Somalia's Rural Literacy Campaign 1970s

[Prlnce]

Only a fraction of Somalia's population could read or write in the early 1970s. So the military government launched a hugely ambitious literacy campaign. What was unusual was that many of the teachers were schoolchildren - sent into the countryside to teach adults. Hear from one of those teachers - Abdirahman Abtidon - who was 14 at the time

[NoAngst]

Yes, the program was a success and did a lot to improve literacy rates. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. The overwhelming majority of Somalis today are functionally illiterate.

[zulaika]

My mother told me about this.. It was a good initiative, initially... although the method employed was also fraught with political indoctrination. This may or may not be bad thing.

[GAMES]

Thats how Waqooyi Galbeed was educated. I got family members who were send there during this campaign to teach people from there how to read and write.

Even today, 70-80% of the population in Waqooyi Galbeed still live in rural areas. Thats 25% more than the rest of the country.

[GAMES]

[Rambie]

That's another Kacaan myth. In 1990 when the education system was still intact and only a one year
after the unrest started in southern Somalia, the real literacy rates was estimated to be less than 25% in the whole country.

[Rambie]

Thats how Waqooyi Galbeed was educated. I got family members who were send there during this campaign to teach people from there how to read and write.

Even today, 70-80% of the population in Waqooyi Galbeed still live in rural areas. Thats 25% more than the rest of the country.

W.G was the main and only urban center in northern Somalia.
In fact, it was the 2nd most urbanized region in Somalia which is a big deal
when considering there was only 4 sizable urbanized regions in the whole country.






Keep in mind this is not the 70-80s, people are building multiple stories in every direction. We're very far from rural. Qaldaan win again.