Validation Workshop

Hargiesa 17.11.2020 (MoFD)The PFM reform Coordination Department has organized a Validation Workshop on Somali versions of key Internal Audit Manuals, FMIS User Guides and Policies, and implementation Policy for International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) cash basis, on November 17, 2020. In his opening remarks, the Deputy Minister of Finance Development Hon. Muse Ibrahim Yusuf has emphasized the significance of having these manuals and User Guides translated into Somali – which he said does not only give civil servants the simplicity to comprehend and understand the instructions but also a sense of ownership.Similarly, the Director General of the Ministry of Finance Development Mr. Mohamed Abdi Gurhan has encouraged participants to verify the translation of key terms into Somali in manuals, user guides and policies and to maintain a consistence in the translation of key terminologies. The PFM is designed to improve the government’s capacity and systems to utilize public funds, towards meeting the National Development Plan (NDPII) goals and those of Vision 2030.