Somaliland targets 75% literacy by 2015?

[Qudhac]

School enrollment has risen sharply in Somaliland since 1991, raising the literacy rate from 20 percent to 45 percent, education officials have said.

 

“School enrollment [in primary and secondary schools] has increased dramatically. In 1991, we had only 1,019 students enrolled in schools but by the year 2009 some 45,223 students were in school,” Abdi Abdillahi Mohamed, the director of planning in Somaliland’s ministry of education, told IRIN.

 

Somaliland declared unilateral independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991.

 

Ali Abdi Odowa, director-general in the education ministry, attributed the increase to rising awareness and the construction of many primary schools.

 

 

 

“Hundreds of schools have been built both in urban and rural areas and adult education has also started,” he said.

 

Somaliland, he said, plans to ensure that at least 75 percent of the population is able to read and write by 2015.

 

According to Mohamed, 225,853 students attended primary school and 21,331 attended secondary school in 2008/2009, while 26,156 were in adult education

 

 

Some 6,820 students are currently enrolled in technical colleges and vocational schools.

 

“We have also added two social science subjects in high school – business and agriculture – which we hope will encourage high school leavers to be self-employed,” Mohammed said.

Pastoralists complain

 

However, the ministry had received complaints from displaced persons and pastoralists about school fees and the lack of access by their children to schools.

 

“Somaliland’s constitution stipulates that all elementary and secondary education is free; there are no fees paid by students but of course there is what we call contributions paid by parents to support voluntary teachers and teachers’ salaries,” he said.

 

In remote areas, the ministry has established a pilot project where teachers follow pastoralists and teach in mobile schools.

 

“This project is in Togdheer region… Teachers and the school follow the pastoralists wherever they go, and we pay such teachers more than the others,” Mohamed said.

 

“We have also started school feeding centres: Pastoralists’ children are fed in boarding schools in villages when their families are on the move in search of pasture.”

[ANWAR]

OKEY sad, But what about the upcoming election of April 2008

[Qudhac]

FROM ''HOBYO GALMUDUG''

 

 

when you join the civilised world then maybe you can talk about election

[kyz]

one more goal is to increase the consumption of qaad from current 75n % to 99.9 %.

great goals. ah ah

[ANWAR]

Originally posted by Qudhac:

quote:FROM ''HOBYO GALMUDUG''

when you join the civilised world then maybe you can talk about election

is Zo-mafi-land part of civilised world? because your article and He who wrote that election date for the upcoming elections sa's something completely different :confused:

 

Hobyo not civilized place

Yes thanks to that heeee

 

come on lad, tell me what is the difference between Saylac and hobyo? or maybe you do not know were Saylac is

[SayidSomal]

this is great stride being made and i wholeheartedly wish it every success.

 

why do some of you guys feel the urge to leave envious or belittling comments. if you can't bring yourself to congratulate or contribute something better - least you can do is keep your hands away from the keyboard. there plenty of other threads where you chase each back and forth.

 

learn to distinguish - lest you come across as bitter people.

[ANWAR]

^^here comes Sayid * Somala with MORAL talk again

[General Duke]

Great aim, may Allah make it a success...

[Jacaylbaro]

Great success indeed ,,,,, you can feel it when you see old men going to school and young ones competing for education ,,,

 

this is exactly what is happening here ,, the wonders of the world aka Somaliland ,,,

[Sikaawe]

Masha Allah, Somaliland is progressing towards prosperity after all in education and other fields like health and security. We are succeeding. However it may still be a long way go to get to our goals, and Allah willing we're on the right track.

 

The other day I was talking to this educated and very honourable elderly Somalilander, 65 years old, he said to me : "listen young man, if Somalilanders try to stay on this course and not get distracted by the hype and the soothing speeches and voices of the so-called local politicians then we will succeed and then leave behind legacy and something tangible for next generations after each other. We show them the way and they will fellow it developing their competitiveness in terms of economic and civilisation and pass it on in that way to each other".

 

He told me that we have to understand and "live what austerity or poorness means if we are to succeed in this world today". We have to be proud of living as poor if we have to, to let others behind us live and understand better. So, Somaliland is get somewhere today as long as we stick together and ignore the hype of all those are politically downtrodden and short-minded.

[Qudhac]

Anwar

 

lets just say someone from south somalia will be the last person to give us lecture about election, considering you guys are still busy massacring each other.

 

when you stop butchering each other thats when we will consider you civilised people.

[RedSea]

Originally posted by Qudhac:

Anwar

 

lets just say someone from south somalia will be the last person to give us lecture about election, considering you guys are still busy massacring each other.

 

when you stop butchering each other thats when we will consider you civilised people.

Oh be nice to Southern Somalia sxb. Don't let this guys posts effect the quality of this thread.

 

btw..Anwar talks alot like Dukey.