Mukhtar Gaaddasaar came to the United States by himself in 1997 when he received a sponsorship. He was 20 years old, and had spent the previous year and a half in Kenya where he taught himself English. Read More

Saeed Fahia first came to the United States in 1979 to obtain a Masters Degree in Physics from Eastern Michigan University. He returned to Somalia in 1981 and eventually became the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Education at Somali National University. Read More

In November 2008 the youth participating in creating radio novelas as part of SALUD: Healing through the arts, began conducting workshops a variety of health topics. Read More

Mental health is a challenging topic, and even more so when it crosses cultural boundaries. Thus, working on “Egal Shidad, stories of mental health” with a partnership of Minnesota agencies and talents was an especially interesting video production. Read More

Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health is pleased to announce the completion of its first production, a program about mental health which aired multiple times in the Twin Cities on both radio and television during the week of October 6th. Read More