Preserving Public Lands for Future Generations: A Call for Education-Centric Land Use

[Deeq A.]

The rapidly growing population of Mogadishu and most regional headquarters pose a significant challenge in terms of providing adequate education infrastructure for the increasing number of school-aged children. With families often having dozen or so children, the challenge on the limited educational infrastructure becomes increasingly apparent. This piece presents a compelling argument on the need for preserving existing public lands in Mogadishu, and indeed, throughout Somalia, to address the imminent education crisis. Also, the piece proposes a redirection of existing, vacant public lands for use from non-educational purposes to education-centric development, providing an alternative and a viable solution to accommodate the imminently expanding school-aged population.

Source: Hiiraan Online