BVCare ) BASALO VISIONARY CARE “Self-sufficiency For Future Destiny.” Basalo Visionary Care key aim is to create a more comprehensive approach in addressing the needs of young African group ages with special emphasis on those from Somali heritage, by working with schools, local authorities and other organizations with parallel objectives to tackle persistent issues.

Toronto(Sunatimes) In charting a new era for their beleaguered homeland, young Somali-Canadians are embarking on an innovative nation-building process aimed at reconciling factions divided by the 20 year destructive civil war.

Members of the Toronto-based BVCare, a youth-driven initiative, hold the key to unlocking Somalia’s conflict as their unique vision provides solutions for the intractable civil strife that has ravaged their homeland.

BVCare stands for Basalo Visionary Care. It is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, relief-based organization assisting in the development of communities in Somalia affected by poverty, conflict and humanitarian disasters. The organization operates in an environment free from discrimination, and strives to guarantee the dignity of the individuals and communities it serves.

BVCare’s vision is consistent with its mission and the human rights approach whose long term goals are to accelerate achievements of global and development goals, and enhance the ability of families and communities to achieve results.

Its mission is to help alleviate human suffering through sustainable development initiatives and emergency relief programs that foster self-reliance and preserve human dignity.

Some of BVCare’s main objectives are to inspire young Somali people by equipping them with the tools for tomorrow so that they can achieve their full potential and to enable them to take responsibility for their lives and develop as individuals and make the successful transition to adulthood.

For the wider Somali society, BVCare hopes to empower community members to make informed choices so they can reach their full potential and participate meaningfully in decisions affecting their lives.

Overall, BVCare is a voice for the voiceless and the less fortunate.

Nawal Isse, Khadija Ali, Shukri Omar and Abdinasir Sheikh are among the founding members of BVCare. On the evening of Sunday, October 9th 2011, the group of young activists sat with Digital Journal’s Farid Omar for an exclusive interview at downtown’s Hamdi Restaurant, a popular Somali-Canadian joint to discuss their vision for rebuilding Somalia through an upcoming public forum that will open the doors to dialogue, healing and reconciliation.

As part of their national reconciliation project, Nawal and team are organizing a five-week public forum that will run every Sunday from October 30th through November 6th 13th 20th and 27th.

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