99 % of 2nd generation diaspora Somalis won’t send money back home to people they don’t know.
That is true, which is why I was surprised.
Remittances is a decent source of GDP for Somalia so that is going to have major impact going forward.
"Remittances in 2015 were estimated to reach a total of US$1.4 billion in Somalia and support 23% of the GDP."
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/pr...ogress-to-support-remittance-flows-to-somalia