Through financial and nonfinancial remittances such as intellectual capital, social capital, advocacy, political capital and voluntarism, diaspora women provide lifelines for their families and support to community development in their homelands. However, their contributions in humanitarian and development actions are poorly documented and reported, and their potential has not been fully harnessed. This country report describes the case of Somali women diaspora and their role in rebuilding Somalia. The report outlines recent migration movements in Somalia, before describing the different profiles of Somali diaspora women returning to Somalia, and their motivation to engage in the rebuilding of their home country. Based on interviews with Somali diaspora women and members of relevant Somali ministries and governmental bodies, the author describes the challenges for Somali diaspora women to leverage their engagements in Somalia, and the changes needed to enhance the impact of their contributions.

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海外妇女重建家园面临的挑战：索马里案例


通过智力资本、社会资本、宣传、政治资本和志愿服务等金融和非金融汇款，侨民妇女为其家庭提供生命线，并支持家乡的社区发展。然而，他们对人道主义和发展行动的贡献却鲜有记录和报道，而且他们的潜力也没有得到充分发挥。这份国家报告描述了索马里妇女侨民的情况及其在索马里重建中的作用。该报告概述了索马里最近的移民运动，然后描述了返回索马里的索马里侨民妇女的不同概况，以及她们参与祖国重建的动机。根据对索马里侨民妇女以及索马里相关部委和政府机构成员的采访，作者描述了索马里侨民妇女在利用其在索马里的参与方面面临的挑战，以及增强其贡献影响力所需的变革。