Farhio Mohamed Hussein, Reporter
Farhio Mohamed Hassan has been a journalist for 10 years. She worked for Aman Radio and Hatuf Radio while studying for her degree in Journalism and Mass Communication at Mogadishu’s Modern University for Science and Technology. She then worked as a producer and editor for Dalsan Media Group and BBC Media Action.
“So many of my female colleagues have left the profession because of harassment and a lack of opportunities,” she says. “But I stuck it out because I believe women as well as men need to bring Somalia’s difficulties into the open, however difficult it may be.”
Farhio would like to tell more stories about women in rural areas, especially those involved in agriculture. “Media reports about Somali women often focus on those in urban areas and IDP camps,” says Farhio. “I want to tell the stories of women who run businesses in the countryside, who support their families by farming their land, selling produce and setting up small enterprises.”
She wants to report on women who have successful lives in rural areas, moving away from the stereotypes of nomadic women who have lost everything through drought, floods and war.