Al-Sha'ab School
HIMILO International Civic Development Agency (HICDA) began construction of a community school in Galkayo, Somalia in June 2007. This was a joint project between business people in Somalia and many leaders in the Somali Diaspora, especially from Canada, USA, the UK, Denmark, and Finland. In addition to educating young people, the school is used for community seminars, meetings and public education. This project is managed by the HICDA Board in Canada and a committee in Somalia.
The school is comprised of 12 classrooms, a cafeteria, a library, an auditorium, an office, and a teacher’s room. In 2010, construction on the second floor expansion of the Sha’ab school was completed. The expansion houses an auditorium and a computer lab. The computer lab has 11 functioning computers, which are used to ensure all students are computer literate. The computer science class teaches them the basic computer programs.
The school has reached its maximum capacity of 1000 students, scheduled in morning and afternoon shifts and evening Adult Continued Education classes. Most students are unable to pay their school fees. To ensure every child has access to education, scholarships have been set up by HICDA . These scholarships would not be possible without the generous donations of our supporters. UNICEF also supports the school by subsidizing the teachers’ salary. To date HIMILO sponsors 100% of the educational fee for 446 students, of which 323 are internally displaced people and the remainder 123 students are orphans. HIMILO contributes a portion of educational fee for the remainder of the 554 students.
It is also critically important that the young people in the Mudug region are taught agricultural skills. The school has gardening classes, where students learn how to work with the dry climate by planting fruits and vegetables. Recently, each student has been challenged to plant one tree in their front yards, to help green their city.
The building of the school helped stimulate the local economy and employed hundreds of people. Today, nearly 20 teachers, guards and caretakers work at the school.
We are very proud of how far we have come. Most graduates of the Sha’ab school were admitted to universities. This proves that the desire for education is, and has always been, incredibly great. All the students need is a chance. Though the university students face their own set of funding challenges, the future is bright for these young people.
For more information of how you can help please contact Mohamed Aden at [email protected].
The school is comprised of 12 classrooms, a cafeteria, a library, an auditorium, an office, and a teacher’s room. In 2010, construction on the second floor expansion of the Sha’ab school was completed. The expansion houses an auditorium and a computer lab. The computer lab has 11 functioning computers, which are used to ensure all students are computer literate. The computer science class teaches them the basic computer programs.
The school has reached its maximum capacity of 1000 students, scheduled in morning and afternoon shifts and evening Adult Continued Education classes. Most students are unable to pay their school fees. To ensure every child has access to education, scholarships have been set up by HICDA . These scholarships would not be possible without the generous donations of our supporters. UNICEF also supports the school by subsidizing the teachers’ salary. To date HIMILO sponsors 100% of the educational fee for 446 students, of which 323 are internally displaced people and the remainder 123 students are orphans. HIMILO contributes a portion of educational fee for the remainder of the 554 students.
It is also critically important that the young people in the Mudug region are taught agricultural skills. The school has gardening classes, where students learn how to work with the dry climate by planting fruits and vegetables. Recently, each student has been challenged to plant one tree in their front yards, to help green their city.
The building of the school helped stimulate the local economy and employed hundreds of people. Today, nearly 20 teachers, guards and caretakers work at the school.
We are very proud of how far we have come. Most graduates of the Sha’ab school were admitted to universities. This proves that the desire for education is, and has always been, incredibly great. All the students need is a chance. Though the university students face their own set of funding challenges, the future is bright for these young people.
For more information of how you can help please contact Mohamed Aden at [email protected].
