How ADRA Somalia is building Women’s Future through Technical Skills
Born and raised in Jamaame Khadijo Hassan is a mother full of potential, hard work and belief. However, the increasing insecurity in her hometown forced her to be displaced by insurgent to Kismayo ten years ago. As a mother of seven, Khadijo encountered significant challenges after her move , the vibrant community she had known was replaced by […]
How the EU and ADRA Somalia are Empowering Youth in Somalia
On a Sunny Saturday afternoon, a big college bus, painted in white, drives through a dusty, rough road and slowly approaches a massive gate on the outskirts of Baled-Hawa, a rapidly expanding border town in southern Somalia. Once the gate is opened and the bus stops, dozens of students, many young girls and boys, disembark. […]
Technical Skills Improving the Lives of Vulnerable Women in South West State
There was an array of courses to choose from at the Technical Vocation and Education Training (TVET) centre where Maryama had enrolled but she knew what she wanted to study; Tie and dye. “I chose tie and dye because there is a skills gap in this area,” she says. “The designs that we have here […]
TVET Students Adopting Sustaining Innovations During COVID-19
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has forced public health officials to come up with practical and innovative solutions to end the global health crisis. Students from Kismayo Technical Institute, a technical vocational school in Somalia, which has been supported by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) since 2015, saw an opportunity to make innovative […]