Education Cluster

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 …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Ministry of Education has dismissed as unconstitutional an order by Banaadir Regional Administration (BRA) to universities in the region to register their institution with the city administration. In letter to the BRA dated August 30, 2018, the Ministry said the regional administration does not have the …

Young people in conflict areas who have accessed secondary education are almost half likely to support violent groups than those who have no access to education. A new study by the global organization Mercy Corps has revealed that increasing access to high school education in war zones could help diminish …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somalia has been engaged in a civil war for almost 30 years, and with over 70 percent of its population under 30 years of age, youth and youth education appear to be the key to a peaceful future in the country. Now, a new study has revealed that …

Horumar Summer School offers programming designed for immigrant and low-income families. Horumar means advancement in Somali and the Horumar Summer School celebrated roughly 140 advancements at their graduation ceremony on Tuesday. The school is open to all, but is designed to meet the needs of the 140 students who predominantly …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The results of the National Examinations results for 2017-2018 have been released on Thursday with less of candidates failed to attain the required minimum grade. There has been anxiety as candidates and parents wait for the release of the Form four examination results. 27,000 secondary school students …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somalia’s civil war wrenched the country in many ways. Families were torn apart, the rule of law faded away, government institutions collapsed, and education came to a standstill, to name but a few of the setbacks the country faced because of the violence. In the ensuing decades …