Bar ama Baro (BAB, "Teach or Learn") EMIS

The “Bar Ama Baro” (“Teach or Learn” in Somali) project, funded by USAID, targets Somali out-of-school children and youth ages 8 to 15 to increase student enrollment, create safe learning spaces and improve literacy, numeracy and socio-emotional skills. Bar Ama Baro builds on Somalia’s new national curriculum, Education Sector Strategic Plan, and National Development Plan-9 which lay out a stronger, inclusive vision for education.

Country/Region: Somalia
Dates/Duration: 2020 - Ongoing
Funded by: USAID
Clients: Save the Children, ORB International, SIL LEAD

The “Bar Ama Baro” (“Teach or Learn” in Somali) project targets Somali out-of-school children and youth ages 8 to 15 to increase student enrollment, create safe learning spaces and improve literacy, numeracy and socio-emotional skills. Bar Ama Baro builds on Somalia’s new national curriculum, Education Sector Strategic Plan, and National Development Plan-9 which lay out a stronger, inclusive vision for education.

CGA is responsible for developing the digital Education Management Information System (EMIS) for both Federal and Sub-Federal Ministries of Education. This will optimise the collection of data on schools and centres, analysis, and utilisation of data around enrolment, retention, completion and achievement of the Alternative Education Programme (AEP). Through this we will develop school and AEP centre profiles, coordinate with the Project’s M&E team and ensure the availability of near real time reporting for the Somali Education Authorities.

Outputs and Resources

The EMIS aims to optimize: a) the collection of data on schools and centres, b) analysis, and c) utilisation of data around enrolment, retention, completion, and achievement of the Alternative Education Programme (AEP). and ensure the availability of near real-time reporting for the Somali Education Authorities.

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Team

  • Abdiweli Adan Yussuf
    Abdiweli joined CGA in 2020 supporting on our inputs for the Bar ama Baro where he is our in country ICT lead for the digital Education...
  • Howard Tytherleigh
    Howard Tytherleigh
    Howard is a technology for development specialist with twenty years’ project analysis, design and implementation experience for large and...
  • Imke van der Honing
    Imke van der Honing
    Imke is an expert in designing and implementing pragmatic, appropriate government systems, in particular for sub-national and local...
  • Joseph Timmons
    Joseph Timmons
    Joseph’s background is in governance reform, particularly for education and, more latterly, health in fragile contexts. He is currently...
  • Komal Thakkar
    Komal Thakkar
    Komal joined CGA as a Fellow in 2019 in the Malawi office where she provides project support on two education systems and serves as a...