Teacher Positions in Somaliland

About Us

Founded in 2009, Abaarso Network (AN) is a system of nonprofit schools in Somaliland, East Africa, and has been featured on 60 Minutes, the New York Times, BBC, CNN, Wall Street Journal, and the Clinton Global Initiative. AN includes a coeducational boarding high school with American accreditation, the only all-women university in Somaliland, and the first Montessori primary schools in the country.

Abaarso School (http://abaarsoschool.org/)

Abaarso School is a 7th-12th grade boarding school developing the future leaders of Somaliland. Our students became the first in their country in more than 30 years to matriculate to US universities, including Harvard, Yale, MIT, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and UPenn. Abaarso is an American-accredited school (NEASC) that has received funding support from USAID. Students benefit from a deep and expansive extracurricular environment led by teachers who handle advising, clubs, sports, project days, office hours, events, and administrative duties.

Barwaaqo University (https://barwaaqouniversity.org/)

Barwaaqo is a residential university creating lifelong careers for women in Somaliland. In a country where female unemployment is well over 90%, more than 95% of our bachelor’s degree graduates have successfully secured high-paying jobs within three months of graduation. Barwaaqo offers degrees in education and communications, filling a crucial gender gap since 87% of teachers in Somaliland are men.

Kaabe Schools (https://kaabeschools.org/)

Kaabe Schools are pioneering child-centered learning in Somaliland, delivered by homegrown talent. Most teachers are products of AN’s teachers college at Barwaaqo University, but they work alongside foreign hires who have Montessori or general primary school experience.

The Republic of Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in 1991 and has enjoyed peaceful transfers of democratically elected governments since then. After decades of war, generations of youth in Somaliland have had less access to quality education and limited economic opportunity. AN is providing life-changing education opportunities, especially to disadvantaged young girls and women in Somaliland.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree, preferably in education. A master’s degree is an advantage.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Be results-oriented, ambitious, entrepreneurial, and able to take initiative and thrive in ambiguous situations.
• Be able to function well in a resource-poor setting.

Please apply using the form below.

Application Form