ISOS organized a consultative meeting of Somali Young Researchers Initiative (SYRI) members on 22/1/2019. The members evaluated the implementation of the action plan of the last year 2018; also, they assessed the needs and proposed the main activities of this year 2019. Somali Young Researchers Initiative (SYRI) is a means to explore and ignite the potential capacity of Somali young researchers under the motto: "Dig Deeper and reach new heights". It was launched by ISOS, for promoting and preparing them to engage in research in Somali Studies, particularly in humanities and social science.