The New Somalia |

The story of Somalia continues to be defined by stereotypes of conflict, poverty, disease, corruption, and poor leadership. But look beyond the headlines, and you’ll find a country that’s creative, innovative and entrepreneurial. This is the story of Somalia, told better.
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This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects filmmakers and social innovators to produce solutions-focused short documentaries that catalyze positive change.
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Video Credits:
Director: Said Fadhaye
Cinematography: Said Fadhaye, Mohamud Otama
Featuring: Juweria Abas, Sana Ashraf, Mohamed Cantobo, Mohamed Diini
Story Consultants: Lerato Mogoatlhe, Nasya Smith
Executive Producers: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond
Music provided by: Aar Maanta, Khalid Kamil, Astaan Music, Goljanno
News Footage Courtesy of: CNN, Al Jazeera, BBC News
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[@nathanngumi8467]

I am very hopeful for Somalia, it will be one of the magnificent success stories of Africa in the near future.

[@countcryptonite]

Thank you my brother!

[@user-lm9ct4wx3e]

@@countcryptonite we appreciate

[@Hippobottomless]

Much thanks 🙏 we hope lots of success for all of our mama Africa

[@Tajirnews]

Thats beautiful said. We pray for Somalia. Congo

[@bogdanfatta1857]

I wish the best to Somalia from italy 🇮🇹🇸🇴

[@Camir_________cadde]

Welcome my friend from Mogadishu 🇸🇴🫶🇮🇹

[@user-lm9ct4wx3e]

Grazie tanto

[@said6903]

❤

[@SathyaswamyS]

May Somalia rise. Love from India 🇮🇳. Don't be like us.

[@user-lm9ct4wx3e]

Somalia is most unique place in this earth. just walking on the streets Forget about English and arabic thats just basic. but you will find people speaking perfectly German, Swedish, Danish Finlandese Chinese Turkish Italian Sawahili i even met a somali family who speaks Gaelic. it's crazy place amazing amazing people very piece full and trustworthy people.

[@Hippobottomless]

Yes I’ve even met a Somali couple that speak Japanese

[@mjdonlan]

A beautiful film! The vitality, beauty, and creativity just burst through the screen -- well done!!

[@actingwithdeno1490]

Beautiful story. Now i can plan my vacation to somalia

[@jonahchepkwony1922]

All the best our good neighbor and your people I love you people may Allah bless somalia and her people

[@Hippobottomless]

Are u Kenyan? Wherever ur from big thanks our beloved neighbor

[@shantagees9425]

Thank you Said Fadhaye for this amazing work.

[@amorthentiae]

Somalia is Best I LOVE SOMALIA From Türkiye

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

Insha’Allah, Somalia 🇸🇴 will RISE again!

[@hemyarite.kingdom4070]

Inshallah Somalia well ones aging becomes the jewel 💎 of Africa may Allah bless and unite our brothers and sisters in Somalia 🇸🇴🇾🇪 Yemeni who loves Somalia

[@user-is4ig5yg3e]

Good nice ❤❤❤

[@Hippobottomless]

@@hemyarite.kingdom4070yes my Yemeni brother. Yemen the only Arabian country we Somalis truly support

[@JackStackz-sq1tm]

Great video❤

[@WorldPeace877]

Good work Said . New subscriber here

[@paulcrook2846]

Every picture paints a thousand words. A set of moving pictures and quality art - inspiring. May you, all, build on this positivity

[@Dontjudge103]

Great video. An inspiration.🎉 Somalia will rise again ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Hippobottomless]

Sana’s paintings are actually very beautiful keep up the good work abayo and juweria is also very pretty and well spoken Mansha’Allah. And lastly thank u big bro Said for this masterpiece

[@roobleyare7520]

Well done I wish My country success an peacefully live....i love 💕 Somali

[@TheEndermanNestGPage]

Really amazing

[@pickone_kickone]

I also one day dreaming of filming the story of somalia ❤.Big ups bro

[@AlbineRotich]

The youth of Somalia must lead from the front to bring reconciliation and peace! And desist from being used to destroy their country through sectarian violence!

[@hakanokan5073]

Türkiye ❤ Somalia

[@IkramMaxamud]

Fr ❤❤

[@Hippobottomless]

Somalia always loved Türkiye 🇹🇷 and will always love Türkiye 🇹🇷

[@Hippobottomless]

Somalia will one day create a great square named after Recep Tayyip Erdogan in downtown Mogadishu Somalia

[@enzoshk5287]

pardon the strange but whenever i remember that i am same specious of creature as you i become very hopeful for the future of humanity, when people say humanity will never reach a utopia its only seeing you that saves me from painful weeks at a time, you are beautiful people and i hope that the future that is already coming towards you catch you with a pleasent surprise

[@davidmorris8319]

This is beautiful to see. Thank you for sharing this! This is a prime example of what Ghandi meant when he said, "There is no 'way to peace', there is just peace." Peace IS the way. Peace is a continuous effort to be kind and bring people together, not some form of distant utopia where peace just simply exists. Peace is a way of life that needs everyday people to be the best version of themselves every day. It's hard and fragile, but it's so worth it! Only then can we all thrive. I wish all the best to the people of Somalia.

[@Hippobottomless]

Yes 100% peace is everything without peace there’s no life. If Somalia 🇸🇴 can achieve true sustainable peace then the rest is history. It will be a magical place and one of the greatest places in africa amongst many great nations in Africa

[@user-is4ig5yg3e]

Good nice ❤

[@DerekPK]

Somalia 🇸🇴 don’t need improvement, they are doing great.

[@Hippobottomless]

Yes Somalia is doing much better nowadays but there’s always room for improvement and there’s many more things that needs improvement

[@DerekPK]

@@Hippobottomless Improvement would make Somalia 🇸🇴 like USA 🇺🇸 and North Korea 🇰🇵

[@sihamomardjama3025]

Somalia I am coming for you❤❤❤

[@lulomar7773]

Masha Allah ❤❤❤❤🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🙏

[@superpoetry8704]

Interesting documentary MaashAllaah. Please help the artist live in a better condition and provide her better tools enhance her artwork InshAllaah.

[@hamiidcigehassan2890]

Somali will be peaceful and developed country the near future insha allah

[@theancientsancients1769]

A beautiful inspirational video! Best wishes to the people of Somalia ✌🏼 💗

[@Dontjudge103]

Thank you !❤

[@ManitombiAsem]

❤❤

[@frankguzzardo1009]

Thanks for this nice video. Where can one find more information about Sana Ashraf's work? Is it for sale?

[@najibabdi9676]

Wow 🤩 Until lions learn to write, hunters will tell their stories for them. I love it walalkey ❤

[@fatmaalbeity9097]

I hope that well wishers could help build sana damage house so she can live in a proper house in shaa Allah ❤

[@GeediGeediMuse]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sulwaye6872]

❤

[@a.moalin8573]

Thanks everyone.

[@wondroussoul5414]

All we need is stability and peace, we have overcame so much. We are one family.

[@sm.5191]

❤🇸🇴♥️💯

[@whyjay9113]

Somalia Guul Inshallah

[@prasadpalaparthi3463]

🇮🇳👣👣👣🌷🌹⚘🙏👏 Previously potential youth of SOMALIA used to dwell on NAVAL ROBERRIES for the survival of their families. That scenario ceased to exist. LONG LIVE THIS VICTORY of SOMALIANS

[@skyshooter4009]

You mean fishermen who were robbed of their livelihoods by foreigners overfishing the somali waters? Those youths per taking in piracy are only from a tiny part of one state. It wasn't even a region wide or even a country wide pandemic like the western media it out to be. Western media propaganda and countries that promote and fund chaos in Somalia have spread these false narratives.

[@milan43002]

i wis the best from hungary 🇭🇺 i want to visit mogadishu if somebody want show me the city 😎

[@CIHANOZEL-ij6vd]

🇹🇷🇸🇴

[@rosedevarel7098]

This gives me hope for half an island Haiti....less than 500 miles from the Great United States.

[@mohamedyusuf4020]

At last good video. Too much negativity out there

[@AbdihagimuseAbdidariiqo-vu6si]

Courages, of All 🇸🇴 somalian Peopel Specialey New Generation. The country who have 3300Km. Cost line one of the bigest in Africa red sea, and Indian ocean

[@Emotion1433]

One of our cargo ship from Bangladesh and all the staff of the ship have been hijacked by Somali pirates please help them

[@mohameddayib8856]

🇸🇴 🇺🇸 Somalia is coming back.

[@mahdnova3465]

Good mashallah, lakini Nadaafada Muqdisho halaga shaqayyo magalada meelo badan wasaq waaye

[@Emotion1433]

Please help a ship from my country and its sailors have been captured by Somalia pirates please help

[@warsamaosman0894]

Zoomalia waa xashiish waligeed nabad manoqoanayso.

[@Inyy__]

Hoyada wase idoor cuqdaad dimo guul Somalia illahay ishoda xun ka gabo

[@zk321]

fear allah

[@i--hate--life]

Ethiopia was never colonized ❤

[@abukitten]

Cool

[@agabaire]

[@amiyannaeatsbananas]

It's landlocked.

[@i--hate--life]

@@amiyannaeatsbananas other landlocked countries were not colonized?

[@amiyannaeatsbananas]

@@i--hate--life right

[@shufeyrhore2422]

😂😂😂 Do you really mean that the reality in the Somalia is stereotype

[@liveyourlifeinlove9273]

Yeah 80%

[@EMINADO.1.11]

This are the People who say they are Arabs and not Black 😒

[@xoriyo]

Somalis actually claim just Somali and not Arab. It’s Islamophobes that can’t stand Somalis being Muslims and those with an inferiority complex towards Arabs that always bring up Arabs. Its YOU and your kind that bring up Arabs more than Somali. Keep seething

[@redguard3600]

Are you blind? They are clearly Somali. It even says it in the video title. Where did you read Arab or Black?

[@Dontjudge103]

What’s that got to do with the video? We’re simply Somali, now cry more 😮😅

[@arthurmorgan9944]

Ahh the Afrocentrist incels found the Somali videos😂😂

[@yhaych6366]

Keep your colonial divisions to yourself. We are Somali.

[@SayidAli-lh3ih]

This is not the Somali want Somali is a conservative country and Islam is its religion

[@ahmedarish7720]

Mashallah

[@agabaire]