Education Cluster

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – A Turkish-based aid agency built an educational complex for orphans in Somalia, according to a statement on Tuesday. The Deniz Feneri Association said the complex — which includes a cafeteria, dormitory, library and masjid — was built in the town of Buuhoodle, north of Somalia, has a …

BERBERA (SOHA) – When the brand new school built in Magalo-ad village, six km from the Somaliland port of Berbera, finally opened its doors in September, there were just 36 children occupying the eight-classroom building. Built by the international charity SOS Children’s Villages and run by the Somaliland government, the school …

SANAG (SOHA) –  An initiative by university graduates and students is enabling nomadic Somali children whose education was cut short by the punishing drought to catch up on their studies. The group of 150 youth have set up classes for children of destitute pastoralist families, displaced by drought and resettled …

BURAO (SOHA) – Despite getting a basic education to enable them to cope with their hearing impairment, the hopes of deaf children in Burao are being dashed by the lack of a specialized secondary school in their area. Burao School for the Deaf, which was established in 2010 and is …

TOGDHER (SOHA) – A new model school run by a Turkish aid agency is giving hope to poor families in Togdher region in northern Somalia, thanks to mobilisation by alumni of Turkish universities in the country. Buhodle Education Centre, which opened in September, is offering free education to 400 students …

BARI (SOHA) – Local authorities in Bari region in Puntland are running a scholarship programme for children from displaced families to equip them for alternative livelihoods instead of relying only on livestock like their parents. With an annual fund of $24,000, the education programme is targeting children from livestock herders …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – At the recently concluded Somalia’s first Information and Communications (ICT) exhibition, Somalia’s country-code top-level domain (dotSO) launched the (.me.so) domain for the first time by giving out free domains to students and authors to promote blogging within the young people. Under the theme “Developing Vibrant ICT Sector”, …

BAIDOA (SOHA) – Young married mother Duniyo Adan Mohamed, 19, breastfeeds her seven month-old son before she sets off for school in the southwestern Somali town of Baidoa in the morning. She leaves some bottled milk for the baby with her mother, who babysits until Duniyo gets back from class …

BUHODLE (SOHA) – A group of university graduates in Buhodle have provided scholarships to 20 of the best middle school students whose families were unable to afford the fees for them to go on to secondary school. The group has raised funds among them to pay the $300 monthly fees …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Turkish Maarif Foundation has officially taken over administrative control of schools run by the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) in Somalia. The Somali government was the first to respond to Turkey’s call to hand over the schools two years ago. The schools, with up to one thousand …