topic, we've unearthed a number of locally run programs. There's no language barrier -
English is the lingua franca. Male and female volunteers are welcome. Board and lodging are provided but you'll
have to pay for your international airfares.
All the people we met told us they could ensure the safety of volunteers, but it's wise to review the local secur-
ity situation before settling in.
Edna Adan Hospital
(Edna Adan, Director; 4426922;
www.ednahospital.org
)
The best-resourced hospital
in Hargeisa (and Somaliland) welcomes health professionals, including general practitioners, gynaecologists, pae-
diatric surgeons, midwives, pharmacists, radiologists and microbiologists. Students are accepted if they've com-
pleted at least four years of study.
University of Hargeisa
(Mohamoud Hussein Farah, Dean, Faculty of Law; 4423533; sa-
lin100@hotmail.com)
With 3400 students in 2009, the University of Hargeisa is quickly expanding. Foreign lec-
turers in law (with a specialisation in constitution law, judiciary reform, civil law systems and civil procedures)
are in hot demand. One semester minimum.
Havoyoco
(Ahmed Muhamad, Executive Director; 4428854; havoyoco@hotmail.com)
or
(Ifrah Rashid Mo-
hamed, Human Resources Assistant; 4418288; ifrahrashid@yahoo.com)
The Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth
Committee (Havoyoco) is an NGO that was founded in 1992 in Hargeisa. Its objectives include raising awareness
on social issues (such as HIV or family life education through an itinerant circus in remote settlements), capacity
building and youth training (especially street children who were members of militia). Volunteers who can train
youth in masonry, carpentry, cooking, sewing and mechanics are welcome. Minimum three months.
Sheekh Secondary School
(Mohamed Ibrahim Abdilahi, District Education Officer; 730148; sheekh-
deo@yahoo.com)
The small town of Sheekh is a major educational centre, and a welcoming place where you'll
quickly be made to feel at home. There's a shortage of teachers in the following subject matters: English, biology,
chemistry, history and geography. Pupils are from 10 to 22 years old.
Sheekh Technical Veterinary School
(Thomas Bazarusanga, Project Manager; 4261665; tbaz-
ar05@yahoo.fr)
Somaliland is heavily reliant on livestock farming for its foreign exchange earnings and needs
more professionals to sustain livestock export and meet the demands of the livestock industry, especially livestock
product inspection and animal health. The state-of-the-art Sheekh Technical Veterinary School seeks volunteers in
