In this Spotlight, Ibrahim Abdi, co-founder of Somalis for Sustainability, reflects on the tensions and possibilities at the intersection of aviation and climate responsibility. He examines how the Somali diaspora can support global mobility while advancing sustainable solutions, holding both truths with clarity and purpose. Spotlight Series: Ibrahim Abdi Flying
Salaam everyone! As 2025 comes to a close, we would like to thank you for reading, engaging with, and supporting the Maydi Newsletter throughout the year. Your continued interest and participation have been central to the conversations we have shared and the community we continue to build. As always, thank
Hello everyone, and welcome to our second S4S Spotlight Series, where we highlight the voices and expertise of our organisation’s members. This edition has been compiled by Maqsuud Nur, Sustainability Consultant and member of S4S’s Social Media and Marketing Team. Today, we turn our attention to a topic
Hi everyone, Welcome to this month’s edition of the Maydi Newsletter! We’re excited to share updates from the Somalis for Sustainability team’s recent time on the ground in Belem, Brazil, where they connected with local partners, participated in climate-focused gatherings, and explored new pathways for global collaboration.
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Driving Climate Literacy in the Somali Diaspora: A Gift That Will Keep Giving Hi everyone, alongside our monthly newsletter we are pleased to introduce ‘S4S Spotlight Series’, a new monthly series by Somalis for Sustainability (S4S) that highlights the voices and expertise of our members. Each spotlight will feature an
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Hi everyone, Welcome to this month’s edition of the Maydi Newsletter! In this issue, we’re excited to share highlights from our much-anticipated Climate Education Workshop, where participants explored the deep connections between climate and cultural identity. We’re also proud to spotlight one of our directors, Radhia, who
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Dear readers, Since our first issue in July 2024, the Maydi Newsletter has aimed to share knowledge, insights and stories that matter to our community. This month marks a new milestone: our first special edition, dedicated entirely to one theme, Somalia’s built environment. Housing and infrastructure in Somalia carry
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Hi everyone! Welcome to this month’s edition of the Maydi Newsletter. Our thirteenth edition. We would like to thank all of our readers from the first to the latest subscriber for coming along this journey. We hope you have benefited from reading our newsletter 📰 As summer draws to a
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Hi everyone! Welcome to this month’s edition of the Maydi Newsletter In this issue, we’re recapping the third edition of our webinar series and sharing highlights from our recent event in Toronto, Canada. We’ve also got a few tickets left for our upcoming event with TfL. Scroll
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Hi everyone! Welcome to this month’s edition of the Maydi Newsletter! In this issue, we dive into what we got up to at the mid-year UN climate negotiations and share highlights from our presentation to TfL’s internal sustainability network. Oh, and we’ve also included our usual Word
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Hi everyone! Welcome to this month’s edition of the Maydi Newsletter! In this edition, we cover our participation in a roundtable at UCL on water scarcity in the Somali Horn, our first careers event with Octopus Energy Equality Foundation (if you missed it, don’t miss the next one
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Hi everyone! Welcome to this month's edition of the Maydi Newsletter! We're back after a short break in March. In this issue, we share our first-ever contributed article from the SEG Forum on early flood warning systems, along with highlights from our event in Sweden and