Henry Badenhorst worked as an aid and relief worker for HOPE worldwide in Somalia from February to August 2002. He was involved in projects at the Hargeisa Orphanage and Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa, Somalia, helping to build an educational playground and assist with polio immunization education. He also worked on smaller projects in Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with HOPE worldwide, providing HIV/AIDS education in Nairobi slums. After nearly 6 months working in Somalia, Henry returned to South Africa with a new dream to continue working for NGOs helping the poor.
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Henry Badenhorst: Working & living in Somaliland (2002)
1. Somalia
(Feb 2002 – Aug
2002)
• Education aid & relief worker.
• Involved with development
projects for the Hargeisa
Orphanage & maternity
hospital in Hargeisa, Somalia.
• Smaller projects in Nairobi
(Kenya) & Addis Ababa
(Ethiopia).
3. Somaliland
• Somaliland, locally known as
Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland,
is an unrecognised self-
declared sovereign state that is
internationally recognised as an
autonomous region of Somalia.
• Somaliland is bordered by
Ethiopia in the south and west,
Djibouti in the northwest, the
Gulf of Aden in the north, and
the autonomous Punt land
region of Somalia to the east.
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4. WORKING FOR
AN NGO IN
SOMALIA:
FEB. 2002- AUG. 2002
Worked In Hargeisa, Somaliland as an aid & relief worker for HOPE worldwide to
assist with the educational needs of the Hargeisa orphanage.
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5. HOPE Worldwide
Vision
HOPE worldwide's vision is to bring hope & change to
the lives of the world's most poor, sick & suffering.
Mission
HOPE worldwide is an international charity that
changes lives by harnessing the compassion &
commitment of dedicated staff & volunteers to deliver
sustainable, high-impact, community-based services to
the poor & needy.
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6. Hargeisa Orphanage
Some of the orphans in
front of their newly built
playground
With the Orphanage
Director
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7. Hargeisa Orphanage
Parents were
killed during the
genocide
Some of the children are not
orphaned, parents simply cannot
take care of them.
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12. HOPE Partnerships
Edna Adan, president’s wife
and other representatives
of NGO’s.
Luncheon with
Government Ministries
& other
representatives.
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13. HOPE colleagues
With Matthew and Jenny
from New York
Chris from South-Africa
and Melinda from the US
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14. HOPE colleagues
Left to right: Chris, Kara,
Melinda & Faisal at the
Hargeisa airport
Chris & I on Hargeisa
Hill
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15. HOPE Worldwide
staff
Clockwise: Ababa (Cook), Shofa
(cleaning), Abdi Hakim (Driver) &
our security guard, Ali, with Chris
(SA) & Melinda (USA).
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16. Hargeisa
Genocide monument
in Centre of City. The
plane that dropped
the bombs.
Genocide monument in
Centre of City. More than half
a million people were
massacred by the South.
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20. Travel
On the way to Berbera on
the Gulf of Aden, we had
picnic in the desert.
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21. Hargeisa
Hargeisa, (Somali:
Hargeysa, Arabic:
هرجيسا is the capital
and largest city of the
Republic of
Somaliland, a self-
declared state that is
internationally
recognized as an
autonomous region of
Somalia.
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23. Facilities for expats
Mansoor Hotel: Expats got
together here to watch
football or get a good
coffee
Sport
facilities???
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24. Interaction with locals
Somali youth posing on
burnt out tank
Chris & I with an elderly
Somali gentleman
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25. At home
Ababa dishing up
for us
Playing soccer with our
security guard
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26. • We only had 2 hours municipal
provided electricity per day.
• We had to work on the PC’s
during that time.
• For the rest, we sang, studied &
entertained.
• Once in a while we cranked up
the generator to watch a movie.
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