Education Cluster

GAROWE — The Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the Puntland regional state government has announced the names of the top 10 students in the 8th grade exam in Puntland middle schools in 2022. Among the top 10 students, 7 are girls, led by Ikraan Abdirahman Abdullahi, who won …

DOHA — The number of students sponsored by Qatar Charity (QC) has reached 4,864 in 35 countries, including Somalia with more than 700 sponsored students. The ‘Student Sponsorship’ project aims to help students, who are unable to afford their undergraduate and postgraduate studies, a QC statement explained yesterday. The project …

MOGADISHU — Turkiye’s Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has been operating in Somalia since 2011 conducting development and humanitarian projects. TIKA said its concept of developmental projects is based on win-win with the country where it operates and the country it represents. The group said it differs from a Western-style development …

MOGADISHU — Since Turkiye and Somalia established their special relationship in 2011, thousands of Somalis have benefited from Turkiye’s scholarship program, realizing their dream of obtaining a degree. More than 10 years later, large numbers of Somali students enroll in the program every year, with Somalia becoming one of the top …

DHOBLEY — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has constructed five new classrooms at Omar Binu Khadab Primary and Secondary School in Dhobley town, Jubaland State, as part of its support to the education sector in Somalia. The construction of the classrooms was done under the mission’s Quick Impact …

KISMAYO — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has handed over newly constructed classrooms, sanitation facilities, learning materials and sports equipment to boost education and sports in Jubaland State. The facilities were constructed under AMISOM’s Quick Impacts Projects, and as an extension of the mission’s Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) mandate …

BAIDOA — In a bid to address the basic needs of the local population, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Monday handed over a newly constructed school and a health facility, together with an assortment of medical equipment to the South West State Administration. The school and the …

GARBAHAREY — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has donated scholastic materials to pupils in Elwak Primary School in Gedo Region, Jubaland State of Somalia, to boost education in the area. The items which included desks, chairs, office furniture, wooden blackboards, sports equipment and a water tank were donated …

MOGADISHU — Coinciding with the International Day of Peace, a group of Somali students today graduated with master’s degrees in subjects with special relevance to peacebuilding in Somalia – and were encouraged to channel their learning towards the betterment of their country. “The degree certificate I have received today is …

DOHA — Ali bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-General of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), recently met Adam Abdelmoula, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia. He was accompanied by a delegation that comprised Ian Ridley, Head of Office, the United Nations Office for the Coordination …