Abaadi Center

One morning, a barefoot boy, wearing a cracked shirt and torn shorts, walks to school. Given the chance, this boy could one day become the president of this country. To educate the young is to build a brighter future.

This village in the Nugaal Valley, nestled in northern Somalia, suffers the consequences of global warming driven by the industrialized world.

A free and fair media is the cornerstone of democracy. To support this, Abaadi Learning & Research Center offered media certification programs and workshops for youth in Garowe, Somalia. Mastercard Foundation IOM - UN Migration Qatar Foundation USAID - US Agency for International Development USAID - US Agency for International Development National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Arts Ford Foundation National Endowment for Democracy U.S. Embassy Mogadishu Koica Fellowship Community European Union in Somalia Harvard Center for African Studies Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center Center for International Education (CIE) UMass Amherst Community Group IOM Somalia