Nexus Consortium Holds its 2nd 2025 Bi-Annual General Meeting in Garowe
Martisoor Hotel, Garowe, Puntland | August 23–28, 2025
Workshop Overview
The Nexus Consortium Somalia successfully held its 2nd Bi-Annual General Meeting (BAGM) in Garowe on 25th August 2025, bringing together member organizations. The workshop was organized alongside the Somali Humanitarian Hub (SHH) and the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG/ODI), led by Dustin Barter.
The integrated workshop program ran from 23rd to 28th August 2025, as follows:
- Saturday, 23 August – Arrival of all SHH Board of Directors
- Sunday, 24 August – SHH Internal Board Meeting
- Monday, 25 August – Nexus Consortium Full Day Workshop
- Tuesday, 26 August – SHH Full Day Workshop (facilitated by Shahida)
- Wednesday, 27 August – HPG/ODI Research Workshop (facilitated by Dustin Barter)
- Thursday, 28 August – HPG/ODI Half Day Session
Guided by the principle “Gacmo wadajir bay wax ku gooyaan” (“Hands together can cut through anything”), the week blended governance, strategic planning, and applied research, making Garowe a hub of activity for the Nexus community
The Board is the highest decision-making body of Nexus Consortium, where members review progress, approve reports, and shape the consortium’s future direction.
This year’s meeting combined statutory governance functions with interactive workshops, energizers, and breakout sessions, reinforcing Nexus’s commitment to Somali-led localization, partnership-building, and collective action.
Key Highlights
- Governance & Accountability – Members formally adopted the agenda, approved minutes from the last BAGM (Hargeisa, Feb 2025), and endorsed the FY-2024 Audit Report.
- Strategic Priorities – Breakout groups deliberated on Partnerships, Resource Mobilization, and the Localization Hub, setting Nexus’s roadmap for 2025–2027.
- Partnership Engagement – Save the Children and Oxfam reaffirmed their commitment to Nexus, while discussions explored deeper collaboration with donors, INGOs, and research partners.
- Thought Leadership – HPG/ODI facilitated sessions linking Somalia’s experience with global humanitarian policy debates.
Key Outcomes
- Monthly bulletin on Nexus progress
- Review and update MoU (SCI, Oxfam, Nexus)
- Admit 7 new members (criteria to be set)
- BAGM twice yearly: Jan (virtual), Jul (physical)
Nexus and SHH meetings to be separated - Nexus to apply for World Bank & DRA proposals
- Board meetings to be quarterly
- FY-2024 Audit approved and adopted
- Constitution and By-laws to be updated