Somalia's free ambulance service gets $32,966 from fundraiser across the world

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December 11, 2017 11:35 AM

The whole world stood up to assist Aamin Ambulance whose activities are saving lives in Somalia.

Well-wishers across the world have contributed $32,966 to support activities of Aamin Ambulance -Somalia’s free ambulance service.

Aamin Ambulance is the first and only free private ambulance services in the Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The ambulance service is widely known to be the first emergency service that usually arrives bomb blast scene in the country. One which is frequent in the country due to activities of the As-Shabaab insurgent group.

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According to Aamin, Abdi Addow and Nadifa Mohamed were two individuals that coordinated the process. Abdi Addow was credited to have opened a gofundme page. He did this to raise funds to support the ambulance service right after the twin bomb blasts that hit Mogadishu on October 12, 2017.

Nadifa Mohamed also played a key as a major mobilization for the process.

At the beginning, Abdi Addow had hoped to raise 100,000 Swedish Krona (US $12,286) for Aamin Ambulance. “Please support the unsung heroes and heroines of Aamin Ambulance,” Abdi appealed on the page.

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However, within 16 hours after the page was created, 38,213 Swedish Krona (the US $4,694) was raised by 198 people.

About Aamin Ambulance Service

Aamin was established in 2006 by Somali professionals to provide some of the most needed services across the country. Currently, the service owns a fleet of 10 ambulances which is the largest in the country.

“AAMIN is currently implementing the largest single fleet of Ambulances in the country with an unparalleled record of quick response for the affected of any disaster," the agency stated on its website.

"Its nation-wide network equipped with the latest communication system now covers the remotest areas of Mogadishu."

Operation of the unit is assisted by a team of volunteers who respond quickly to emergencies. The agency also partners with the Somali Federal Government, UNOCHA, United Nations Development Program and World Health Organisation.

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