Education Cluster

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hon. Mahdi Mohamed Guled has today opened international conference on higher education which focuses on the high education sectors in the conflict-affected communities. The conference, which is held annually by the Somali National University, was attended by the …

BRUSSELS (SOHA) – Ambassador of Kuwait to the European Union, NATO, Belgium and Luxembourg, Jasem Al- Budaiwi, has announced that Kuwait is to host a Donors Conference in Support of Education in Somalia. “We, in Kuwait, firmly believe that education is one of the most important, if not the most …

EDMONTON (SOHA) – When his science teacher in Ottawa first asked him to become a teacher’s assistant for a Grade 10 class, Farah Dahir discovered a new hobby; teaching. Though he eventually went on to find a career in oil, his love of educating never left him. Now the 37-year-old …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Taking time out from their studies, a group of young student volunteers in Somalia’s capital are providing free education to children uprooted from their homes by war and famine. Seven years after hunger and disease killed a quarter of a million people, and in the midst of …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – On 10th to 13th July, 2018, Mogadishu is set to host the first ever Somali STEM Summit, part of the widely celebrated annual event across the continent, Africa Science Week. As the country is rising from the ashes of civil war and decades of unrest, this is …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – 85 Students, who successfully completed four years study of Agriculture, has on Saturday graduated from Zamzam University of Science and Technology in Mogadishu, SONNA reported. Deputy President of Zamzam University, Da’ud Mohamed Makaran said that the students are batches from the same department who completed their studies in …

HARGEISA (SOHA) – Somaliland secondary and primary schools candidates have officially kicked off their final examination today in the countryside. Nearly thirty thousand students are sitting for the exam for the secondary and primary schools this year. The Minister of Education and Science of Somaliland, Yasin Haji Mohamud, said: ” …

AWDAL (SOHA) – Rahimo Mohamud 15, was expecting to sit this month for the high school entry examinations marking the end of her primary education. But the tropical cyclone that hit the northwest of Somaliland, have left her uncertain about the immediate future. Rahimo is among the 270 school children …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somalia marked the International Day of the African Child with a commitment to work closely with development partners to ensure access to quality education for its youthful population. Hassan Mohamed Ali, the Director General of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education, said children in Somalia …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Around 600 girls and boys under 16 have been enrolled in a free education programme in various displacement camps in the Somali capital Mogadishu, where they are being taught by young university and school student volunteers. Sulekho Muhydin is a member of the group of 17 volunteer …