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Navigating Digital Poverty: Why EdTech Alone Will Not Solve Illiteracy in Somalia

May 12, 2026 · By Administrator

EdTech is often sold to us as a breakthrough, a modern answer to old educational problems. In countries like Somalia, where illiteracy continues to limit opportunity and development, digital platforms...

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Breaking Barriers; A Case for a New Generation of Women Leaders

March 8, 2026 · By Administrator

On this International Women’s Day, it is imperative to reflect on our communities’ perspectives on leadership which have long been defined through deeply rooted male-dominated structures. Despite ...

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Building Somalia’s Future through Transforming Leadership

February 9, 2026 · By Administrator

Somalia’s most persistent challenge is not a lack of ambition, talent, or vision. It is the absence of a deliberate and credible system for forming leadership that is ethical, capable, and genuinely...

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Drought, Leadership and the Case for a New Generation of Leaders

February 9, 2026 · By Administrator

Across Somalia today, the effects of drought are no longer abstract, they are lived realities. Dry land replaces once-fertile fields; pastoralist routes are disrupted, and families are pushed into imp...

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