Tatiana M.R. Johnson writing in HKS:
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Fadumo Dayib, MC/MPA Mason Fellow 2015, calls herself a “dreamer,” but history has shown important political or social change often begins with a vision.
Visions of change in Somalia have often crumbled amid harsh circumstances, but Dayib sees the 2016 Somalian presidential election as an opportunity to turn her dreams into reality and to inspire others to share the responsibility of making their nation and our world a better place.
We sat down to talk with Dayib during the last few days of the fall semester at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), a time of calm energy on a usually bustling campus. As Dayib spoke, her presence lit up the room as she discussed her visions for Somalia and the change she wants to make in leading the nation as its first elected female president.
“Even if I am a dreamer, I also have the skills and ability to put them into concrete action. That is why I’m here today,” she said about being at HKS. “It’s the same ambition, motivation, belief and hope that I am taking to Somalia.”
