Friday, August 17, 2018

Classrooms reopen in Somaliland for first time since civil war

SOS Children’s Villages have completed a classroom building project in Somaliland which will enable hundreds of children to receive an education in safety. Half of the classrooms at the 31st of May School in Hargeisa were destroyed by bombs during the Somaliland civil war for independence and have not been in use for twenty years. The school can now accommodate almost 1,000 students – 270 more than previously. 

The renovation project, completed in partnership with the Big Foundation, has brought six classrooms back into use and improved facilities throughout the school – including the installation of toilets, running water and wheelchair access so that disabled children in the region are not denied their right to equal educational opportunities.
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