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The Somali online Media and journalists association (SOMJA)
The Somali online Media and journalists association (SOMJA) was launched in 2008 as an association stands for the protect freedom of the press by a team of professional journalists, who expand and improve Somali online Media coverage. SOMJA is a non-profit and non- governmental Organization, which it’s an umbrella body for all Somali websites and journalists. It represents over 60 journalists in the country wide and also fights against all activities of human rights and journalists’ violation. The Somali online Media and journalists association (SOMJA) is also fervent campaign for media freedom, the rights of journalists and for social justice in Somalia. SOMJA analytically conducts and monitors investigations into violations of press freedom and human rights of journalists. Our members work the whole country as reporters, editors, and sub-editors, as well as photographers. They also are the current working journalists in reporting newspapers, Magazines and new media phenomena (modern media or websites). We are professionals, who are proud of the work, that we do and systematically monitoring and conducting the investigation into violations of press freedom, human rights and journalists. What we do? Somaj represents all Somali online Media and journalists and aims to make sure media freedom, ethical standards in media and lobbies nationally and internationally for the rights of Somali online Media and journalists. Pursuing the overall objectives of the SOMJA want to: · To defend and promote principals of the journalists as an online version and create a new phenomena of bloggers. · To strive and seek out services for members to obtain skills training. · To protect and promote freedom of the press, speech and information. · To normalize and develop relationships involving the employees and employers. · To improve working conditions and freedom of speech as online. · To promote a courage of cooperation and unity among Somali online media and journalists. · To defend the common interest of the nation and the coexistence of the Somali people. What are motivations for launching SOMJA? The Somali online Media and journalists association (SOMJA) is also an actor endowed with social responsibility and as such should provide independent and critical coverage of planetary issues as a public service. SOMJA has a great deal of experience and professional know-how in the field. Organization structure The SOMJA’s administration is a general assembly, where delegates from the branches of the association come together, which the highest decision is made, body of the association and the association’s policy objectives. The priorities of this Association are decided at the general assembly, which is met once in every three years. Evaluations and partnership The Somali online Media and journalists association is an active associate member of the Somali media for Environments, Science, Health and agriculture (SOMESHA), it is also close partners in the Somali coalition for free expression (SOCFEX) and Somali foreign corresponds association (SOFCA). SOMJA’s Staff The General Secretary of the Somali online Media and journalists association (SOMJA) is Mohamed Ali Abdi (Royter) and he is serving as the chief executive officer and head of the staff. The membership of the association SOMJA membership is open to all Somali journalists and media practitioners in the media industry especially for those working currently as an online reporters and bloggers.

Contacts Us

Nasteho Street, Jira Miskiim Area, Madina District Mogadishu Somalia somja(@) somja.org Telphone: +25261587030 Mopile: +46764491913 or Stockholm, Sweden karaama@gmail.com www.somja.org