
Emma Pajunen
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Counsellor, Head of Cooperation @FinlandinSom Tweets are my own. RT or like โ endorsement.
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13-09-2013 10:48:59
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Ambassador Pirkka Tapiola spoke at the Regional meeting celebrating the 24th anniversary of #UNSCR1325 on #Women, #Peace, and #Security. Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ supports #WomenInPeacebuilding and #WomenInLeadership globally and in its work in Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช and Somalia ๐ธ๐ด


October 5 is #WorldTeachersDay! Abdirahman Farah, returned to Somalia through the MIDA FINNSOM programme supported by Finland in Somalia. As a Special Needs and Disability Advisor he is a champion for inclusivity in education. Thanks to IOM Finland and IOMNordics!


Had a productive meeting with Ministry of Education, Culture & Higher Education 's Permanent Secretary Hassan Mohamed Ali to discuss Finnish-Somali ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ด educational cooperation. Finland is committed to supporting Somalia's #education sector development.๐ซ



Great to take part in the training organized by FCA Somalia ๐ธ๐ด for religious leaders and elders on #peacebuilding and #reconciliation, including trauma and social healing. ๐๏ธ Thanks to Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs & Rec, Ministry of Religious Affairs, and Peacemakers Network for collaboration. ๐ค


Productive advisory board meeting with FCA Somalia and partners on the MIDEEYE project in Somalia ๐ธ๐ด. The discussions highlighted the progress in fostering #reconciliation and strengthening inclusive governance. ๐๐ค



๐The Teaching at the Right Level #TARL programme has supported 6,720 students in Hargeisa, doubling the number of children in these groups reaching grade-level learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy. ๐ Thanks to the support from Finland in Somalia


Finlandโs ๐ซ๐ฎ PR Elina Kalkku at the United Nations GA ESS today: The suffering of civilians in #Gaza must stop. The parties, and we as an international community, must bear our responsibility in ending this conflict through a credible process towards a two-state solution. MFA Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ


Great to visit Riis School with UNICEF Somalia and see the effects of innovative teaching through play to improve literacy and numeracy with Finland's ๐ซ๐ฎ support! Thank you also to the head teacher for showing us around the school ๐


Great opportunity to visit the #ChildProtection and #SocialProtection activities supported by Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ at internally displaced persons camps in Hargeisa. A heartfelt thanks to Save the Children in Somalia Save the Children in Somaliland Pelastakaa Lapset and the excellent community groups.๐ค๐ฏ


TULE MEILLE TรIHIN! ๐ Suomen Nairobin suurlรคhetystรถ hakee paikallisesti palkattua koordinaattoria Afrikan sarvea koskeviin kysymyksiin. Tehtรคvรค on mรครคrรคaikainen ja toivottu aloituspรคivรค on 1.3.2025. Lue lisรครค tehtรคvรคstรค ja hae 15.1. mennessรค โฌ๏ธ finlandabroad.fi/web/som/ajankoโฆ


Great to have met H.E. Minister Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi in her new position and her Ministry of Family & Human Rights Development team to discuss #genderequality, women and girls' participation, #humanrights and #childrights in Somalia. ๐ธ๐ด Promoting gender equality and human rights is a key priority for Finland. ๐ซ๐ฎ


Annual #DevelopmentPolicyDays in Helsinki looking into the closer connection between trade and development. Team Nairobi well represented Matts Weurlander Emma Pajunen MFA Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland in Kenya



๐ฃEducation Cannot Wait Scales-Up Funding for Education in #Somalia with $17M Catalytic Grant, bringing total investments in๐ธ๐ด to $64.2M The Multi-Year Resilience Programme will be delivered by a consortium of intl & local civil society organizations โ incl ADRA International, Save the Children in Somalia,


Together with #UNICEF and partners, Ministry of Education, Culture & Higher Education is expanding access to quality pre-primary and primary education across Somalia, equipping children with the skills they need for lifelong success. Grateful for the support from Finland in Somalia.


With Finlandโs ๐ซ๐ฎ support, UNICEF Somalia piloted a programme of enhancing the quality of education in Somalia through training teachers and adopting child-centered teaching methods. Today, we gathered stakeholders together to celebrate the excellent results of the pilot ๐ธ๐ด๐ 1/4


Ambassador Pirkka Tapiola expressed Finlandโs ๐ซ๐ฎ strong support for the #TaRL approach to be included in the education system of Somalia. ๐ธ๐ด The Ambassador further stressed the importance of girlsโ and other vulnerable groupsโ access to quality primary education. โ ๐


In #Baidoa, Muktar is finally learning at his own pace. Thanks to the Teaching at the Right Level approach, he is gaining confidence and progressing step by step, with support from Finland in Somalia making it possible. Ministry of Education, Culture & Higher Education