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  • business was good for Nakajima Bashir selling fabric at her shop in Mogadishu, then covert 19 hit on her supplies and clients dried up, making it a daily struggle for her to support 15 Children.

  • Current Cemento with You Know, coronavirus has affected our business.

  • Things are not what they used to be.

  • The price of fabric became very expensive when the airport were locked down and there were no customers because the government ordered businesses closed.

  • Coronavirus has affected my business in a big way.

  • Oh, okay, We can have had a lot of hate.

  • You are a guest.

  • Her story is sadly a familiar one in the Somali capital, with the pandemic destroying many small businesses.

  • But cash support on financial skills training by aid agencies is helping hundreds of women turn around their fortunes.

  • The International Organization for Migration partnered with the German Foreign Office and local government to help women owned small businesses like Nakajima's.

  • About 186 business women received cash support and training and financial management.

  • Years of conflict and the threat of Al Qaeda linked Islamists battling to overthrow the government leave many Somalis dependent on aid.

business was good for Nakajima Bashir selling fabric at her shop in Mogadishu, then covert 19 hit on her supplies and clients dried up, making it a daily struggle for her to support 15 Children.

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