Always Moving Always Sharing Somaliland
StudioD-B%26MG-Somaliland-Final
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MARRIAGE - EXAMPLE OF MONEY FLOWS<br />
1. ELDERS FROM EACH SIDE MEET<br />
In the banquet room of a nice hotel or other<br />
communal space, male elders from the future<br />
husband’s and wife’s families and clans meet<br />
with their Sheikh to discuss the engagement.<br />
ELDER<br />
ELDER<br />
ELDER<br />
SHEIKH<br />
HUSBAND<br />
-TO-BE<br />
ELDER<br />
ELDER<br />
2. MEN FROM WOMAN’S FAMILY JOIN<br />
Typically, about 35 men from the<br />
woman’s family come. The man’s<br />
elders give the following:<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
5,000,000 SLSH<br />
+ 1,500 USD<br />
~1,500,000 SLSH<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
• gabaati for the family to distribute<br />
between the attendees (typically<br />
5,000,000 <strong>Somaliland</strong> shillings in cash,<br />
which is easily distributed across each<br />
family member). Cash is still used, both<br />
for tradition and because it is more easily<br />
distributed to a large number of people<br />
than sending via Zaad.<br />
• yarad for the mother of the woman (via<br />
the father/other elder in attendance), to<br />
use for wedding costs and to host the<br />
female members of the father’s family.<br />
This is typically ~US$1,500, given in an<br />
envelope.<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
3. MEN FROM MAN’S FAMILY JOIN<br />
About 35 men from the man’s<br />
family join. The woman’s family<br />
gives back to the man’s family<br />
~1,500,000 of the gabaati, as a<br />
gesture. This cash is distributed<br />
amongst the attending members<br />
of the man’s family.<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
MEMBER<br />
B&MG - SOMALILAND MOBILE MONEY STUDIO D RADIODURANS<br />
MAY 2015 29
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