Education Cluster

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 …

DOHA (SOHA) – A joint campaign to support Somalia will be launched in Qatar on Sunday by four Qatari humanitarian organisations, namely Qatar Red Crescent Society, Qatar Charity, Silatech and Education Above All Foundation. The campaign is under the supervision of Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities and supported by Qatar …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – Abdirisak Adan, 22, lost all his school books in the floods that struck Beledweyne in southern Somalia, leaving him and his seven-member family displaced. He is one of the 1,000 or more students in Beledweyne who missed the planned government-administered Unified National Examinations due to be held …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – With cyclones bearing down on Somalia, causing flooding and upheaval throughout various parts of the country this past week, it seemed natural for much of daily life to come to a halt. That was not the case for more than 27,000 students from 120 secondary schools across …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Ministry of Education has postponed today’s form four exams owing to heavy rains which hit various parts of the country Saturday night into Sunday. Education Minister Abdirahman Osman issued the directive through the state media SONNA but did not indicate when the exams will resume. Heavy …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Prime Minister of the federal Republic of Somalia H.E Hassan Ali Kheyre has today on Saturday opened national examination which were allocated to take place in the four regional administrations and Benadir region, SONNA reported. 27,600 Secondary School students will sit for the examination According to …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Over 27,000 secondary school students in Somalia will sit for their national examinations on Saturday, Education ministry confirmed. The Somali government has been seeking to revive its education system since 2015 after years of a dysfunctional education system. The exams will be conducted in 120 centres across …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The government administered exams for the 2017/18 form four class will kick off tomorrow in 126 centres, the Ministry of Education. Education Minister Osman said 27,600 students from three states-Galmudug, HirShabelle, South West, Jubbaland and Banadir regional administration will sit for the exams in accordance with the …

OTTAWA (SOHA) – Canada is providing assistance to address the critical needs of the millions of people in Somalia who continue to face hunger, disease, displacement, physical insecurity and loss of livelihoods as a result of the ongoing conflict and natural disasters, especially drought. The Honourable Ahmed D. Hussen, Minister …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The devastating 2017 drought was felt throughout Somalia, and UNICEF scaled up its operations to mitigate the worst effects. As both the Gu (April/May) and the Deyr (November/December) rains failed, we saw animals die, crops fail and a huge exodus of people from their homes to makeshift …