Child–directed learning programs popular in Somaliland

It is 10:30 a.m. on a sunny Thursday morning in Hargeisa, in the self–declared republic of Somaliland’s capital and 15–year–old Mohamed Yusuf is skipping school. He and a half–dozen of his classmates have trekked 5 km through the dusty streets of Hargeisa to attend a session of Biyo Dhacay primary school’s Child–to–Child club. In other words, Mohamed and his friends are skipping school to attend school. Funded by the UN Children’s Fund and implemented by the Somaliland Students Assembly, Somalia’s child-directed learning programs have a simple guiding principle—students identify a problem, then plan and carry out projects to address the problem. Read more at IRIN News.