EDUCATION FOR ALL: MARYAN’S STORY OF INCLUSIVITY AND EMPOWERMENT
Maryan Omar Mohamed had always dreamed of going to school, just like the other children in her community. However, as a learner with hearing impairments , she faced many challenges when it came to accessing education. Her family, who lived in a remote part of Somalia, struggled to find resources and support for Maryan’s special […]
ECHO Intervention Providing Sustained Education Access to Vulnerable IDP Learners in Somalia
During a crisis, sometimes it takes the kindness and generosity of others to bring hope and opportunity into the lives of those affected. Bosteyo Ali Abdullahi and her four daughters were struggling in the face of drought and displacement from their home. They had lost their livelihood and were forced to flee to Kabasa IDP […]
SUPPORTING VULNERABLE YOUTH TO ACCESS SKILLED TRAINING
A society is built through education. Somalia has been on the worst side of insecurity, climate change effect, displacements led by internal conflicts etc. through the years the education system has beenreforming leading to high increase of an educated population. ADRA Somalia has been leading in providing quality, accessible, and inclusive education through the last […]
Schools Re-Open in Somalia After Closure Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Somalia re-opened schools in August, four months after all education institutions were closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Learning (MoECHE) stated that it had put in place necessary measures to ensure learning resumed, in conformity with the set health measures to prevent the spread of the […]
ADRA Supports Grade 8 and 12 Candidates in Galmudug State
Somalia temporarily re-opened its schools in July to allow for candidates to sit for their examinations after schools were closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. ADRA Somalia supported grade 8 and 12 candidates in Galmudug state who sat for their examination between 11th and 15th July 2020. In collaboration with the State’s Ministry […]
Education Cannot Wait Project Ensures Continuity of Learning in Somalia During and After COVID-19 Emergency
It has been weeks since the Federal Government of Somalia made a deliberate decision to close all learning institutions after Somalia reported its first COVID-19 case in March 2020. This was part of measures put in place to slow down the spread of the coronavirus disease. As the situation prevails, ADRA with funding from Education […]
Meeting Education Needs of Children Through School Feeding Program
The school was no ordinary place. It was a place of dreams. It was a place of hope. It was a place where children came for a reason. It was a place of learning. For 12-year-old Omar, being in school is priceless. It was a place of learning. “I love coming to school because I […]
Children accessing school through Accelerated Basic Education (ABE)
Accelerated Basic Education (ABE) is a platform that provides learning opportunities for out of school children. Strengthening Equity, Access and Quality in Education (SEAQE) project supported ABE within the existing primary schools. This allowed for the target group in ABE to have access to scholastic resources provided in the Primary Schools. In addition, the agreement […]
Access to Wash Facilities Motivating Girls’ Education
For girls at Mohamed Jama Primary School in Kismayo, it was never a question of “I want to relieve myself” but of “where and when can I relieve myself?” “We had a few latrines and they were in a poor state,” states 11-year-old Fartun a class five pupil at the school. According to the school […]
European Union Re-opens Two Schools Five Months After a Blast in Mogadishu
Press Release EU reopens two schools five months after bomb blast in Mogadishu Mogadishu, 6 February 2019-Today, over 930 children in Mogadishu are back in school thanks to the re-opening of their bomb-damaged schools. This re-opening follows rehabilitation works financed by the European Union. On 2 September 2018, the two schools; Hassan Qariindi and Hawlwadaag […]
