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Introduction of Mama Asha foundation: Name: Asha mahdi Date of birth: 1939 Place of birth: Mogadisho, Isku Raran Date of death: 23rd January 2012

Early Age: Asha mahdi was born in Mogadisho the capital of Somalia, in an area now called Isku Raran. Mama Asha was the eldest of her family after her only brother Mohamud from her mother’s side. In her early age unfortunately her mother passed away, May Allah grant her Jannah she had move in with her grandmother. Unfortunately Mama Asha’s family suffered from poverty, their only income was coming from the little that they were earning when baking “Muufo”, Somali crumbbread.

Marriage life: After struggling through her teen life Mama Asha got married, with a popular man well known in Jowhar Ahmed Hussein well known as “Ahmed Gaab” (Gaab which means short in Somali) due to he’s height. Few years after their marriage they had their first son, Mohamed, and then they first daughter Maryan and 12 other children. With 14 children and a blind husband, it was extremely hard for Mama Asha to raise them, although she always tried satisfying each of them. Her first son Mohamed attended a military school, funded by the Italians when they’ve colonised Mogadishu. Her first daughter Maryan instead went into a nursing boarding school, funded by Italian nouns and priest. As soon as Maryan finished boarding school she moved to Milan Italy to work and live there. Few years after she settled in Milan, Maryan applied a family visa for her family to come and live in Italy. Unfortunately when Mama asha and the whole family came to Italy, Ahmed Hussein (Mama asha’s husband) did not feel well enough. Mama asha’s daughter was always thankful for the way her mother raised her and always wanted the best for her parents. Therefore she decided to take her father to Switzerland, as the hospitals where much better there, Mama Asha liked the atmosphere in Switzerland, the fresh air and their lifestyle that she decided to settle in the German part of it exactly the city of Thun. Although Mama Asha was now settle in Switzerland with her family, she still didn’t forget her poverty and she was aware that numerous people were going through the same life, many of them that don’t even have children or family to support them. Mama Asha used to send a fix on going donation to numerous orphans, blinds, and elderly, not only in one part but around Somalia. Majority of the people she helped weren’t even related to her or never saw her in their lives, however they knew that she was their only hope and she wasn’t hesitating helping them. Although all her children were now adults Mama Asha was still raising few of her sons and daughters children, because their mother passed away. Mama Asha did also build orphanage and mosques in Somalia. In 1997 her husband passed away after an unsuccessful operation. Although this has had such an impact into Mama Asha’s life it also brought the family more close. Mama Asha was now continuing her donation as a widow.