1. The Coordinator Ministry of Education Puntland Garowe, Puntland State of Somalia puntlandeducationfund@gmail.com www.moepuntland.com Check us out on Facebook and Twitter!

2.  History and background  Goals and objectives  Jury composition  Development of selection criteria and selection tools, geographic coverage  PEF media strategy, PEF monitoring framework  PEF fundraising strategy (where and how to fundraise)  PEF PR  Brochure  Facebook and Twitter page  MoE site

3. Vision: Be part of the creation of the a quality education system that guarantees and fosters access for learners regardless of their abilities. Mission: To provide a holistic enduring quality education that responds to, recognizes and realizes the spiritual, cultural, intellectual, physical potential of all learners, enabling them to make fulfilling life-choices responsive to socio- economic and environmental changes.

4.  Establish an educational funding system that will enable the Ministry to reward excellent students in Puntland with scholarships so that these students aim even higher in the educational ladder.  …the idea behind PEF lies in the strong belief that the Ministry can independently fund the most deserving, most excellent students in Puntland without necessarily asking a third party or agency for any assistance in this endeavor.

5. there is a direct (causal) link between creating a competitive scholarship funding system and improving/upgrading/increasing of quality in education = Rewarding excellence, shaping the future

6.  Roles and responsibilities of the jury  To steer, monitor, supervise the overall progress of the PEF  To attend all panel meetings and actively contribute  To identify strategic sources of funding, synergies for partnerships  To select the most top students in Puntland  Monitor the process, results, of winners  Role of the coordinator

7. FULL NAMESTITLE, POSITION, ORGANISTION 1. Mr. Abdi Farah JuxaMinister of Education/President of PEF 2. Mrs. Sahro Ahmed Koshin Gender Technical Advisor/ Coordinator of PEF MoE 3. Mr. Abdullahi Nur Salad Head of Secondary Schools Unit, Africa Education Trust (AET) 4. Mr. Abdirahman Sheikdon Deputy Principal of Garowe Teacher Education College (GTEC) 5. Mrs. Asha Geelle Dirie Minister of Women Affairs and Family Development 6. Prof. Mohamed H.Aw-OsmanProfessor, Somali Diaspora, USA 7. Mr. Khalif Issa MudaMinister of Security 8. Mrs Safiya SugulleDirector of Non-formal Education, MOE

8.  The ICDSEA program has reinvigorated MOE in terms of capacity and performance making it a role model ministry in the whole of Somalia  TFG Prime Minister’s visit to MoE  Visit of TFG President to MoE  Induction sessions for the Galmudug State Minister of Education, the DG and 4 trainees

9. TFG PRIME MINISTER VISITS MOE

14.  Policy targeted towards  Puntland Diaspora Students association, youth groups, key Puntlanders abroad,  INGOs in Puntland  LNGOs in Puntland  Business community  Individual well wishers  Use of social media  Link on MoE website about total sum of contributions made that week/month  Key words: accountability, transparency, sustainability

15.  Contributions to be sent to; The Puntland Education Fund Dahabshiil account number GRW-D0001701OR 0704-04-49993-01 Amal Bank Both local and international

18.  Will have profiles on the MoE link  Act as role models to others  Share updates about study, university, the environment,  Share resources, information, knowledge  Will also be active on PEF Facebook page  Will act as agents of change  Should be willing to come back to Puntland to transfer knowledge and invest expertise(braingain)

19. Any questions? Comments?

20. Thank you for listening.