Why I’m committing $500 million to entrepreneurship in Somaliland
ISMAIL AHMED THE power of remittances, the funds migrants send ‘back home’ to family and friends, is at the centre of my story. It’s also the story of how Somaliland, my homeland - has overcome challenges to forge its own, entrepreneurial path; a path that challenges traditional models of aid, setting an example for other developing countries. Long before I founded WorldRemit in 2010, which is now one of the world’s largest cross-border payments companies, I saw how remittances have the power to change people’s lives. Members of my family – like many others across Somaliland – went to work…