Somalia-Somaliland
Information on the IDD projects in Somalia-Somaliland.
EQUIP3/Shaqodoon: Somalia Youth Livelihood Program
The Shaqodoon program was created to provide Somali youth with greater access to training, internships, work and self-employment opportunities in order to productively engage youth and add to the stability and development of the region. Somali staff, assisted by international experts, works with employers to better understand their needs for skills, assist education and training providers to develop programs more focused on meeting labor market demand, and build upon existing technical training programs via direct financial support distributed through an open, competitive process. The program, an Associate Award of EQUIP3, is currently in Somaliland and will soon expand to Puntland and South Central Somalia. Read more >>
Somali Interactive Radio Instruction Program (SIRIP)
IDD’s Somali Interactive Radio Instruction Program (SIRIP) is designed to provide audio programs and supplemental materials to improve instruction in basic reading and math as well as selected life skills for approximately 400,000 Somali children in formal, non-governmental and Quranic schools. Read more >>
EDC is using low-cost, low-power devices such as MP3 players to bring educational programming to those who are beyond the reach of radio.