Workshop brings stakeholders together to discuss education progress in Somali

The two-day workshop brings together federal and state education authorities, donors, implementing partners, civil society and private sector representatives as well as school communities.

Today, education stakeholders gather in Mogadishu to discuss the progress in the education sector as well as challenges and plans from improving access to quality education and training for Somali children and youth. The two-day workshop brings together federal and state education authorities, donors, implementing partners, civil society and private sector representatives as well as school communities.

This is the fifth comprehensive education sector review organized under the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education. The review also aims to assess the progress made towards the implementation of the Education Sector Strategic Plan 2018 to 2020. The plan articulates the critical education needs of the country including system development. It serves as the basis of alignment of donor support to the sector.

"Development of our country hinges on the provision of quality education to the population. Our government is committed to ensuring good quality education services reach all Somali children and youth wherever they are, thereby allowing them to realize their fullest potential. We extend our gratitude to the Somali people whose resilience enabled schools to run in a challenging context" says Abdullahi Godah Bare, the Federal Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education.

"The education sector in Somalia has evolved over the years with children attending school more than doubling over the last decade; increased number of schools under the direct management of the government; administration of common secondary examinations, the roll-out of national curriculum among other gains," says EU Ambassador Nicolas Berlanga Martinez. As the donor community, we assure you of our continued support to the education sector. We are well aware of the role education plays in poverty alleviation, social inclusion, and gender equality.

(With Inputs from APO)