(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: Qatar Fund For Development signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education of Somalia to support a local project by Education Above All (EAA) Foundation aimed at providing quality primary education to Somalian children, yesterday.
The MoU was signed in support of Education Above All project to provide primary education to 57,000 out-of-school children.
The MoU also aims to provide alternative basic education to older children and retain them, empower teachers to use child-centred teaching practices, strengthen community education committees, and improve the project management capabilities of staff at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education.
Representing Qatar, Director General of Qatar Fund For Development, Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari, signed the agreement along with Abdullahi Abukar Haji, Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Kuwari affirmed that this pledge comes as part of Qatar's commitment towards the government and people of Somalia, building on a number of current projects between the two countries, and covering several developmental areas in all states, including rehabilitation and development of infrastructure, stimulating the economy, creating jobs for youth, and empowering women.
He added that Qatar would be keen to support the Somali government in achieving its comprehensive national goals.
'The State of Qatar is one of the biggest supporters of Somalia in various fields such as education. Empowering Somali people to contribute to building and developing their country is very important to us, he added.
Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Abdullahi Abukar Haji said, 'We are grateful for the Qatar's support to my country during the past years.
He affirmed that the Qatari-Somali bilateral relations have always been strong and beneficial.
He commended the support provided by Qatar in various fields, especially in education. CEO of Education Above All, Fahad Hamad Al Sulaiti said, 'We must remember that education is an integral part of human capital and development as well as an engine for sustainable development. Let us work together to provide a better future for all by ensuring equality and inclusivity through providing quality education.
The project will work with the aim of promoting the enrolment of children deprived of formal primary education in the Somalia's states of Puntland, Galmudug, Hershabil, Jubaland and south-western Somalia, and to ensure that nearly 57,600 out-of-school children have access to basic education, who were denied it as a result of instability, displacement and poverty.
'We value the efforts of both partners and those who support us to find sustainable solutions to help create a safe environment for education and prosperity, Al Sulaiti said.
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