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A Concise Report on FPENS Activities 1999  –  2019

Introduction

The Formal Private Education Network in Somalia (FPENS) has been making a lot of effort to restore the educational system since the collapse of the central government in Somalia. It was ousted by armed militias in December , 1990 when the civil war broke out in Mogadishu , the capital in 1990.

FPENS was officially established in 1999 by 14 associations/foundations involved in education  in Somalia to respond to increased need for quality education. It was founded when the young generation were in urgent for education, joining to armed groups /militias who used to commit crimes , such as robbery , torture and destruction.

At present, FPENS is the largest education umbrella /institution in Somalia . Working throughout Somalia(South- Central , Somaliland  and Puntland) , FPENS member associations / foundations are more than a hundred education associations / foundations.

So  far , tens of thousands of students have completed/ graduated from the secondary schools run by FPENS. Hundreds of them joined to local or external universities in various specializations . Moreover, in  cooperation  with other institutions involved in education, were provided free scholarships inside and outside Somalia.

It is worth mentioning that FPENS founded  in 2002 the Benadir Teacher Training Institute (BTTI) in Mogadishu  in order to produce well-trained teachers who can play a prominent role in education at primary and secondary schools.

In conclusion , instead of offering all achievements and different activities of FPENS , we would like to summarize and offer as  a sample , a report on FPENS  activities of the past academic years (1999-2016).

  1. Needs for FPENS Establishment

  2. Lack of unified and clarified educational philosophy

  3. Absence of a proper/appropriate plan

  4. Various educational curricula in the schools

  5. Shortage / scarcity of tools , textbooks and teacher guides

  6. In adequacy of qualified and trained teachers for the tasks they perform

  7. Improper school buildings as educational places (most of them)

  8. Lack of centralized examination

  9. Absence of accuracy monitoring and supervision system for the institutions involved in education

  10. Weakness in the coordination and cooperation on the educational efforts of the schools

  11. Lack of unified certificates recognized by the concerned other educational sides

FPENS Vision

FPENS vision is to work towards the eradication of illiteracy in all Somali regions, develop quality education and ensure vulnerable and marginalized people have access to education.

FPENS Mission

FPENS mission is to work for the advancement of Somali education by delivering formal and informal systems of education to improve the knowledge of the community through active work, advocacy and networking as well as delivering quality education.

FPENS Objectives

  1. To contribute to building the Somali community highly developed in the field of education

  2. To endeavor to get a unified and modernized / advanced curriculum

  3. To make the young generation firmly related to the Islamic Religion and create patriotism in their souls through education

  4. To get certificates of FPENS equivalent to those in the other countries

  5. To build/develop capacity of the management and teachers

  6. To spread the principles : peace , culture , harmony , cooperation , productive work and environment protection

  7. To increase student abilities physically , mentally , morally and culturally

FPENS Administrative Structure

  1. General Assembly (according to the situation in Somalia at present – federalism)

  2. Board of Directors (unified)

  3. Executive Committee

FPENS Achievements

  1. Unification of the private sector educational efforts in Somalia , following the collapse of the central government in 1991 and absence of its role

  2. Unification of the contents and syllabuses of FPENS schools

  3. Issue of an internationally recognized certificate

  4. Salvation of thousands of the young generation from joining to armed militias

  5. Preparation of an educational schedule for FPENS schools

  6. Establishment of a teacher training institute in Mogadishu

  7. Taking an active part in the country leadership through producing well-educated students from FPENS schools

SUMMARY OF STUDENTS REPORT FOR THE ACADEMIC YEARS 1999-2019

ACADEMIC YEAR NO. LOWER PRIMARY UPPER PRIMARY SECONDARY
Foundation School Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
1999-2000 19 58 11177 5588 16765 1658 2329 3987 2794 1397 4191
2000-2001 29 85 16833 8415 25248 7016 3508 10524 4208 2104 6312
2001-2002 31 90 18920 9460 28380 7883 3942 11825 4730 2365 7095
2002-2003 34 107 23931 11965 35896 9971 4985 14956 5982 2991 8973
2003-2004 40 111 27484 13742 41226 11451 5725 17176 6871 3435 10306
2004-2005 45 123 30731 15365 46096 12804 6402 19206 7682 3841 11523
2005-2006 51 144 36014 18007 54021 15006 7503 22509 9003 4501 13504
2006-2007 70 206 41103 20551 61654 17126 8563 25689 10275 5137 15412
2007-2008 57 124 28046 14023 42069 11868 5843 17711 7010 3505 10515
2008-2009 53 123 27577 13788 41365 11490 5745 17235 6894 3447 10341
2009-2010 56 159 20933 14975 35908 10673 6435 17108 11401 5508 16909
2010-2011 84 230 28816 20315 49131 14033 9285 23318 13832 7298 21130
2011-2012 107 265 35595 25104 60699 23364 14756 38120 17751 9218 26969
2012-2013 108 290 41240 29643 70883 28404 17970 46374 21083 11316 32399
2013-2014 108 297 42752 30652 73404 31340 20195 51535 23356 12865 36221
2014-2015 106 319 40445 28848 69293 30177 19649 49826 23790 13304 37094
2015-2016 116 345 41238 30562 71800 32990 22337 55327 28055 16309 44364
2016-2017 121 362 28742 20932 49674 35231 24467 59698 40421 25622 66043
2017-2018 124 379 25892 19725 45617 36767 26579 63346 42454 28041 70495
2018-2019 136 372 24435 18617 43052 38132 28332 66464 41605 28422 70027
Grand Total 136 379 591904 370277 962181 387384 244550 631934 329197 190626 519823

TEACHERS REPORT 2010-2019

ACADEMIC YEAR LEVEL OF TEACHER
SECONDARY LEVEL DIPLOMA LEVEL UNIVERSITY LEVEL TOTAL
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
2010-2011 808 68 876 438 42 480 1829 47 1776 3132
2011-2012 969 60 1029 442 52 494 2349 102 2451 3974
2012-2013 1010 66 1076 563 53 616 2633 139 2770 4462
2013-2014 906 61 967 528 90 618 2840 188 3028 4613
2014-2015 686 54 740 476 60 536 3274 190 3464 4740
2015-2016 692 54 746 465 56 521 3640 225 3865 5132
2016-2017 618 49 668 369 41 410 4062 221 4283 5361
2017-2018 578 48 626 362 42 404 4380 225 4605 5635
2018-2019 660 46 706 445 44 489 4350 225 4575 5770
Grand Total 6927 506 7434 4088 480 4568 29357 1562 30817 42819

STAFF REPORT 2010-2019

ACADEMIC YEARS CLEANERS SECURITY Total
Male Female Total Male Female Total
2010-2011 120 370 490 483 21 504 994
2011-2012 189 485 674 575 3 578 1252
2012-2013 164 564 728 662 3 665 1393
2013-2014 198 589 787 647 7 654 1441
2014-2015 227 569 796 665 7 672 1468
2015-2016 218 628 846 711 11 722 1568
2016-2017 228 644 872 712 11 723 1595
2017-2018 263 652 915 728 10 738 1653
2018-2019 312 720 1032 725 21 746 1778

SCHOOL MANAGERS REPORT 2010-2019

ACADEMIC YEARS LEVEL OF THE MANAGERS
SECONDARY LEVEL DIPLOMA LEVEL UNIVERSITY LEVEL Total
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
2010-2011 118 9 127 67 4 71 472 20 492 690
2011-2012 161 2 163 74 14 88 585 41 626 877
2012-2013 127 5 132 113 6 119 683 36 719 970
2013-2014 120 8 128 87 3 90 728 34 762 980
2014-2015 69 5 74 63 4 67 797 43 840 981
2015-2016 61 2 63 72 5 77 882 47 929 1069
2016-2017 62 5 67 68 7 75 963 47 1010 1152
2017-2018 51 4 55 65 3 68 1020 54 1074 1197
2018-2019 107 10 117 78 17 95 1036 49 1085 1297
Grand Total 876 50 926 687 63 750 7166 371 7537 9213

Contribution to Writing a National Curriculum , Education Policy and Educational Regulation for Somalia.

Taking part in Somali National Curriculum , education policy  and educational regulation/ bylaw under supervision of the Ministry of Education during conflict period in Somalia encouraged establishment of Local Universities.

Because FPENS is the largest education umbrella in Somalia, most students at  the Local Universities (90%) are those who have completed primary and secondary education at the schools run by FPENS.

Scholarship

Summary Scholarship (1)Moreover, FPENS established :

  • Benadir Teacher Training Institute (BTTI)

  • Somali Research and Training Center

Membership /Partnership

FPENS is an active partner or member of the following institutions :

  • UNDP

  • UNESCO

  • UNICEF

  • Care International

  • International University of Africa(IUA)

  • Mubarak Gismalla Institute for Research and Training

  • Education Sector Committee (ESC)

  • Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

  • Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

  • National Examination Committee of the Ministry of Education

  • Private Sector Education Office of the Ministry of Education

  • National Education Plan Committee