Short Proposal of translating the open office to Somali language Introduction Translating the open office to Somali language can encourage the Somalis to make use of qualitative product that is free to them. This short proposal will discuss the contribution of the product to the developments of the Somali nation in couple of dimensions. These dimensions are target group, the significance of translating the open office to Somali language, and the project initiator. Finally the proposal sums up with technical descriptions of the project. The target group The Somali speaking nation live mainly in Somalia, Djibouti, large region in Ethiopia, large region in Kenya. The rest is spread to the rest of the world such as developed countries “western Europe, North America and Australia, and developing countries such as china, India and other countries. Due to the fact that not all Somali speaking are registered discussions arose from the actual quantity of this nation. The registered number of the population living in Somalia only is over eight million people. This number excludes the Somali speaking people living in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and elsewhere. The significance of translating the open office to Somali language The most Somalis are poor people earning less than $ 1.500 a year(see below the economic pyramid). This nation live mainly in east Africa. Due to the fact that these people has to survive with this low income they cannot afford to buy products that can be Project initiator The project initiator is originally from Somalia. He is a Dutch citizen living in the Netherlands. He has recently finalized his MBA at Radboud University of Nijmegen. Apart from the fact that he is a Phd candidate he has established the first opinion research agency that focus on the Somali speaking nation. He has published on regional magazines as well as international academic journals. He is committed to act as responsible entrepreneur and inspire many Somali speaking generations to come. Summery Here are some details needed for setting up the project such as: project name, and ISO code. My username: calibaashi Project Name: Somali Possible ISO code: so Summary: The Open-office provided Somali language, for the Somali speaking nation. Short description: This project intends to provide Open office in Somali language (af soomaali) to the Somali nation. This nation primarily lives in Somalia, Djibouti, part of Ethiopia, part of Kenya and several other parts around the globe.
