GLOBAL ACTION WEEK 26 APRIL - 2 MAY 2015

Education for all Somalia (EFASOM) took part in Global Action Week events 26 April - 2 May 2015. Global Action Week was one of the major focal points for the education movement and provides everyone for the right to education.

Activities:

1.       EFASOM conducted field visits for 15 primary and secondary schools in Benadir region and Puntland. During these visits the coalition reached almost 7,750 persons including pupils, their teachers, parents, politicians, education stakeholders, and the civil society. EFASOM led the campaign with an opportunity to highlight the Education For All agenda and make targeted efforts to achieve change on the ground.

2.       EFASOM also concluded its round table and press conference as part of the activities of Global Action Week for Education on 30th of April 2015 at Mubaarak Hotel in Mogadishu. The round table discussed the priorities of education in Somalia after 2015. More than 50 people participated in the conference, representing school members of FENPS education umbrella, EFASOM members, and the civil society organization. The conference discussed a range of important topics, including the prospects for improving the quality of education provided in Somalia.

In recent years, EFASOM developed activities with holding similar events focusing on quality education for all. EFASOM was established in 2006 in Mogadishu by a group of academics and educators. It works in 7 main cities in Somalia and seeks to establish a coalition that guarantees the rights of Somali people to access appropriate and free education regardless of the circumstances, be it emergencies or following disasters. EFASOM aims to improve the quality of education in Somalia by integrating the civil society in impacting policies to lobby the Ministry of Education to develop the current curricula, train teachers, provide comprehensive education for people with disability, build the capacity of the educational cadre, provide appropriate education for all to increase enrollment rates and respond to community issues, mainly guaranteeing the access of boys and girls to education.

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