{"id":3092,"date":"2019-06-09T23:19:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T23:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=3092"},"modified":"2019-06-11T03:56:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T03:56:01","slug":"somali-education-leadership-can-abaarso-be-an-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2019\/06\/09\/somali-education-leadership-can-abaarso-be-an-example\/","title":{"rendered":"Somali Education Leadership: Can Abaarso be an example?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>NEW YORK (SoOHA) &#8211;<\/strong> A conference held at\u00a0Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY\u00a0during 8-9 June 2019 covered variety of issues related to Somali\/Somaliland education leadership.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0conference was\u00a0the first annual conference dedicated to Somali educational and economic development. This was a unique opportunity for academics and practitioners to\u00a0 in\u00a0\u00a0 the education to share\u00a0 ideas and\u00a0 experiences. The main focus was on\u00a0 the realities of on-the-ground development. The discussion were focused on the potential solutions to longstanding development challenges. Many recent graduates from the Abaarso School in Somaliland, very highly motivated energetic group were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0conference covered\u00a0areas\u00a0of leadership, education, and development in Somalia and Somaliland in the form of \u00a0important areas speeches, workshop and interactive session.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The founder of Abaarso school, Jonathan Starr, welcomed the delegates and informed the attendees the importance of education and leadership. Due to the interest showed and high number of attendees, Mr Starr\u00a0indicated that this conference will become a yearly event. He also joked about the\u00a0possibility of one day inviting the top Somali\u00a0 and Somaliland leader to attend this event and debate their differences with the intention of\u00a0finding long lasting solution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to Hiraan online, Mr Starr hinted that while it is difficult to replicate the success of\u00a0abaarso,\u00a0\u00a0other format can be implemented in Somalia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms Edna Adan,\u00a0founder of Edna University Hospital gave a very comprehensive and emotional speech which covered the history of her involvement in the Somali and Somaliland health sector. Her coverage of the Somali and Somaliland womens&#8217; health, especially in the area of FGM has created a lot of interest and left a profound impact on the conference attendees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Abaarso students in USA got an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas during the event. They have also showcased their skills and commitments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Source: HOL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (SoOHA) &#8211; A conference held at\u00a0Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY\u00a0during 8-9 June 2019 covered variety of issues related to Somali\/Somaliland education leadership. The\u00a0conference was\u00a0the first annual conference dedicated to Somali educational and economic development. This was a unique opportunity for academics and practitioners to\u00a0 in\u00a0\u00a0 the education to share\u00a0 ideas and\u00a0 experiences. 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