Somali Education Leadership -- Can Abaarso be an example?

[AussieHustler]

The founder of Abaarso school, Jonathan Starr,

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (HOL) - A conference held at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY during 8-9 June 2019 covered variety of issues related to Somali/Somaliland education leadership.

The conference was the first annual conference dedicated to Somali educational and economic development. This was a unique opportunity for academics and practitioners to in the education to share ideas and experiences. The main focus was on the realities of on-the-ground development. The discussion were focused on the potential solutions to longstanding development challenges. Many recent graduates from the Abaarso School in Somaliland, very highly motivated energetic group were in attendance.

Among the speakers at the conference were;

• Edna Adan, Founder of Edna University Hospital
• Mohamed Gouled, International Finance Corporation's Vice President of Risk and Finance
• Mohamed Ibrahim, Somalia's former Minister of Posts and Telecommunication
• Professor Ahmed Samatar, Dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College
• Anne Dix, Director of USAID’s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad
• Bashir Goth, Somaliland Representative to the United States
• Jonathan Starr, Founder of Abaarso School, Co-Founder of Barwaaqo University

The conference covered areas of leadership, education, and development in Somalia and Somaliland in the form of important areas speeches, workshop and interactive session.

The founder of Abaarso school, Jonathan Starr, welcomed the delegates and informed the attendees the importance of education and leadership. Due to the interest showed and high number of attendees, Mr Starr indicated that this conference will become a yearly event. He also joked about the possibility of one day inviting the top Somali and Somaliland leader to attend this event and debate their differences with the intention of finding long lasting solution.

Speaking to Hiraan online, Mr Starr hinted that while it is difficult to replicate the success of abaarso, other format can be implemented in Somalia.

Ms Edna Adan, founder of Edna University Hospital gave a very comprehensive and emotional speech which covered the history of her involvement in the Somali and Somaliland health sector. Her coverage of the Somali and Somaliland womens' health, especially in the area of FGM has created a lot of interest and left a profound impact on the conference attendees.

The Abaarso students in USA got an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas during the event. They have also showcased their skills and commitments.

https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2019/...ion_leadership_can_abaarso_be_an_example.aspx

 

[AussieHustler]

https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2019/...ion_leadership_can_abaarso_be_an_example.aspx

 

[AussieHustler]

Somalia and in particular Puntland (better security) should immediately approach Jonathan Starr and discuss with him the feasibility of opening an Abaarso school in Puntland.

 

[Samaalic Era]

This Gaal run school is a trojan horse designed to destroy the morals and ethics of Somalis

 

[AussieHustler]

This Gaal run school is a trojan horse designed to destroy the morals and ethics of Somalis

@Samaalic Era

You've benefited from "gaal" education in a "gaal" country and they haven't crushed your "ethics and morals", then, why deny Somali kids back home the same education/opportunity?

 

[GBTarmy]

Somalia and in particular Puntland (better security) should immediately approach Jonathan Starr and discuss with him the feasibility of opening an Abaarso school in Puntland.

we're good, our education will not be dictated by an pro lgbt gaal

 

[Samaalic Era]

@Samaalic Era

You've benefited from "gaal" education in a "gaal" country and they haven't crushed your "ethics and morals", then, why deny Somali kids back home the same education/opportunity?

Public schools in UK are low tier trash. Unless you have parent support, you will achieve very bad grades. Every year in the UK, grades of students are dropping and that is no accident

 

[AussieHustler]

we're good, our education will not be dictated by an pro lgbt gaal

@GBTarmy

That school offers the best quality of education in most African countries. They aren't taught LGBT issues but real education with Islamic studies. Ask any Somali parent why they brought their children to the western diaspora and a united response that you will hear from them is education. Why deny them that same Western good quality education that your family brought you to the Western world? I've been both to Gaalkacayo and Boosaaso, the quality of the education system there is not half as good as this Abaarso school. Too much fake pride and hypocrisy.

Public schools in UK are low tier trash. Unless you have parent support, you will achieve very bad grades. Every year in the UK, grades of students are dropping and that is no accident

@Samaalic Era

That was a politician's response to a question. I didn't ask you about the U.K education system, look again my question and respond to it.​

 

[Samaalic Era]

@AussieHustler
It is known that NGOs as well as other foreign bodies in Somalia have sinister objectives. Aid organisations have been exposed as delivering rotten food and on the harvest season, literally killing 2 birds with 1 stone

This school is no different. They want to spread gaalnimo under the false guise of education, tricking the unsuspecting families and corrupting their children.

 

[AussieHustler]

@AussieHustler
It is known that NGOs as well as other foreign bodies in Somalia have sinister objectives. Aid organisations have been exposed as delivering rotten food and on the harvest season, literally killing 2 birds with 1 stone

This school is no different. They want to spread gaalnimo under the false guise of education, tricking the unsuspecting families and corrupting their children.

@Samaalic Era

This school has provided desperately needed good education to many poor Somali kids and some of them have been accepted into major ivy league universities in America, while you guys have nothing else to object to this school, except to say, we can't trust gaalos and you are the people who voluntarily decided to live in gaalo countries. There is something major wrong in our thought processes. We became a nation of paranoids.

 

[Mercury]

This Gaal run school is a trojan horse designed to destroy the morals and ethics of Somalis

Why you lying to yourself?

the ones who destroy Somalis are the Somalis themselves

The ones who fight over silly Tribes
The ones who defend murderers and rapists due to clan ties
The cops who take bribes

And the somali politicians that steal money thats meant for the country and people its all Done by Somalis

If anything somalis should rethink about the morals and ethics

 

[Samaalic Era]

Why you lying to yourself?

the ones who destroy Somalis are the Somalis themselves

The ones who fight over silly Tribes
The ones who defend murderers and rapists due to clan ties
The cops who take bribes

And the somali politicians that steal money thats meant for the country and people its all Done by Somalis

If anything somalis should rethink about the morals and ethics

Yes as a people we have done a lot of terrible things, but that doesn't mean we should continue in that direction. These gaalo have no love for us and want to put the final nail in the coffin

 

[Tukraq]

Somalia and in particular Puntland (better security) should immediately approach Jonathan Starr and discuss with him the feasibility of opening an Abaarso school in Puntland.

Puntland already has great schools don’t need these losers

 

[Mercury]

Yes as a people we have done a lot of terrible things, but that doesn't mean we should continue in that direction. These gaalo have no love for us and want to put the final nail in the coffin

If you think the gaalo is our enemies than maybe Somalis should stop taking millions of foreign aid from the UK and other Gaalo countries

 

[Machine]

Imagine a school run by educated diaspora and not ajanabis

 

[Tukraq]

Why you lying to yourself?

the ones who destroy Somalis are the Somalis themselves

The ones who fight over silly Tribes
The ones who defend murderers and rapists due to clan ties
The cops who take bribes

And the somali politicians that steal money thats meant for the country and people its all Done by Somalis

If anything somalis should rethink about the morals and ethics

Morals are opinions, not everyone has the same as you

 

[AussieHustler]

Puntland already has great schools don’t need these losers

@Tukraq

Latest News from Puntland. It is terrible news and you guys act like you know what they need and don't need.


Three in four children in Puntland face acute food shortages, warns Save the Children.

Published on 23 May 2019


GAROWE, PUNTLAND 23 May 2019: Just one in four children in Puntland, Somalia, has access to sufficient food, a new assessment by Save the Children reveals todayi. These children are far more likely to succumb to the impact of yet another drought which is expected to devastate the region in the coming months.

According to a needs assessment conducted by Save the Children in March 2019, 73 percent of children in surveyed households in Puntland are consuming two or less meals a day, with families reporting increased food prices and drought-related livestock deaths which has reduced their access to food.

Nearly half of all respondents said the amount of food they eat has reduced over the past three months.

As result, families are opting for cheaper lower quality food, borrowing from family and friends and reducing the number of meals eaten in a day as a way to survive the acute food shortages they are experiencing.

Save the Children is warning that without an immediate scale-up of funding to enable life-saving services for drought-affected communities, the outcomes will be dire. “The Somali population has yet to recover from the 2017 drought. Now they are facing yet another major humanitarian crisis, while the world looks on. We have the figures, we have the rain charts, and we know that without immediate action, children will suffer in the coming weeks and months. It is imperative that the international community step up to this challenge, and work with the Government of Somalia to scale-up our humanitarian interventions,” said Timothy Bishop, Save the Children’s Country Director in Somalia.

Rainfall across Somalia’s two rainy seasons in late 2018 and early 2019 has been far below expected levels, lower than before the 2017 and 2011 droughts, which has led to a significant reduction in crop production and detrimental to livestock numbersii .

Food insecurity is worsening beyond the same time in 2017, when a famine was narrowly avoided.

At least 2.2 million people in Somalia, including an estimated 930,000 children, face food shortages through the rest of the year due to the delayed and insufficient seasonal rainfall.

The number of malnourished children is rising rapidly. At least 1.2 million children under the age of five will be acutely malnourished throughout 2019, including 177,000 who are likely to be severely malnourished, according to the latest Food Security and Nutritional Analysis report issued on April 29thiii

On Monday May 20th, the UN launched a Drought Response Plan, seeking $ 710 million to provide critical life-saving assistance to 4.5 million drought-affected Somalis in the most severely affected areas. “The world’s safety net is failing. We have to act now, or countless innocent lives will be lost,” add Bishop Save the Children has worked in Somalia since 1951, investing in humanitarian and development programming, providing health, nutrition, education, child protection and child rights to the most vulnerable and deprived children.

https://reliefweb.int/report/somali...face-acute-food-shortages-warns-save-children

 

[Mercury]

Morals are opinions, not everyone has the same as you

Still morals aside this school helps somali kids giving them an education and opportunity they could never get

 

[Samaalic Era]

If you think the gaalo is our enemies than maybe Somalis should stop taking millions of foreign aid from the UK and other Gaalo countries

The people back are gullible and have become dependant on people rather than Allah swt. I agree about foreign aid and I want the foreign countries to stop giving Somalia all aid.

We need to stop begging and start progressing

 

[Tukraq]

@Tukraq

Latest News from Puntland. It is terrible news and you guys act like you know what they need and don't need.


Three in four children in Puntland face acute food shortages, warns Save the Children.

Published on 23 May 2019


GAROWE, PUNTLAND 23 May 2019: Just one in four children in Puntland, Somalia, has access to sufficient food, a new assessment by Save the Children reveals todayi. These children are far more likely to succumb to the impact of yet another drought which is expected to devastate the region in the coming months.

According to a needs assessment conducted by Save the Children in March 2019, 73 percent of children in surveyed households in Puntland are consuming two or less meals a day, with families reporting increased food prices and drought-related livestock deaths which has reduced their access to food.

Nearly half of all respondents said the amount of food they eat has reduced over the past three months.

As result, families are opting for cheaper lower quality food, borrowing from family and friends and reducing the number of meals eaten in a day as a way to survive the acute food shortages they are experiencing.

Save the Children is warning that without an immediate scale-up of funding to enable life-saving services for drought-affected communities, the outcomes will be dire. “The Somali population has yet to recover from the 2017 drought. Now they are facing yet another major humanitarian crisis, while the world looks on. We have the figures, we have the rain charts, and we know that without immediate action, children will suffer in the coming weeks and months. It is imperative that the international community step up to this challenge, and work with the Government of Somalia to scale-up our humanitarian interventions,” said Timothy Bishop, Save the Children’s Country Director in Somalia.

Rainfall across Somalia’s two rainy seasons in late 2018 and early 2019 has been far below expected levels, lower than before the 2017 and 2011 droughts, which has led to a significant reduction in crop production and detrimental to livestock numbersii .

Food insecurity is worsening beyond the same time in 2017, when a famine was narrowly avoided.

At least 2.2 million people in Somalia, including an estimated 930,000 children, face food shortages through the rest of the year due to the delayed and insufficient seasonal rainfall.

The number of malnourished children is rising rapidly. At least 1.2 million children under the age of five will be acutely malnourished throughout 2019, including 177,000 who are likely to be severely malnourished, according to the latest Food Security and Nutritional Analysis report issued on April 29thiii

On Monday May 20th, the UN launched a Drought Response Plan, seeking $ 710 million to provide critical life-saving assistance to 4.5 million drought-affected Somalis in the most severely affected areas. “The world’s safety net is failing. We have to act now, or countless innocent lives will be lost,” add Bishop Save the Children has worked in Somalia since 1951, investing in humanitarian and development programming, providing health, nutrition, education, child protection and child rights to the most vulnerable and deprived children.

https://reliefweb.int/report/somali...face-acute-food-shortages-warns-save-children

What does food have to do with schooling? Maybe make another thread so we can karbash you on this lol, anyways are school system may even be better than Australia’s as it was set up by a Harvard professor in gaas and ran by the highly respected prosessors in