Partner since:
Total grant support: US$146,949,128
Grant eligibility:
Partnership Compacts
Federal Government
Priority: Increase access to education in an equitable and inclusive way
See also: Somaliland Partnership Compact
After more than two decades of civil war, the Federal Government of Somalia was formed in 2012, and reconstructing the country’s education system became a national priority. Ministries of education were established across all Federal Member States, and decentralized offices at regional and district levels became functional.
However, the sector struggles with limited availability of system-level policy instruments, regulatory structures and implementation capacity, which hinders sustainable solutions to persistent challenges, namely low access to education. As of 2020, Somalia’s gross enrollment rate for early primary school was 14%.
Somalia is working to dramatically increase access to education in an equitable and inclusive way and strengthen government capacity and ownership of the education sector. With GPE support, Somalia and partners are expanding access to primary school by constructing and rehabilitating public schools, ensuring that they are child-centered as well as disability and gender sensitive.
Reducing financial barriers to education for the most marginalized children is expected to bring out-of-school children, especially girls, into school. The government is increasing the number of trained teachers and providing more effective teaching and learning materials; and a strong regulatory and financing framework will increase system efficiency and effectiveness.
(data as of August 31, 2023)
Type: Sector Plan Development
Years: 2017
Allocation: US$462,552
Utilization: US$462,552
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Program development
Years: 2017 - 2018
Allocation: US$399,490
Utilization: US$399,490
Grant agent: CARE
Type: System capacity
Years: 2023
Allocation: US$647,000
Utilization: 0
Grant agent: CARE
Type: Accelerated funding
Years: 2022 - 2023
Allocation: US$10,000,000
Utilization: US$6,223,504
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Sector Plan Development
Years: 2020 - 2023
Allocation: US$700,000
Utilization: US$603,556
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2020 - 2023
Allocation: US$20,000,000
Utilization: US$19,113,735
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Type: Accelerated funding
Years: 2020 - 2021
Allocation: US$9,170,000
Utilization: US$8,757,095
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Type: COVID-19
Years: 2020 - 2021
Allocation: US$5,356,673
Utilization: US$5,356,673
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Support vulnerable drought-affected children in participating states (Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Jubaland and Southwest state) to engage in continuous learning opportunities.
Type: Program development
Years: 2019 - 2020
Allocation: US$191,744
Utilization: US$191,744
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2018 - 2023
Allocation: US$25,850,000
Utilization: US$25,494,130
Grant agent: CARE
Type: Sector Plan Development
Years: 2013 - 2014
Allocation: US$120,172
Utilization: US$120,172
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2013 - 2017
Allocation: US$8,200,000
Utilization: US$8,200,000
Grant agent: UNICEF
Strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education to increase access and improve the delivery of quality education for all in South Central Somalia.
Type: Sector Plan Development
Years: 2012 - 2014
Allocation: US$249,811
Utilization: US$249,811
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Program development
Years: 2012 - 2014
Allocation: US$199,830
Utilization: US$199,830
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Accelerated funding
Years: 2022 - 2023
Allocation: US$3,350,000
Utilization: US$590,857
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Sector Plan Development
Years: 2021 - 2024
Allocation: US$699,785
Utilization: US$427,646
Grant agent: CARE
Type: COVID-19
Years: 2020 - 2021
Allocation: US$1,300,000
Utilization: US$1,211,544
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Accelerated funding
Years: 2020 - 2022
Allocation: US$2,890,000
Utilization: US$2,800,692
Grant agent: UNICEF
Support 22,500 vulnerable girls and boys affected by food insecurity and drought, where schooling has been severely disrupted, and children's nutritional status is poor.
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2017 - 2023
Allocation: US$14,430,000
Utilization: US$10,864,063
Grant agent: UNICEF
Promote equity for the most socially excluded children, prioritize quality teaching and children’s learning outcomes, and improve the effectiveness and accountability of the education system.
Type: Sector Plan Development
Years: 2016 - 2017
Allocation: US$481,305
Utilization: US$481,305
Grant agent: Save the Children UK
Type: Program development
Years: 2016 - 2017
Allocation: US$184,131
Utilization: US$184,131
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2013 - 2016
Allocation: US$2,100,000
Utilization: US$2,096,744
Grant agent: UNICEF
Improve the ministry of education's capacity to deliver quality education for all.
Type: System capacity
Years: 2023
Allocation: US$154,369
Utilization: 0
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Type: Accelerated funding
Years: 2022 - 2023
Allocation: US$5,730,000
Utilization: US$1,895,206
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Type: COVID-19
Years: 2020 - 2021
Allocation: US$2,192,452
Utilization: US$2,062,326
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Type: Sector Plan Development
Years: 2020 - 2022
Allocation: US$500,000
Utilization: US$500,000
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2018 - 2023
Allocation: US$24,616,000
Utilization: US$24,615,958
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Equip girls and boys of primary school age with skills and competencies through safe and protective learning environments.
Type: Program development
Years: 2017 - 2018
Allocation: US$164,947
Utilization: US$164,947
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Type: Accelerated funding
Years: 2017 - 2018
Allocation: US$1,920,000
Utilization: US$1,920,000
Grant agent: Save the Children US
Type: Sector Plan Development
Years: 2016 - 2017
Allocation: US$488,868
Utilization: US$488,868
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2013 - 2017
Allocation: US$4,200,000
Utilization: US$4,197,869
Grant agent: UNICEF
As part of its investment in civil society advocacy and social accountability efforts, GPE’s Education Out Loud fund is supporting the Education For All Somalia Coalition (EFASOM) and the Somaliland Network on Education For All (SOLNEFA) for the 2020-2023 period. This builds on previous support from the Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF).
