SOMALIA

Education achievements in 2015
Formal Basic Education
Nearly 85,000 additional children were enrolled in
formal primary education and given the opportunity
to improve their lives and those of their families.
Over 200 Community Education Committees
were supported in 2015 to increase communitymanagement-run
schools and 142 Child-to-Child
Clubs were empowered to advocate for education
and enrolment campaigns. These groups build
community support for education and utilize
community investment to increase enrolment
and retention rates, improve school facilities, and
provide more care for the education and well-being
of children.
Increasing the numbers of qualified/certified
teachers (particularly female teachers) is
extremely important to strengthen the education
system and the level of learning for students.
UNICEF and partners support capacity building of
regional education administrations, establishment
of teacher management systems, and training
of teachers (with a focus on female teachers)
to promote access to school for girls. Over 630
teachers (including 217 women) were trained on
learner-centred approaches in 2015.
In the absence of any teacher payroll structure in
the federal government, UNICEF support includes
a small financial incentive for the teachers to keep
working.
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