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Global Enrichment Foundation and Abaarso Tech Announce Partnership to Enhance Female Education
March 28, 2011 · 2 Comments
The Global Enrichment Foundation has announced an exciting new partnership that will take several steps forward in their quest to bring quality female education to Somalia.
“When I became aware of Abaarso Tech five month ago, I recognized that it was a school the Global Enrichment Foundation would love to work with. The superior level of education that is offered to the students is in line with our goal of creating female leadership in Somalia. An institution with such a terrific early track record, despite operating in a tough environment, deserves as much help as we can offer. I look forward to expanding this relationship as our organizations continue to grow”, said Amanda Lindhout, Founder of Global Enrichment Foundation.
In its first stage, the Global Enrichment Foundation will provide funding for the five brightest female students to attend Abaarso Tech’s world-class secondary school, and several more to study at Abaarso Tech University. In addition, the Global Enrichment Foundation will work to improve physical education for Abaarso Tech’s girls by sponsoring their athletic teams.
“Abaarso Tech’s girls are proving that Somali females can compete with anyone in the world”, said Jonathan Starr, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Abaarso Tech. “We are so pleased that the Global Enrichment Foundation is playing its role in making our kids great.”
Source: Canadian Somali Congress
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By Mo Guled
Tags: Abaarso tech, Amanda Lindhout, Global Enrichment Foundation, Jonathan, Somali Education, Somaliland
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Good to see Abaarso not only taking shape but also contributing to the wider society. The vision for Abaarso should be, to become the finest institution in the Horn of Africa which it can. Bring all the talents to Somaliland.
Somaliland students should get 50% places, Somalia 30%, Djibouti 10% and Ethiopia 10%. That should be the goal in the long term. Horn of Africa Abaarso (HAA), which means Yes in Somali.
I welcome the Global Enrichment partnership, I hope others follow and understand the importance of this institution. Somaliland students are very bright and capable.
They are getting top ten marks in Ethiopian universities, Uganda (just last week Somaliland student got the highest mark in Uganda 25/25), Sudan, etc. This year Ethiopia announced it would give 200 Somaliland students free scholarships because the previous ones did so well in their colleges.
Back in the British protectorate days as well, Somaliland students use to get the top marks from all the British colonies…many went on to London to study further including our current President Silanyo.