Ican,
Taking what you're saying as constructive criticizm, yes Reer Gedo can do better. We've had our problems with peace and stability with a lot of conflict. There was the Itixaad wars which was followed by a five year full blown inter-Marexaan civil war. I've commended Reer Puntland/Somaliland on their building before but I believe it shows what is possible when you have a good long period of uninterrupted peace. Inshallah things look better now as we've had a good 2 years of quiet and even more importantly a formal Maamul is being completed as we speak:
http://www.gedonet.com/index.php?news=2463A officially recognized Maamul is very important for NGO's etc. to level with and assist in development.
Orginizations like Hirda have sprang up:
http://www.hirda.org/SDF:
http://somalidevelopmentfoundation.org/There both very active, and I'm sure they've probably been in a city near you.
All my family extended family exclusively send money to our cities/deegans in Gedo and we're pretty active in that regard. I know of some Marexaans that do that in Kismaayo, and thats good also because development, population increase is a good thing. Either way in giving credit where credit is due theres a lot of Gedoians who are really trying and have just had to overcome some challenges along the way. Laakin Inshallah the future looks bright.
