Ahmed is from Burco, and is from a single parent household. He's extremely bright, and very motivated.

My name is Cacda and I am from Burao which is the second capital city of Somaliland. My family contains 14 members. Mother, father and 12 kids including me. I have 5 sisters and 6 brothers. I am not the youngest and eldest, I'm somewhere in the middle. My favourite thing to do in school is learning from the new students and teachers. Additionally, I like teaching primary tutoring. My favourite activity is playing football, basketball, volleyball, and running. Mostly, I like playing football because I used to play it since I was young. Even Though, I don't like running, it's still one of the things that I am capable of doing. My favorite subjects are Geometry and Biology. Geometry is one of my favourite subjects in school because I love mathematics and I want to be an electrical engineer in the future.

I appreciate your gift that you're providing me so that I can be educated. It will not be enough if I thank you because you made me smile, sit in a class and be in the best school in our country. You made me special, happy and motivated to go after my dreams no matter what the circumstances are. My favourite subjects are English and math. Additionally, I like to write so that I can be viewed as innovative. I enjoy all kinds of sports, especially basketball. I'm from a family of seven. We all live in the city and they also support me to stay a visionary student.

My name is Abdikhaliq Mohamed Adam, and I come from the second capital city of Somaliland, Burao. My favourite class here at Abaarso is Math and scienceÊ because it is easy to solve problems. I like using numbers, word problems, and so much more. Math is also used in the real world like dividing numbers, adding, subtracting, and telling time. Math is also used in the future career like engineering, and math teacher. I love doing many things when I have free time, but studying and playing basketball is what I love to do in my free time. My hopes and dreams are to become a doctor who wants to help my people more than anything.

My name is Rahaab. I was born in Yemen in 2005 because my family lived there as a refugee. Now, I live in Hargeisa. I have two brothers, one sister and some other relatives who are dependent on us. Currently, my father doesnÕt work. Somehow, covering the basic needs isn't an easy thing for my father because everything is very expensive in Hargeisa such as water, electricity, education and health care. I considered myself a lucky person when I joined Abaarso School last year but I see my family struggling with Abaarso tuition.Ê I am interested in math and computers. but my dream is to go around the world. I don't want to do one job in my life one job I want to try so many different jobs. I like learning languages for fun. I speak English and Arabic. I enjoy reading Arabic stories, gym and football.

Siham is from Hargeisa, and loves reading.

My name is Fahma Ahmed. I am from Hargeisa. My family has seven members, one brother and three sisters and me. My favourite subjects are Science and English.The reason why I prefer Science is that I want to be a doctor in the future. In my free time, I love to play football or read books. I also like to travel for two reasons, the first oneÊ is to learn different cultures and new things about the world, and the second and most important one for me is to travel with healthcare that goes around helping people. In the future, I hope to travel to many places to explore and gain more knowledge.

My name is Sadaam Mohammed Yousuf, and I come from the capital of Somaliland. In fact, my favourite class is English. My favourite sport is football. I truly love to read books and watch movies.Ê I can have the privilege of focusing on my classes and learning a lot of knowledge.Ê I have been given a lot of knowledge from the teachers.Ê I hope my knowledge will make me successful in life.