- Global trade enabler DP World has embarked on an ambitious
partnership with Abaarso School in Somaliland, to dynamically enhance
educational opportunities for youths. DP World Berbera manages and is
currently expanding the multi-purpose port of Berbera.
The partnership was officially launched with a visit by Suhail
Albanna, CEO and Managing Director, DP World MEA Region, to Somaliland.
The name Abaarso has become associated with excellence, thanks to the
Abaarso School of Science and Technology, the only American accredited
school in Somaliland.
DP World Berbera has just finalized two scholarship programmes. The
first is a scholarship programme for high performing Somaliland students
to attend the Abaarso School of Science and Technology. Through this
scholarship, ten students will have their entire six years at Abaarso
funded by DP World Berbera.
These students were selected from amongst the highest scores on
Abaarso’s 7th grade enrolment exams. By providing this scholarship, DP
World Berbera helps assure that Abaarso’s world-class opportunities are
open to all Somaliland students regardless of financial capability.
The second scholarship is for DP World Berbera to provide eight
annual scholarships for promising young women from the Sahil Region to
join Barwaaqo University’s School of Education. Barwaaqo University,
founded by Abaarso in 2017, is the first all-female
boarding university in Somaliland.
Modeled on Abaarso’s education,
Barwaaqo focuses on developing strong fundamentals and character,
delivered in a 24-hour boarding environment.
The aim of this scholarship is for the young women who graduate to
return to the Sahil Region and significantly improve the quality of
education. To this end, DP World Berbera plans to partner with Abaarso
and the city of Berbera to support the creation of a K-12 school in
Berbera; DP World Berbera Kaabe School.
Suhail Albanna, CEO and Managing Director of DP World MEA Region
said: “The presence of a high quality American accredited K-12 school
will have a positive impact on the education opportunities available to
the people of Somaliland. In the long term, we also hope the young women
from Barwaaqo University will help to establish an international
standard education system in Berbera, which will enable expat management
who will establish their business in the Economic Zone to bring their
family and children with them. The Barwaaqo University will serve the
entire Sahil region and will support women’s empowerment in the area.”
Albanna added “Education is one of the key pillars in our
sustainability strategy and we are looking to improve people’s lives to
bring positive change to communities in which DP World employees live
and work.”
Abaarso School currently serves students in grades 7-12, and the
demand to enter its Grade 7 is over 35 times the available capacity. It
has just opened its 1st Kaabe School in Hargeisa, which will
ultimately enroll approximately 700 students, employing a
student-centric Montessori-inspired learning environment.
The DP Berbera Kaabe School will follow this same model and aims to
achieve American accreditation. The development of the school will give
DP World’s Berbera employees access to high quality education for their
children rather than having to send them to boarding schools or live in
the capital, Hargeisa.
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