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Fowsia's Future
It is a hot morning in Galkacyo, Somalia in the year 2020. Fowsia woke up about an our ago and is now ready to go to work. She catches one of the new electric buses that now provide transportation for many of Galkacyo's citizens. On most mornings she thinks about all the tasks that lay ahead at work as she rides the bus. Today, however, as Fowsia is looking out the window and going over her action plan for the day she sees a woman who looks a lot like she did ten years ago. Fowsia isn't sure, but she would be willing to bet that the other woman either works on a farm or produces textiles.
This was Fowsia ten years ago. She worked on a plot of land outside of Galkacyo, helping her family grow the vegetables that were then sold in local markets. She was lucky to have a good family, a good home, and good food to eat, but she wanted more. Fowsia wanted a career that would give her both fulfillment and independence.
Ten years ago she got her wish when the nonprofit organization Samasource (http://www.samasource.org/) gave her access to a computer and taught her how to use it to do "micro work"(http://bit.ly/4ztyFt). The money she made from this work didn't make her rich, but the work was very interesting. Having a job in the technology industry was a privilege that few in Galkacyo enjoyed ten years ago. Fortunately, new infrastructure improvements throughout Somalia have made internet access much more common and have opened up opportunities for young entrepreneurs to start web based businesses.
After a twenty minute commute Fowsia arrives at her office, a small but attractive office building in the heart of the city. Ten years ago she started her career in the tech industry and already she has moved far beyond her original job that had her doing micro-work. The building that she commuted to for the Samasource job was much like the one that she is walking into now, but their is one big difference. Fowsia owns the business that operates here. Her tech business is thriving and she is planning to hire ten more employees soon, doubling her current staff to a total of twenty employees. Fowsia loves her job, she loves being able to give back to her community by providing good jobs to her countrymen, and she has never been happier.
This was Fowsia ten years ago. She worked on a plot of land outside of Galkacyo, helping her family grow the vegetables that were then sold in local markets. She was lucky to have a good family, a good home, and good food to eat, but she wanted more. Fowsia wanted a career that would give her both fulfillment and independence.
Ten years ago she got her wish when the nonprofit organization Samasource (http://www.samasource.org/) gave her access to a computer and taught her how to use it to do "micro work"(http://bit.ly/4ztyFt). The money she made from this work didn't make her rich, but the work was very interesting. Having a job in the technology industry was a privilege that few in Galkacyo enjoyed ten years ago. Fortunately, new infrastructure improvements throughout Somalia have made internet access much more common and have opened up opportunities for young entrepreneurs to start web based businesses.
After a twenty minute commute Fowsia arrives at her office, a small but attractive office building in the heart of the city. Ten years ago she started her career in the tech industry and already she has moved far beyond her original job that had her doing micro-work. The building that she commuted to for the Samasource job was much like the one that she is walking into now, but their is one big difference. Fowsia owns the business that operates here. Her tech business is thriving and she is planning to hire ten more employees soon, doubling her current staff to a total of twenty employees. Fowsia loves her job, she loves being able to give back to her community by providing good jobs to her countrymen, and she has never been happier.
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Comment by M. on April 24, 2010 at 8:28pm
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nice use of creativity and positive vision!
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