Caratteri of the Somali Diaspora in the world and its role in the project TH

Italy was the first European country to experience the presence of Somali communities in its territory since the fifties (when the Italian Trusteeship Administration was operating in Somalia, responsible for accompanying the country towards an autonomous institutional organization of Parliament).

Two more waves of immigration followed in the period 1970-90 and after the outbreak of the civil war. Migrations very different: the first consisting mainly of young upper middle class who studied in Italy to become future leaders of their country, the second by the opponents of the regime increasingly dictatorial Siyaad bars and the third by those who have sought refuge from the massacres of the civil war.

Mohamed Aden Sheikh, founder of the Soomaaliya Association NPO fully represented the first and second migration pattern. Despite these historical and cyclical migration, the Somali diaspora in Italy is numerically much lower than in other countries of more recent reception: of an estimated total of around two million people are currently living outside Somalia, only 6,200 are on the Italian territory ( with a female presence of about 55% of the total). Approximately 350,000 were instead transferred in North America, 150,000 in Britain, 40,000 in Sweden, 20,000 in the Netherlands, 10,000 in Australia, just to name a few states. This because of the poor reception of Italian institutions towards refugees.

The Somali diaspora associations operating in Italy, as well as those of other countries, have been able to establish an important humanitarian initiatives towards their compatriots left in the country of origin and are flanked by the commitment of each individual Somali immigrant who has contributed financially to the maintenance of those who otherwise could not survive due to lack of livelihood.

It is estimated that 80% of Somalia's GDP is produced by remittances. It 'clear to all that, overcome the trauma, the men and women of the Somali diaspora, workers, professionals, entrepreneurs formed or born abroad can be, if properly helped, important agents of development for their country, as well as fundamental agents of mediation between the Western countries and Somali civil society, for a lasting peace.

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