Somaliland: Ministry of Higher Education Launches Free Education for low income female

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Somaliland: Ministry of Higher Education Launches Free Education for low income female

 

HARGEISA(Somalilandpress)-Somaliland Ministry of Higher Education launches free education for low income female students whose parents cannot afford the small tuition fee. This program which is funded by the European Union (EU) and UNICEF is expected to increase the number of young girls attending schools in the country.

 

According to the ministry of education Ms. Samsam Abdi Adan the program will begin at the end of this month and also that her ministry will oversee the implementation of the project. Ms. Adan disclose this new initiative at a press conference that she held at her office as she said “we inform the public at large that there is an educational opportunity for all girls in Somaliland regardless of family income, the European Union funded the project and UNICEF had facilitate in finding funds for the project from EU.

 

The scholarship will support young girls who cannot pay their school fees during these difficult economic times that Somaliland citizens are facing, female students are encouraged to submit application to their regional education offices in Somaliland in order to take advantage of this opportunity. She added that all regions in Somaliland will benefit from this wonderful opportunity and will pave the way for underprivileged families. Today’s announcement from the Minister of Education is seen as positive news as most Somaliland parents are not able to pay the minimum fee required each student to pay during the school year.

[Valenteenah.]

Excellent - girls usually lose out to their brothers if the family doesn't have enough money to put all their kids in school. Better inay school dhigtaan than inay laxoox dubaan! That's my philosophy.

[Carafaat]

Most students enrolled in higher Education(atleast Hargeisa Uni) are already girls. More educated girls will completely change our society and this creats all sort of problems even for the girls. For example, in Kenya educated Somali girls have real problems finding a husband. My sijui collegues always used to complain that it was so hard to find a husband, they told me most men of their age were either married or low lifes.

[NGONGE]

XX, is this different to the announcment afew months back about education in SL being made free for all? Has there been a change or is this an addition, saaxib?

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Ngonge this is about University level that wasn't made free for all.