Sahra Hussein Dahir is an eighteen year old from Hargeisa, Somaliland. She has six siblings, and was raised solely by her mother when her father died. Sahra is entering her post-graduate year at Abaarso School of Science and Technology. In her spare time, she plays sports. Sahra is passionate about helping others. When asked what her favorite subject is, she enthusiastically says history. She says looking critically at the past is the key to better future. Sahra believes in the power of history, and wants to educate others on the topic. “I want to tell stories about the past to help people overcome problems,” she says. In the future, she wants to be a historian.

Khadar Abdilahi Mohamed is a 15 year old from Hargeisa, Somaliland. He was raised in the Hargeisa Orphanage. He’s entering the seventh grade at Abaarso School of Science and Technology. While at the orphanage, Khadar was an assistant for Abaarso’s orphanage tutoring program. As an assistant, he was patient and kind to the younger students. He’s the first to help others when they’re in need. When he’s older, he wants to be an engineer. His nickname is “Shifo”, which means “health” in Somali.