{"id":21126,"date":"2026-03-27T15:54:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/?post_type=storiesprojects&#038;p=21126"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:27:35","slug":"maimun-abdirizak","status":"publish","type":"storiesprojects","link":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/maimun-abdirizak\/","title":{"rendered":"Maimun Abdirizak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Somalia \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:300px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maimun.png\" alt=\"Maimun\" class=\"wp-image-20558\" style=\"width:237px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maimun.png 2160w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maimun-322x322.png 322w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maimun-161x161.png 161w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maimun-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maimun-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maimun-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color:#0f244a;background-color:#ffde5a;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin has-dark-blue-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maimun-abdirizak-501643200\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-612dfd48cd105d5d7495bb8cf5242379\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:20px\"><strong>Maimun Abdirizak Khalif<\/strong> is the Founder and Head of Gender at SAVE YOUR DAUGHTER INITIATIVE, and engaged Independent Journalist and Content Creator based in Garowe, Somalia. 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