NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2022 ANNOUNCING CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP Abaarso Network is pleased to announce some exciting organizational leadership changes as we enter our next stage of growth and focus on leveraging more Somaliland and African-continent leadership experience. Executive Director Harry Lee has been named Executive Director of Abaarso Network. In this role, Harry will work with

Friday May 6th, 2022 Abaarso Network Organizational Change Announcement ​ Abaarso Network is pleased to announce some exciting organizational leadership changes as we enter our next stage of growth and focus on leveraging more Somali and in-country leadership experience. Harry Lee has been named Executive Director of Abaarso Network, effective immediately. In this role, Harry

NEWSLETTER  DECEMBER 2021 Ministry of Religion visit to campus. H.E. President Muse Bihi Abdi playing basketball on one of our courts. End of the Year Letter from the Executive Director As the semester, and the year, draw to a close, I would like to take a moment to thank everyone -and I mean everyone; students, teachers, parents, administrators,

NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2021 Barwaaqo University Class of 2021 Letter from the executive director I was looking forward to sharing with you, our loyal friends and supporters, stories of celebration. After all, there is much to celebrate. The new school year has begun at all three of our school systems, Abaarso, Kaabe, and Barwaaqo. We have

NEWSLETTER JUNE 2021 MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Congratulations to all Abaarso students who are graduating from boarding schools and institutions of higher education in Somaliland and around the globe! Students in the Abaarso Network represent the very best of Somaliland. Their hard work and commitment to learning every day set an example for others

Abaarso Students Graduate From Top Universities For billions across the globe, 2020 has been a year filled with challenges and hardship. Difficult as it feels today, at Abaarso Network we’re as hopeful as ever that positive seeds planted today will spring a brighter future to come. The world faces many challenges, but that shouldn’t make

Twelve years ago Abaarso was a vision written off as foolhardy and impossible. Today we have over 150 alumni who’ve matriculated on scholarships globally, including to such famous institutions as Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Cambridge. The school that was once expected to be rejected by the Somali people now has over 35 applicants for every

Welcome to the quarterly Abaarso Network newsletter! We are excited to update you on the students, faculty, alumni, and programming at Abaarso School, Barwaaqo University, and Kaabe Schools.   We know it’s a challenging time for communities across the globe, and we are keeping the health and well-being of our Abaarso family close to our hearts. Hoping

Dear Abaarso Community, I’m happy to write you from our rapidly expanding operations here in Somaliland. While I’m so proud of all our accomplishments in our first decade, what’s even more motivating is the pace at which we are our expanding our reach within Somaliland. We are executing on our mission created ten years ago

Abaarso School is proud to open up its first primary school, Himilo Kaab School, in Hargeisa, Somaliland.  Himilo Kaab currently has 34 students split into two classes and five teaching staff. The students are between the ages of 3-6 years old. Himilo Kaab students are drawn from across the city but primarily from New Hargeisa neighborhood where