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Often, we hear of new colleges or universities opening in Somali, Puntland and Somaliland. We need to look into the educational background and qualifications of these teachers and into what they are teaching our children. We need to know that the curriculum is relevant to prepare them for the jobs that are in demand today [...]

October 13, 2012 Waberi Secondary School F4 Students, Hagadera Camp, Dadaab, Kenya. Wishing you Success!! Dear Students, First receive a warm greeting from a beloved brother, teacher, and a friend coming to you from the other end of the world. Let me also extend my humble and sincere gratitude to the current waberi Secondary School [...]

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Since the departure of CARE international in Kenya that had youth and sports development- SYD sector to IFO and Dagahley camps, Hagadera refugee camp never got an agency that replaced and took over the youth activities but never the less Hagadera youth umbrella organization took the initiative to handle all youth issues and the achievements they [...]

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DADAAB, Kenya 9 Oct 2012 –  UNHCR Head of Operations in North Eastern Kenya Dominik Bartsch says that the establishment of a university in Dadaab is of enormous importance not only for the population in Kenya’s North Eastern Province but also for the 470,000 refugees in Dadaab/Alinjugur. “This is a big leap forwards, it is [...]

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EDUCATION MATTERS PHYSICS; THE DARKEST SUBJECT IN DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP. No one can deny the fact that the  world is changing from an agricultural based economy to more industrial based economy where science ,technology ,invention and innovation will take center stage.Infact most of the successful economies in the world today like the China ,have done [...]

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After leading four years of fundraising, Ottawa police Const. Mahamoud Elmi leaves Sunday to open a new school in his native Somalia. Elmi, a police officer at Ridgemont and St. Patrick’s High School, raised $55,000 with the support of students, parents and fellow police officers. Another $35,000 came from an Ottawa development agency. The Somali [...]

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In one of the largest and oldest refugee settlements in the world, education is a luxury denied most of the 90,739 children who live there. Set up at the outset of Somalia’s civil war in 1991 to accommodate 90,000 refugees, three camps near the northeastern Kenyan town of Dadaab – Hagadera, Ifo and Dagahaley – [...]

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THE INVISSIBLE STUDENTS. Most students in the developed world may succeed in their education due to financial stability or access due to technological improvements. Well, they may get a ride to and from school, right?They may have access to the internet and a computer so they can email their teacher and get help, right?They also [...]

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The release of KCSE results early this month  painted smartly and roughly the headlines of Daily Newspapers and Weekly Magazines all over the country. Of course well performed schools celebrated while others on their side mourned. Journalists too could be seen reporting with ease from their respective locations to the papers making news worth reading. [...]

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In most developing countries, girls do not receive the same educational opportunities as boys. Even when given the opportunity to be educated, the girls typically face formidable barriers to the completion of their studies.  For example, while virtually all girls in Kenya are initially enrolled in primary school, approximately 65% of them drop out before [...]

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