Category: General

  • Givology and Abaarso Partner to Support Girls’ Education, e-Readers

    Abaarso School of Science and Technology, located in Somaliland, has announced an agreement with Givology to provide scholarships for top female students at Abaarso. The two organizations expect the donation to partially fund tuition for Abaarso girls, promote female education in the country and inspire younger students to achieve. “Abaarso’s girls have proven the ability…

  • Spring 2015 Update

    Many exciting developments have taken place at Abaarso School this year, including Abaarso’s first Harvard admission, the NEASC accreditation process, ASHA and Zayed grants, and much more. Read about Abaarso’s milestone year in the Spring 2015 Newsletter: Spring 2015 Newsletter

  • Ballaadhinta Dugsiga Abaarso ee Maaligelinayso USAID

    Abaarso School of Science and Technology iyo Sanduuqa Horumarinta Tacliinta Geeska Afrika (HED) ee aan macaash doonka ahayn, ayaa maanta iclaaminaya heshiis taariikhi ah oo ay la galeen Xafiiska USAID u qaabbilsan Dugsiyada iyo Cusibtaallada Debedda dalka Maraykanka ku yaal (ASHA). Jonathan Starr, aasaasaha iyo Maamulaha Abaarso ayaa yidhi, Waxa aannu aad ugu faraxsan nahay…

  • USAID Financing the Expansion of Abaarso School

    Abaarso School of Science and Technology located in Abaarso in Somaliland, and the US non-profit Horn of Africa Education Development Fund (HED), announced today a landmark agreement with USAID’s Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA). ASHA, through HED, has given Abaarso a $291,000 capital grant that will be used to expand the school…

  • USAID Financing the Expansion of Abaarso School

    Abaarso School of Science and Technology located in Hargeisa in Somaliland, and the US non-profit Horn of Africa Education Development Fund (HED), announced today a landmark agreement with USAID’s Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA). ASHA, through HED, has given Abaarso a $291,000 capital grant that will be used to expand the school…

  • Abaarso Student Smashes Records in USA

    Mohammed Abdirahman Hussein, former Abaarso School student and current Amherst College freshman, competed in his first Division III New England Regional Championships on November 15, finishing fourth overall and with an inspiring total time of 25:30. Despite putting up such an impressive run at the regional championships, Mohammed was able to beat his own time…

  • Abaarso School Empowered by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak

    Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak congratulated Abaarso School on its progress in producing a sustainable energy system with the $50,000 grant generously awarded to the school by Her Highness for being a runner-up in the Global High Schools category of the Zayed Future Energy Prize competition in January 2014, as reported by a recent…

  • Abaarso Student Awarded at Hargeisa International Book Fair

    Abaarso School student Hayat (Raxma) Mohammed Yusuf recieved an award for third best story in the girls’ competition at the Hargeisa International Book Fair (http://www.hargeysabookfair.com/2014/) this August for her short story Sharaf. Sharaf explores the obstacles faced by women and their husbands in polygamous and arranged marriages. The award includes an apprenticeship with a professional…

  • Summer 2014 Update

    Read the complete version here: Summer 2014 Abaarso School Newsletter

  • Students Travel to Rwanda

    In April of 2014, five Abaarso Post-Graduate students traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to participate in the Mastercard Foundation Scholars’ Workshop through the Akwanya Program. The five students spent a week participating in activities alongside scholars from schools around Africa. The activities were geared towards preparing the students for university life, as all five scholars received…