# About Calankii

Source page: https://calankii.com/en/about/
Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com)

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# About Calankii

Calankii (“the banner”) is the public home of the Somali story: our history, every region, every community at home and abroad, and the forces moving now. It is independent, sourced and open to correction.

Last checked **2026-11-12**

## Our story

For 131 years, from the Daraawiish to the SYL to independence, Somalis called each other to wake up and unite. Every group moved us closer. Calankii gathers that whole story in one place, so anyone who searches anything Somali, at home or abroad, finds the facts, calmly told, with the sources linked.

## The name and the call

**Calankii** means “the banner”. Our line is “Calankii waan sii wadnaa”: we carry the banner forward. **Toosoo** (“wake up”) is our call to action, from the 1947 song. [Read the call](https://calankii.com/en/toosoo/).

## What we are not

Calankii is not a government and does not speak for one. It is not a political party, it does not ask for votes, and it belongs to no clan. It uses no coat of arms or official seal.

## How we write

- Every page answers a real question in its first two sentences.
- Every fact links to the source we opened: UN and government data, archives, academic work and reputable media. Wikipedia only as a backup.
- We are calm and fair to every side, and we honour everyone who carried the banner. We never say they failed.
- We name groups, institutions and public figures only, never private people.
- English pages are drafts until native speakers review them. Somali and Arabic are being written now.

[How we check facts](https://calankii.com/en/about/how-we-check-facts/) · [Safety for readers](https://calankii.com/en/about/safety/) · [Every page, A to Z](https://calankii.com/en/a-z/)

## Contact

Email [hello@calankii.com](mailto:hello@calankii.com). Every page also has a “Fix this page” link.

Last checked 2026-11-12

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## Toosoo!

Since 1895, every generation has worked for one united, prosperous Somalia. Now it is our generation.

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