Since 2009, the Abaarso Network has been tackling illiteracy, gender discrimination, and lack of opportunity by providing world-class education at the primary, secondary and post-secondary levels in a part of the world that most people have written off as hopeless. Abaarso network has pioneered innovative solutions where others have failed. We provide a comprehensive education ecosystem that goes from kindergarten to employment. The result is no less than a fundamental transformation of Somaliland.
Abaarso School is an internationally recognized 7th-12th grade co-ed boarding school outside of Hargeisa, Somaliland. Featured on 60 Minutes, in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, MSNBC, and Forbes, the Abaarso School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Because enrollment demand is now 35x current capacity, Abaarso Network has invested further in sister institutions of Barwaaqo University and the Kaabe Schools in order to create a self-fulfilling educational ecosystem. Learn more
The Kaabe Schools are a new system of K-12 day schools with Montessori-inspired elementary education. Kaabe focuses on student-centered learning and building positive relationships with local communities. These schools will be staffed with teachers from Barwaaqo University, who are specifically prepared to teach Kaabe’s curriculum, and managed by Abaarso School alumni who have returned after graduating from universities abroad. This system will be scalable, sustainable, and operated predominantly by homegrown Somali talent. Learn more
Founded in 2017 to become the premier higher education institution in Somaliland, Barwaaqo University is a teacher’s college and Somaliland’s only all-female university. Somali girls desperately need more positive female role models and educational opportunities that prepare them for careers that can fulfill their dreams and make a true difference to society. While current students are enrolled in a four-year School of Education, Barwaaqo plans to strategically add new professional degree programs until it has filled out a broad range of offerings. Learn more
The Abaarso School of Science and Technology has partnered with The School Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to provide need-based scholarships for students in grades 9-12. For more information about sponsoring an Abaarso student please visit The School Fund’s website.
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The easiest way to make a donation to the Abaarso Network our any of our schools is via an online donation. See above to learn more about our schools and how you can contribute.
The Abaarso School is exceptionally proud of the efficiency of its programs and the direct impact of donations/funding. In the past two years, only 5% of our funds have gone to overhead expenses, such as audit and legal work, with 95% directly supporting the school and its students.
Donations to Abaarso are made through the US-based non-profit entity, Horn of Africa Education Development (HED) Fund, which is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Gifts to HED are fully tax-deductible, and we affirm that no goods or services were provided in return for any contribution. HED’s federal tax ID number (EIN) is 20-7245709.
Absolutely. Please make checks out to “Horn of Africa Education Development Fund,” Abaarso’s US-based non-profit entity. Checks can be mailed to:
Horn of Africa Education Development Fund
P.O. Box 60722
Worcester, MA 01606
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