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Somaliland Child Education: An Emerging Model in the Horn of Africa

Somaliland Child Education: An Emerging Model in the Horn of Africa

Somaliland covers an area of 137,600 kilometers and shares a broader with Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia. Hargeisa is the political and commercial capital of Somaliland. School education system of Somaliland is playing a vital role for the cognitive, social and emotional growth of children and is responsible for the overall well being of children. In Somaliland, for the first two to three years of a child’s life, early childhood education is integrated into formal schools and private Quranic schools. Primary school lasts eight years, divided into elementary and intermediate cycles. Continue reading “Somaliland Child Education: An Emerging Model in the Horn of Africa”

Youth Input Integrated into Hargeisa, Somaliland, Town Planning

Youth Input Integrated into Hargeisa, Somaliland, Town Planning

Hargeisa in Somaliland is using the Minecraft computer game to involve the city’s youth in remodeling public spaces Continue reading “Youth Input Integrated into Hargeisa, Somaliland, Town Planning”

Somaliland Children: Goat Herders in the Morning & Students in the afternoon

Somaliland Children: Goat Herders in the Morning & Students in the afternoon

Mohamed Hersi Jama’s son, 11, and daughter, 10, are enjoying their third year in school in Lafta-Farweyne village, 60 km south of Hargeisa, whilst keeping up with their duties herding the family’s livestock. Continue reading “Somaliland Children: Goat Herders in the Morning & Students in the afternoon”