Resilience of a Nation
Resilience Runs Deep In Generations
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A resilient young Somali girl who strives in challenges and showed the world that you did not need to go to school to be smart, people are born smart and clever. Education helps but does not determine your IQ, Somali women are the most resilient human beings that you can ever imagine. They are the backbone of their household, never accept defeat to put them down, they might fall for a little while but they get up again and again.
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The heroine, Anna Hodan Aden, was a Somali young girl, cherished by her father, a sweet angel with big dreams. She never envisioned a life as a shepherdess for the rest of her days. However, when her father passed away, being the fourth child after her three older brothers, she felt a responsibility to change the fate that had befallen her family. Anna was keenly aware of their needs. At the age of eight, she hungered for knowledge and was already proficient in four major languages spoken in her region. Just turning 14, With her mother’s blessings she courageously took bold action and found a job in the Italian army compound. Commander in charge of the whole army was: General Riccardo Ditali, a God-fearing man, took her under his wings. He offered her a position as a housekeeper in his house, negotiating her wages with the broken Italian language which she learned from the Italian convent where they lived. The General saw something special in her - her flair in negotiation, her upfront talk, and her true and honest behaviour. He also noticed the rosary around her neck, a sign of reliability. The unfolding story will reveal more about this remarkable young woman.
About the Author
Marie-Christine Frumence, born in Djibouti (Côte Française des Somalis), a French colony at that time, to a Somali mother and a French father. I grew up in a boarding school and educated in one of the most prestigious schools in Djibouti, “Ecole de la Nativité.” My mother placed me in the boarding school at the age of four against her wishes due to a prolonged battle and a court decision against her husband’s mother. Back in the 50s and 60s, there was a prevailing notion that Black women were incapable of raising white children. This led to a decree/law that mandated the retrieval of those children from their biological mothers to educate them and provide them with a better life. The idea was well-intentioned but undeniably unfair. I got married at an early age and spent 7 years in Yemen following my husband. I migrated to Australia on the 23rd of July 1993 with my four sons, where we now reside.