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BARAWE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICE, ACADEMIC CONFERENCE HALL AND LIBRARY
Using a participatory community-based education planning (CBEP) consultation process, the Barawe community prioritized addressing the lack of a district education office, a public library, and an academic conference hall. These facilities are currently hindering the district’s ability to hold education meetings and consultations. The absence of a district education office also limits the South West State Ministry of Education’s capacity to effectively address education gaps and prevents the community from having a formal space to voice their educational concerns. Barawe has a District Education Officer (DEO) representing the Ministry based in the town.
Recently, the South West State Ministry of Education and Barawe local administration led the CBEP process and social cohesion meetings. These sessions generated dialogue at both district and town levels, building momentum behind common goals for the district’s educational needs. The social cohesion meetings created spaces where the Barawe community could actively voice their priorities and participate.
Barawe is located in the southwest of Somalia and is the southernmost city on the Banadir coast, approximately 200 km south of Mogadishu. It serves as the capital of South West State and functions as a port town in the Lower Shebelle Region, bordering Marka to the north.
The Barawe community has shown strong interest in participating in the community-based education project planning and matching grant sessions through the USAID-funded Stabilization Through Education Program (STEP), implemented by the International Organization for Migration in partnership with Creative Associates’ Bar ama Baro program. STEP aims to strengthen the government-led, community-driven expansion of access to quality education for out-of-school children and youth and to build local institutions. The CBEP supports communities through Community Education Committees (CECs) to mobilize resources for their identified priorities.
The community prioritized piloting the matching grants for the construction of a district education office, a public library, and an academic conference hall. The construction of these facilities will promote social and educational development, and provide easy, reliable access to educational services for the district population.
The matching grant ratio will be 1:5, with the community expected to contribute $20,000 and STEP matching $100,000. The total cost of the project is $120,000.
Thank you for contributing to promoting community engagement and resilience around education, and for fostering partnerships with government at all levels to establish a public education office and spaces that provide equitable resource mobilization, a supportive educational environment, and recreational centers to uplift peace and social cohesion through education.
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